Column Premier League — Matchweek 2 Michael Kenrick 22 August 2025 37comments (last) The second week of the new Premier League season brings another seven games of live football to UK audiences, with the most important game being broadcast from Hill Dickinson Stadium on Sunday. Friday 22 August 202520:00 West Ham United v Chelsea — Sky Sports Saturday 23 August 202512:30 Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur — TNT Sports 1 15:00 Bournemouth v Wolves15:00 Brentford v Aston Villa15:00 Burnley v Sunderland17:30 Arsenal v Leeds United — Sky Sports Sunday 24 August 202514:00 Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest — Sky Sports 14:00 Everton v Brighton & Hove Albion — Sky Sports 16:30 Fulham v Manchester United — Sky Sports Monday 25th August 202520:00 Newcastle United v Liverpool — Sky Sports Reader Comments (37) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer () Michael Kenrick 1 Posted 22/08/2025 at 20:22:17 Bloody BBC has gone all woke with Women's Rugby!No mention of the footy being on. Lively start for The Hammers vs The Chavs. Liam Mogan 2 Posted 22/08/2025 at 20:27:40 That was a foul imo before that 2nd Chelsea goal.Wth is 'accidental contact', VAR are just making things up on the spot. Dave Abrahams 3 Posted 22/08/2025 at 20:33:16 I just lost the game after the second Chelsea goal, thought it was a foul on the West Ham player.I think the Chelsea player has fucked my screen up as well! Liam Mogan 4 Posted 22/08/2025 at 20:35:40 1-3 now Dave. Chelsea just ripping them apart. Michael Kenrick 5 Posted 22/08/2025 at 20:35:47 Estevao, brilliant!That is what I want to see Charly Alcaraz doing for us... but who would be in the middle to convert? Dave Abrahams 6 Posted 22/08/2025 at 20:37:26 Liam (4), thanks mate, still trying to get the game back on! Colin Glassar 7 Posted 22/08/2025 at 20:38:08 That Estevao looks class. James Marshall 8 Posted 22/08/2025 at 20:40:21 West Ham are absolutely shocking. And some people thought we were bad on Monday!They've shipped 6 in a game and a half! Bill Gall 9 Posted 22/08/2025 at 20:41:36 I think Graham Potter should look at his resume before it is ruined with West Ham. Liam Mogan 10 Posted 22/08/2025 at 20:42:28 Potter looks like he has no clue what's going on. He reminds me of Mike Walker.WHU have some decent players. Shouldn't be getting completely exposed like this Ian Bennett 11 Posted 22/08/2025 at 20:45:31 Could have been 2-1, but this could be a battering for Potter.Might struggle to make wk3. Liam Mogan 12 Posted 22/08/2025 at 20:48:14 I'm seriously worried about our ability to get results in the short term, especially with half the defence out.West Ham beat us the other week James Marshall 13 Posted 22/08/2025 at 20:50:47 Don't worry Liam. We'll only lose 1-0 every week while West Ham are getting twatted.We'll stay up on goal difference! 😂 Liam Mogan 14 Posted 22/08/2025 at 20:52:43 Might get a couple of 0-0 draws James? Josh Horne 15 Posted 22/08/2025 at 21:07:12 Blatant foul on Paquetá for Chelsea's second. I don't know how it's possible for ref and VAR to miss this. But the stooges in the studio always manage to concoct a convenient narrative depending on which team has benefitted/lost out. Rob Halligan 16 Posted 22/08/2025 at 21:19:03 Why on earth did West Ham sign that goalkeeper? He’s bloody useless. Areola is far better than him. Ian Bennett 17 Posted 22/08/2025 at 21:20:02 There is some shite keepers about in league this season. Brendan McLaughlin 18 Posted 22/08/2025 at 21:20:50 4-1Weren't some ToffeeWebbers advocating for Potter back in the day? Brendan McLaughlin 19 Posted 22/08/2025 at 21:22:27 Fecking... 5 Bill Gall 20 Posted 22/08/2025 at 21:22:32 Chelsea 5 Ian Bennett 21 Posted 22/08/2025 at 21:22:38 30 minutes to go. Potter was 7/2 for the sack. Liam Mogan 22 Posted 22/08/2025 at 21:22:47 It was a clear foul, Josh 15.It's this inconsistency, subjectivity, and bias that drives fans mad. West Ham have imploded Pat Kelly 23 Posted 22/08/2025 at 21:23:49 West Ham imploding. Ian Bennett 24 Posted 22/08/2025 at 21:26:10 Josh, you don't understand why VAR was brought in. If you think it's to find the right answer, you are mistaken.It's a new hurdle to ensure decisions favour the top sides, dressed up in a digital age. Rob Halligan 25 Posted 22/08/2025 at 21:26:54 Potter stood on the touchline, looking like he wishes he were somewhere else. Liam Mogan 26 Posted 22/08/2025 at 21:29:05 Potter looks like a man who's forgotten to clear his Internet browsing history before he left home Jack Convery 27 Posted 22/08/2025 at 21:34:37 Thank god we've got Pickford in goal come Sunday, as I have a feeling with those wingers, Brighton could do this to us. Rob Halligan 28 Posted 22/08/2025 at 21:57:09 Why wasn’t that a penalty for Chelsea? And don’t give me this shit that the defender was only a yard or two away, the ball clearly struck the defenders arm which was horizontal to his body. James Marshall 29 Posted 22/08/2025 at 21:58:57 Well at least it appears there's one team shitter than us! Bill Gall 30 Posted 22/08/2025 at 21:59:08 What was the difference with that handball (not given) and Tarks penalty given James Marshall 31 Posted 22/08/2025 at 22:04:19 Probably because they were 5-1 up. It was a mercy call. Ian Bennett 32 Posted 22/08/2025 at 22:09:27 Arm away from his body, but too close on proximity. I didn't think it was a pen tbh. Jake FitzGerald 33 Posted 22/08/2025 at 22:10:46 Good. Hate West Ham - never forgiven them for charging normal fans outside Goodison in 86 and watching an old fella slip in the ice and getting trampled. Brendan McLaughlin 34 Posted 22/08/2025 at 22:13:21 True Ian #32Tarks was obvious TBF. Bill Gall 35 Posted 22/08/2025 at 22:13:58 Ian it does not matter how close or how far away you are it is still handball Brendan McLaughlin 36 Posted 22/08/2025 at 22:22:36 Bill #35It matters.Not sure of the exact words but if you're too close to get your arms out of the way in time... it's not a foul. Tony Abrahams 37 Posted 22/08/2025 at 22:31:26 The only game I can remember Everton playing against West Ham, at Goodison in 1986, was five days before the FA Cup final in May.It was the only time I can ever remember West Ham, bringing a few thousand supporters to Goodison, and the funny bastards got it right, when they continuously sang, that we would be running around Wembley with fuck all” Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. How to get rid of these ads and support TW © ToffeeWeb