Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Tottenham Hotspur's Richarlison celebrates scoring with teammates.Alamy Stock Photo Thomas Frank's Tottenham prevail in opener, Sunderland stun West Ham A stunning Richarlison scisscors kick helped Spurs beat Burnley. 4.56pm, 16 Aug 2025 Share options RICHARLISON SCORED twice to give Tottenham manager Thomas Frank a dream home debut with a 3-0 win over Burnley on Saturday, while Sunderland shocked West Ham 3-0 on their return to the Premier League. Frank was seconds away from launching his era in charge with a trophy until a late Paris Saint-Germain revival won the Uefa Super Cup on Wednesday. The former Brentford boss replaced Ange Postecoglou despite the Australian ending Spurs’ 17-year trophy drought by lifting the Europa League. However, Postecoglou was undone by a miserable return of six home league wins last season as Tottenham finished just above the relegation zone in 17th. Richarlison made the most of the faith shown in him by Frank as the Brazilian turned in Mohammed Kudus’ cross to open the scoring. The pair combined again on the hour in more spectacular fashion as Richarlison’s bicycle kick crashed in the Ghanaian’s delivery from the right. Brennan Johnson was Tottenham’s hero of the Europa League final with the only goal against Manchester United, and he began the new season by racing clear to slot in the third. Burnley racked up 100 points in their Championship promotion campaign last season, but did little to suggest they will buck the trend of sides being relegated straight back to the second tier. For the past two seasons, all three promoted teams have gone down. Advertisement However, big-spending Sunderland enjoyed a dream return to the top-flight with a second-half demolition of West Ham. Former Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Granit Xhaka is among the pool of new signings attracted to the Stadium of Light. But it was three players key to their promotion back to the Premier League for the first time since 2017 who scored. Eliezer Mayenda’s looping header gave the Black Cats lift off on the hour mark. Centre-back Dan Ballard headed in the second before Wilson Isidor rounded off a huge win in stoppage time. Fulham’s Rodrigo Muniz struck in the 96th minute to salvage a 1-1 draw at Brighton after Matt O’Riley’s penalty put the Seagulls in front. Manchester City begin their campaign away to Wolves later on Saturday, hoping to bounce back into contenders for the title after a season to forget in 2024/25. Arsenal are not in action until Sunday when they travel to face a transformed Manchester United attack. Defending champions Liverpool began their title defence with a dramatic 4-2 win over Bournemouth on Friday, thanks to late goals from Mohamed Salah and Federico Chiesa. – © AFP 2025 Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Thomas Frank's Tottenham prevail in opener, Sunderland stun West Ham”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “Thomas Frank's Tottenham prevail in opener, Sunderland stun West Ham”. Your Feedback Your Email (optional) Report a Comment Please select the reason for reporting this comment. Please give full details of the problem with the comment... This is YOUR comments community. Stay civil, stay constructive, stay on topic. Please familiarise yourself with our comments policy before taking part. Leave a Comment Submit a report Please help us understand how this comment violates our community guidelines. 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