A New Premier League Season

Meanwhile, more than 350 million were spent ฃ clubs desperate to find a winning formula for success. But for all the money that the likes of Liverpool and Tottenham have lavished on the faces again, and United and Chelsea who start the season, once again most people as favorites for the title. With the UEFA Cup places also available to all children and the new Birmingham, Derby and Sunderland desperate to preserve their top flight status promises to be an exciting season. And you can keep up with all the action on BBC Sport, including: Highlights on Match of the Day Saturday evenings (repeated on Sunday morning) and Sunday afternoons MOTD2 - this season, issued simultaneously in the website of BBC Sport (United Kingdom). Features, news and updates on Football Focus and the level of the BBC One every Saturday. Coincide with the live text commentary on the website and mobile, plus all the results and statistics, news, previews, reports and reaction, as well as features, reviews, photos and interaction online - including player rater. Live commentary on Radio Five Live, with reports from the ground at each Premier League game - plus a daily podcast every Sunday-Thursday. Live scores for each day of competition on Ceefax and BBCi via your television. Our 606 website for their views, plus Tim Lovejoy, Alan Green and Spoony on 606 phone calls on Radio Five Live every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. The boss Sir Alex Ferguson has celebrated his team's success last season by buying Nani, Anderson and Owen Hargreaves. And exhausting Carlos Tevez saga finally coming to an end, Ferguson has strengthened its team when he goes in search of more silverware this season. Chelsea, however, had a rather frugal summer, with Lyon, Florent Malouda, the arrival of big money only. But the arrival of Tal Ben Haim, Claudio Pizarro and Steve Sidwell on free transfers could be as significant film for a team that has struggled with injuries last season. These problems are back with the likes of John Terry, Didier Drogba, Andrei Shevchenko, Michael Ballack and Wayne Bridge marginalized and several others in doubt for the opening of Chelsea against Birmingham. The expectation will be high at Anfield after Rafa Benitez Liverpool spent the summer with a team that believes it is capable of fighting for the title. The likes of Andrey Voronin, Fernando Torres, Yossi Benayoun, Ryan Babel and Lucas Leiva have arrived during the summer before the opening match at Aston Villa on Saturday. Tottenham have spent big and their fans more hope that allows them to jump into top four at the expense of an Arsenal team reach agreement with the departure of Thierry Henry. Lawrie Sanchez, Fulham, Bolton, Sammy Lee, Sunderland's Roy Keane, Billy Davies, Derby and Manchester City, Sven-Goran Eriksson to start a season of Premier League managers for the first time. City Eriksson remains a number of interesting and unknown, with former England coach, has recently launched a spending spree in the region of ฃ 40m. City to begin the campaign at West Ham, who have been active in the transfer market, with Scott Parker, Freddie Ljungberg, Julien Flaubert and Craig Bellamy arrived, and Nigel Reo-Coker and Marlon Harewood to leave. A new era begins at Newcastle under Sam Allardyce, while Aston Villa are expected greater consistency in the second season of Martin O'Neill. Blackburn, Everton, Portsmouth and Reading all enjoyed successful seasons last time and face the difficult task of following those with high expectations of their fans. Middlesbrough and Wigan will have aspirations to improve last season. It all starts on Saturday with Sunderland Tottenham fun in a 1245 BST kick-off.