Chelsea 4-0 Portsmouth: Peter Crouch is blocked out by the Blues defence as the home side begin their season in style
Sadly for the visitors, it is Chelsea who take a 12th-minute lead when Michael Ballack picks out Joe Cole who finishes well
England coach Fabio Capello and fitness coach Massimo Neri (left) watch on ahead of Wednesday's friendly against Czech Republic
The hosts go 2-0 up shortly before the half-hour mark when Deco's lob is nodded in by Nicolas Anelka despite the efforts of Glen Johnson
Having seen his new side make a fantastic start, a relaxed Luiz Felipe Scolari issues some instructions in the hunt for a third
In the other dugout, Pompey boss Harry Redknapp urges more from his players as they struggle to get into the game at Stamford Bridge
Things worsen for the Hampshire club when Frank Lampard converts a penalty on the stroke of half-time following Sylvain Distin's handball
Portsmouth's misery is complete when Deco hits a late thunderbolt which Pompey's David James can only parry into the top corner
Aston Villa 4-2 Man City: In the day's second match, Micah Richards tangles with Aston Villa's Ashley Young
John Carew puts Villa ahead with a powerful header but Elano soon levels from the penalty spot after a foul on City's Michael Johnson
With the score at 1-1 with 21 minutes to go, City capitulate as Gabriel Agbonlahor hits a seven-minute hat-trick
Manchester United 1-1 Newcastle: At Old Trafford, champions United face Kevin Keegan's Magpies and don't have it all their own way
Fabricio Coloccini (left), making his Newcastle debut after signing from Deportivo La Coruna, challenges Wayne Rooney
Injured Man Utd right winger Cristiano Ronaldo is in the main stand at Old Trafford as he continues his recovery from ankle surgery
Obafemi Martins leaps highest from a corner to head Newcastle into a shock 1-0 lead to silence the 70,000 Old Trafford home fans
Newcastle's lead is short lived as Darren Fletcher gets on the end of a Ryan Giggs low cross to steer an equaliser past Shay Given
Fletcher's goal meant the teams went in at 1-1 at half-time
Man Utd pressed for a second-half winner and Nemanja Vidic headed against the crossbar before going down injured
Sir Alex Ferguson saw Michael Carrick and Ryan Giggs also pick up injuries but refused to talk about potential new signings afterwards
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