Everton vs Brighton & Hove Albion: Saturday 3pm
Both teams have scored in each of the last five encounters between these two, featuring a pair of 1-1 draws last season, with their last 23 encounters producing 76 goals, an average of 3.3 per 90.
Brighton & Hove Albion failed to win any of their first nine visits to Goodison, but are currently unbeaten in three outings, winning two and drawing the other.
Fabian Hürzeler will take charge of the Seagulls for the very first time, becoming the youngest manager in Premier League history; none of the last three Brighton bosses have lost their first match in charge, dating back to Sami Hyypiä's brief stint at the helm in 2014.
On the flip side, this'll be Sean Dyche's 21st managerial meeting with Brighton, only facing Crystal Palace more frequently, winning only five of the previous 20, although 11 of these have been draws.
Brighton have won each of their last three opening day fixtures while Everton have been beaten 1-0 at home on the opening weekend of both of the previous two campaigns, despite being undefeated in nine curtain raising fixtures beforehand.
Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth: Saturday 3pm
Bournemouth are unbeaten in eight meetings with Nottingham Forest, winning five of them, despite only claiming victory in four of their first 14 encounters beforehand, beaten on six occasions.
The Cherries have also won each of their last three visits to the City Ground, including back-to-back 3-2 successes by the River Trent since the pair were promoted from the EFL Championship together in 2022.
The aforementioned corresponding fixture just before Christmas is Nuno Espírito Santo's sole defeat against the Cherries, victorious in three of six encounters overall.
After gaining promotion in 2016, Bournemouth lost each of their first three opening day fixtures, but are unbeaten in four subsequently, winning two.
Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest have lost each of their last three top-tier opening weekend outings, a run that dates back to 1996.