Eight Premier League sides played their first game of 2018 and that action served up a dose of the expected.
Manchester City returned to winning ways with an easy 3-1 victory at home to Watford, with an own-goal sandwiched between strikes from Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero proving to be enough, as Andre Gray bagged a late consolation for the Hornets.
Tottenham laboured to a 2-0 victory at the Liberty Stadium against Swansea, courtesy of Fernando Llorente’s header against his old side, which he chose not to celebrate, and an effort from Dele Alli.