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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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