Bielsa-ball and Southall's half-time strop - opening-day memories

[BBC] [Getty Images] With the countdown to the 2026-27 Premier League fixture release well and truly on, we asked for your stories of opening-day games - both good and bad - that have stuck in your minds most. And you delivered. Here are some of your replies: Dave: Is anyone going to provide a comment that isn't that opening day win against Stoke ? I remember walking into Elland Road saying: "If we lose less than 3-0, we can focus on the next one because they will be too strong."100 minutes later, I remember thinking: "What have we just witnessed? We are going to win the league." Marcelo Bielsa-ball had landed. Mark: My first away game when we played Swansea on the opening day in 1981-82. We lost 5-1 on a red-hot August day. The journey home was a very sombre one. David: Everton at home in August 2021. It was the first game of the new season and we were back at Elland Road after Covid closed its doors. It was an electric atmosphere and I remember Raphinha's stunning equaliser. It was a draw that felt like a win. Plus, it is amazing to think that Bielsa and Raphinha were both Leeds! Richard: My best memory of an opening day game is Leeds away at Anfield in the 2020-21 season. It was the 12 September 2020, the game finished 4-3 to Liverpool and it was Leeds' first Premier League fixture for 16 years. They finished ninth that season under Bielsa. Paul: It has to be the opening day in 1990-91. We were back in the top flight after an eight-year absence and it was the first time in my life that we had been promoted. We raced to a 3-0 lead away to Everton - they pulled it back to 3-2, but it was a fantastic first performance en route to finishing the season in fourth place. Martin: My best memory is Everton away in our first season back in the old First Division. It was a great result and I will always remember Neville Southall's half-time strop. Come back to this page at 10:00 BST to see how the Whites' 2026-27 Premier League fixtures have fallen.