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It was the weekend Premier League fans had been waiting more than 17 months for - and it did not disappoint.

We saw full stadiums for the first time since the Covid pandemic shut football down in March 2020, the traditional 3pm fixtures were back and there were a near-record number of goals.

"It is amazing. It changes everything. Two or three months ago, something was missing," said Spurs boss Nuno Espirito Santo after their 1-0 win over Manchester City.

"The games were good but the fans are what it is all about - the edge of the game, and the boys need it."

He is not wrong. Football behind closed doors - with fake crowd noise on the TV and radio - has just not been the same.

Last season, there were a few weeks with 2,000 fans allowed at some games in the winter, before two weeks of larger crowds at the end of the campaign, plus trials at Wembley in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup.

But full stadiums are back now. The roar from the 16,479 at the first-ever Premier League game to be played at Brentford - Friday's win over Arsenal - will live long in the memory.

A crowd of 72,732 packed into Old Trafford to watch Manchester United hammer Leeds.

Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who scored against Southampton, said: "It's a great feeling to score with fans being back in the stadium. I felt like a kid again."

And Trevoh Chalobah's goal on his Premier League debut - and his emotional reaction - would not have been the same without his fellow Chelsea fans in the stands to celebrate with him.

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