Dele Alli set Tottenham on the way to victory at Newcastle on Sunday while Wayne Rooney began what he hopes will be a season that ends with a World Cup place by scoring the winner on his Premier League return for Everton.
Highly-rated goalkeeper Jordan Pickford also impressed at Goodison Park on a weekend when Joe Hart endured a difficult debut for West Ham as they lost 4-0 at Manchester United.
Gary Cahill was also in the news after his early sending off as defending champions Chelsea suffered a surprise home defeat at the hands of Burnley.
Gareth Southgate will also be pleased with the appearance on the scoresheet over the weekend of Jamie Vardy and Danny Welbeck during Arsenal's thrilling 4-3 win against Leicester City.