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The wait is over, the FA Carling Premier League kicks off today and with a lot of changes from last year in personnel, management and in Arsenal’s case stadia it’s going to be the more intriguing season for quite some time. Will Chelsea make it three in a row or take their eye of the domestic ball in pursuit of the Champions League triumph that has so far eluded them? All will be revealed.

In the meantime, we here at Canny Punter HQ are just going to sit back and enjoy the opening day. Not too many picks from the Premiership this week, after a very successful mid-week we’re going to wait it out and see how the teams shape up on the opening day. We do think that Arsenal are going to want to see the opening day out with a bang in the elegant new Emirates Stadium, while Martin O’Neill is a great manager with so much turbulence in recent weeks at Aston Villa we doubt the team will be able to stop Henry. And what are the odds on Henry scoring the first goal in the new stadium today, 5/2. Watch it live on Setanta Sports.