The Premier League is back, and one of its biggest most historic clubs kicks things off - Liverpool face Mark Hughes' Stoke City at Anfield, LIVE from 12:45!

Jones flicks a long ball to Walters but Mignolet gets down to claim. We've exceeded the three minutes... and the whistle goes, Liverpool win thanks to Sturridge's strike - and Mignolet's penalty save!

Johnson playing keep-ball after a short corner. Gerrard has it, and wins another one. This will be it.

JUST WIDE BY COUTINHO! Deflected off Pieters, Begovic beaten but it flies inches wide!! Corner.

Three minutes added time. NZonzi lucky to stay on the pitch.

A bit of lairiness as players from both sides get involved, NZonzi and Lucas the focus... The ref decides to keep the cards in check and have a word. NZonzi lucky - raised hand to Lucas and Coutinho.

Wow. The penalty was low and not great, and Mignolet guessed right, but his save from Jones on the rebound was Schmeichel-esque.

Jonathan Walters to take....BUT MIGNOLET SAVES IT!! AND THE REBOUND FROM POINT-BLANK RANGE! He's not had the best debut but he could have won the match for Liverpool!!

PENALTY STOKE! Agger with a ridiculous handball! What on earth was he doing?

Stoke have a free-kick on the right after Sterling left a high boot on Pieters...

For Web UK users, here is a picture of Daniel Sturridge scoring.

Liverpool are in as Enrique finds Coutinho in space but his shot is blocked by Shawcross!

Great tackle by Pieters as Henderson surged into the box. Perfectly timed, corner.

Liverpool all of a sudden are defending deep as Stoke switch to a more direct approach. The corner is cleared for a throw, but in his attempts to win a corner off Toure, Pennant concedes a goal-kick.

Adam tries an audacious lob from halfway but Mignolet backtracks and tips it over the bar! Great effort, solid keeping!

STOKE SUB: Kenwyne Jones replaces Peter Crouch, who gets applause from both sets of fans. Crouch was very quiet today.

A quick Liverpool free-kick after an offside sees Sterling scuttle clear, but Stoke have men back. Enrique shoots from wide and deep but well wide.

My word, Asmir! He makes another point-blank stop, this time from Johnson, with his feet, at the far post. Another corner.

ANOTHER GOOD SAVE FROM BEGOVIC! Not his best of the day but Gerrard's free-kick was headed for the top right. Tipped away two-handed for a corner.

Huth hauls down Sturridge around 30 yards out after a nice shimmy from the ex-City and Chelsea forward. Gerrard to shoot, one assumes...

Stoke, for all their inferiority to this Liverpool side, are at least trying to play it on the ground. Enrique forced to nod away from Crouch after good play by Walters.