On 26 August 2014, League One MK Dons stunned Manchester United 4-0 in the League Cup, with Will Grigg and Benik Afobe both scoring twice at Stadium MK.
On 25 August 1992, Eric Cantona scored the Premier League's first ever hat-trick as Leeds United beat Tottenham 5-0, his second treble in only 17 days.
On 24 August 1968, a fire destroyed the City Ground Main Stand as Nottingham Forest hosted Leeds United, with 31,126 inside and remarkably no one hurt.
PSG 0-1 Bayern Munich, 23 August 2020: Kingsley Coman's 59th-minute header won the Champions League final in Lisbon and sealed Bayern's treble. Full story.
Manchester United beat Liverpool 2-1 at Old Trafford on 22 August 2022 for Erik ten Hag's first win: Sancho and Rashford struck before Salah's late reply.
Newcastle United beat Wimbledon 2-0 on 21 August 1996 when Alan Shearer scored his first Newcastle goal, a curling 88th-minute free-kick on his home debut.
Sheffield Wednesday 3-4 Tottenham, 20 August 1994: Jurgen Klinsmann scored on his Spurs debut at Hillsborough and answered his diver reputation by diving.
Aston Villa 3-1 Manchester United, 19 August 1995: the opening-day loss behind Alan Hansen's Match of the Day verdict, you can't win anything with kids.
Chievo 2-3 Juventus, 18 August 2018: Cristiano Ronaldo did not score on his Serie A debut as Khedira and a late Bernardeschi winner rescued the champions.