West Ham began life after Declan Rice with a comfortable 6-2 victory over Perth Glory in the first game of their pre-season tour of Australia.

Former captain Rice, 24, has completed a £105million move to Arsenal, ending his 10-year association with the Hammers.

David Moyes' men responded in the perfect way at the Optus Stadium, with Jarrod Bowen the star of the show with two goals.

The Irons went ahead through a Darryl Lachman own goal as Gianluca Scamacca, Emerson and Divin Mubama also got on the scoresheet.

They face London rivals Tottenham on Tuesday before flying home from Australia.

A clash with Dagenham and Redbridge on English soil follows before trips to Rennes and Bayer Leverkusen prior to their Premier League opener against Bournemouth on August 12.

Geordies edge thriller

Newcastle fought back from two goals down to beat neighbours Gateshead 3-2.

Goals from Marcus Dinanga and Ste Wearne saw the National League side race into a shock 2-0 lead at the half-time break.

The Magpies halved the deficit in the second half through Elliot Anderson, before the midfielder teed up Allan Saint-Maximin to equalise.

Eddie Howe's men ensured they began pre-season with a victory when 19-year-old Jay Turner-Cooke struck the winner 10 minutes from time.

Villa held by Walsall

Aston Villa's first pre-season outing against Walsall concluded with a 1-1 draw at the Bescot Stadium.

Ollie Watkins equalised from the penalty spot shortly before the half-time break, cancelling out Danny Johnson's close-range effort in the 31st minute.

An uneventful second half saw the Villans fail to create any clear-cut opportunities, with lively cameos from youngsters Tommi O'Reilly and Sebastian Revan the main talking points.

Saturday's Premier League pre-season results

Perth Glory 2-6 West Ham

Gateshead 2-3 Newcastle

Notts County 0-1 Nottingham Forest

Walsall 1-1 Aston Villa

Crystal Palace 2-2 Brondby

Chesterfield 0-2 Sheffield United