Premier League 2026/27, matchday 2: every number from the 10 matches

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32 goals in 10 matches — 3.20 a game, against 2.75 across all 378 matches of 2025/26. 3 home wins, 3 draws, 4 away wins. Results, goals by minute, cards, shots, possession, xG and player ratings — all of it on one page.

Results

Match	HT	xG	Shots	On target	Home poss.
Crystal Palace 1–4 Manchester City	0–1	0.57–1.45	9–18	1–9	28%
Liverpool 2–2 Nottingham	0–1	1.61–2.30	13–12	4–3	70%
Coventry 0–1 Hull	0–0	1.28–0.72	11–5	3–2	69%
Bournemouth 1–1 Everton	1–0	2.14–1.72	17–13	5–7	58%
Tottenham 0–2 Newcastle	0–0	1.04–0.75	17–11	6–2	58%
Sunderland 1–0 Fulham	0–0	1.75–0.79	12–9	4–0	42%
Leeds 1–1 Brentford	0–1	1.46–1.56	13–22	2–5	47%
Chelsea 4–3 Brighton	3–1	2.97–1.56	17–15	6–6	26%
Manchester Utd 5–2 Ipswich	—–—	—–—	—–—	—–—	—
Aston Villa 0–1 Arsenal	0–0	0.31–1.05	7–7	0–2	39%

The heaviest match was Chelsea 4–3 Brighton with 7 goals. 6 of 10 matches had both clubs scoring, 4 went over 2.5 goals, and 4 clubs failed to score. 8 goals came before half-time and 24 after it; 0 arrived inside the first 15 minutes and 0 after the 75th. The earliest goal of the round came in minute 17, the latest in minute 68. 1 of the 4 goals were penalties and 0 were own goals; the round produced 7 yellow cards and 0 red. The minute-by-minute feed carries 4 of the 32 goals, so every count in this paragraph is a floor, not a total; the scores and half-time scores above are complete.

Every match, in detail

Crystal Palace 1–4 Manchester City 2026-08-28 19:00 UTC · half-time 0–1 · 3-4-2-1 v 4-2-3-1

Selhurst Park

Goals

17' Erling Haaland Manchester City assist Antoine Semenyo

Cards

🟨 33' Rayan Cherki Manchester City

Best rated

8.7 Rayan Cherki Manchester City · 2 goals, 3 shots, 3/12 duels
8.2 Erling Haaland Manchester City · 2 goals, 5 shots, 3/8 duels
7.6 Elliot Anderson Manchester City · 2 shots, 8/13 duels

Crystal Palace · Manchester City

0.57	xG	1.45
0.30	xG first half	0.85
9	Shots	18
1	On target	9
6	Shots in the box	12
1	Blocked	2
2	Corners	6
28%	Possession	72%
281	Passes	779
231	Passes completed	721
4	Saves	1
8	Fouls	10
3	Offsides	0
1	Yellow cards	2

source: full match archive

Liverpool 2–2 Nottingham 2026-08-29 11:30 UTC · half-time 0–1 · 4-2-3-1 v 3-4-2-1

Anfield

Goals

24' Dan Ndoye Nottingham assist Morgan Gibbs-White
60' Alexander Isak Liverpool assist Cody Gakpo
68' Morgan Gibbs-White (pen) Nottingham

Cards

🟨 44' Igor Jesus Nottingham
🟨 50' Ola Aina Nottingham
🟨 54' Víctor Muñoz Liverpool
🟨 58' Florian Wirtz Liverpool
🟨 69' Alisson Liverpool

Best rated

8.9 Neco Williams Nottingham · 1 shots, 8/12 duels
8.3 Jérémy Jacquet Liverpool · 9/10 duels
7.7 Morgan Gibbs-White Nottingham · 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 shots, 5/9 duels

Liverpool · Nottingham

1.61	xG	2.30
0.25	xG first half	1.31
13	Shots	12
4	On target	3
8	Shots in the box	11
4	Blocked	6
3	Corners	5
70%	Possession	30%
626	Passes	280
556	Passes completed	192
1	Saves	2
13	Fouls	10
3	Offsides	0
4	Yellow cards	2

source: full match archive

Coventry 0–1 Hull 2026-08-29 14:00 UTC · half-time 0–0

Coventry Building Society Arena

Goals

none

Best rated

8.2 Konstantinos Tzolakis Hull · 3 saves, 1/1 duels
7.7 Liam Millar Hull · 1 goal, 2 shots
7.3 Semi Ajayi Hull · 5/7 duels

Coventry · Hull

1.28	xG	0.72
1.08	xG first half	0.02
11	Shots	5
3	On target	2
7	Shots in the box	2
5	Blocked	0
6	Corners	2
69%	Possession	31%
571	Passes	263
491	Passes completed	176
1	Saves	3
11	Fouls	8
3	Offsides	0
1	Yellow cards	4

source: full match archive

Bournemouth 1–1 Everton 2026-08-29 14:00 UTC · half-time 1–0

Vitality Stadium

Goals

none

Best rated

8.3 Alex Scott Bournemouth · 1 goal, 1 shots, 8/15 duels
8.2 James Tarkowski Everton · 1 goal, 1 shots, 9/11 duels
7.9 James Hill Bournemouth · 8/11 duels

Bournemouth · Everton

2.14	xG	1.72
0.48	xG first half	1.06
17	Shots	13
5	On target	7
13	Shots in the box	7
7	Blocked	0
10	Corners	7
58%	Possession	42%
444	Passes	313
366	Passes completed	244
5	Saves	4
11	Fouls	14
0	Offsides	1
3	Yellow cards	2

source: full match archive

Tottenham 0–2 Newcastle 2026-08-29 16:30 UTC · half-time 0–0

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Goals

none

Best rated

9.6 Lewis Hall Newcastle · 1 shots, 7/11 duels
7.9 Anthony Elanga Newcastle · 1 goal, 2 shots, 4/5 duels
7.7 Jan Paul van Hecke Tottenham · 1 shots, 5/9 duels

Tottenham · Newcastle

1.04	xG	0.75
0.50	xG first half	0.26
17	Shots	11
6	On target	2
10	Shots in the box	7
3	Blocked	2
9	Corners	7
58%	Possession	42%
491	Passes	366
435	Passes completed	311
0	Saves	4
15	Fouls	9
2	Offsides	1
1	Yellow cards	2

source: full match archive

Sunderland 1–0 Fulham 2026-08-30 13:00 UTC · half-time 0–0

Stadium of Light

Goals

none

Best rated

8.5 Granit Xhaka Sunderland · 5/7 duels
8.2 Nordi Mukiele Sunderland · 6/8 duels
7.3 Reinildo Mandava Sunderland · 6/13 duels

Sunderland · Fulham

1.75	xG	0.79
0.07	xG first half	0.46
12	Shots	9
4	On target	0
9	Shots in the box	5
2	Blocked	7
3	Corners	4
42%	Possession	58%
393	Passes	556
326	Passes completed	470
0	Saves	3
10	Fouls	15
1	Offsides	1
0	Yellow cards	2

source: full match archive

Leeds 1–1 Brentford 2026-08-30 13:00 UTC · half-time 0–1

Elland Road

Goals

none

Best rated

7.9 Tarik Muharemović Leeds · 9/14 duels
7.5 Dango Ouattara Brentford · 8/11 duels
7.3 Dominic Calvert-Lewin Leeds · 1 goal, 1 shots, 8/18 duels

Leeds · Brentford

1.46	xG	1.56
0.04	xG first half	0.55
13	Shots	22
2	On target	5
6	Shots in the box	18
6	Blocked	11
5	Corners	6
47%	Possession	53%
365	Passes	417
278	Passes completed	327
4	Saves	1
5	Fouls	13
2	Offsides	0
0	Yellow cards	4

source: full match archive

Chelsea 4–3 Brighton 2026-08-30 13:00 UTC · half-time 3–1

Stamford Bridge

Goals

none

Best rated

8.5 Pedro Neto Chelsea · 1 goal, 2 shots, 3/6 duels
8.3 Morgan Rogers Chelsea · 1 assist, 1 shots, 4/12 duels
7.9 Emiliano Martínez Chelsea · 4 saves, 3/3 duels

Chelsea · Brighton

2.97	xG	1.56
1.93	xG first half	1.06
17	Shots	15
6	On target	6
15	Shots in the box	13
6	Blocked	1
4	Corners	7
26%	Possession	74%
218	Passes	628
147	Passes completed	550
4	Saves	1
6	Fouls	12
1	Yellow cards	3

source: full match archive

Manchester Utd 5–2 Ipswich 2026-08-30 15:30 UTC · half-time None–None

Old Trafford

Goals

none

Manchester Utd · Ipswich

no match statistics

source: events only

Aston Villa 0–1 Arsenal 2026-08-31 19:00 UTC · half-time 0–0 · 4-2-3-1 v 4-2-3-1

Villa Park

Goals

none

Cards

🟨 29' Christos Tzolis Arsenal

Best rated

7.9 Bukayo Saka Arsenal · 1 goal, 2 shots, 12/18 duels
7.9 Riccardo Calafiori Arsenal · 1 assist, 1 shots, 5/7 duels
7.3 Ross Barkley Aston Villa · 5/8 duels

Aston Villa · Arsenal

0.31	xG	1.05
0.09	xG first half	0.36
7	Shots	7
0	On target	2
3	Shots in the box	5
2	Blocked	1
2	Corners	4
39%	Possession	61%
337	Passes	528
272	Passes completed	463
1	Saves	0
17	Fouls	6
0	Offsides	8
3	Yellow cards	1

source: full match archive

Every club, one row each

Club		Opponent	Score	xG	Shots	OT	In box	Cor	Poss	Passes	Saves	Fouls	Yel
Manchester Utd	H	Ipswich	5–2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Manchester City	A	Crystal Palace	4–1	1.45	18	9	12	6	72%	779	1	10	2
Newcastle	A	Tottenham	2–0	0.75	11	2	7	7	42%	366	4	9	2
Chelsea	H	Brighton	4–3	2.97	17	6	15	4	26%	218	4	6	1
Arsenal	A	Aston Villa	1–0	1.05	7	2	5	4	61%	528	0	6	1
Hull	A	Coventry	1–0	0.72	5	2	2	2	31%	263	3	8	4
Sunderland	H	Fulham	1–0	1.75	12	4	9	3	42%	393	0	10	0
Liverpool	H	Nottingham	2–2	1.61	13	4	8	3	70%	626	1	13	4
Nottingham	A	Liverpool	2–2	2.30	12	3	11	5	30%	280	2	10	2
Bournemouth	H	Everton	1–1	2.14	17	5	13	10	58%	444	5	11	3
Brentford	A	Leeds	1–1	1.56	22	5	18	6	53%	417	1	13	4
Everton	A	Bournemouth	1–1	1.72	13	7	7	7	42%	313	4	14	2
Leeds	H	Brentford	1–1	1.46	13	2	6	5	47%	365	4	5	0
Brighton	A	Chelsea	3–4	1.56	15	6	13	7	74%	628	1	12	3
Aston Villa	H	Arsenal	0–1	0.31	7	0	3	2	39%	337	1	17	3
Coventry	H	Hull	0–1	1.28	11	3	7	6	69%	571	1	11	1
Fulham	A	Sunderland	0–1	0.79	9	0	5	4	58%	556	3	15	2
Tottenham	H	Newcastle	0–2	1.04	17	6	10	9	58%	491	0	15	1
Ipswich	A	Manchester Utd	2–5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
Crystal Palace	H	Manchester City	1–4	0.57	9	1	6	2	28%	281	4	8	1

Brighton had the most of the ball (74 per cent) at Chelsea; Brentford took the most shots (22).

Goals against xG

xG is the provider's shot-quality model, not ours; we publish it because it is the same measure across every match here. One matchday is far too small to call anyone lucky — this is a record of what happened, not a verdict.

Club	Opponent	Goals	xG	Goals − xG	Conceded	xG faced	Saved against xG
Manchester City	Crystal Palace	4	1.45	+2.55	1	0.57	-0.43
Brighton	Chelsea	3	1.56	+1.44	4	2.97	-1.03
Newcastle	Tottenham	2	0.75	+1.25	0	1.04	+1.04
Chelsea	Brighton	4	2.97	+1.03	3	1.56	-1.44
Crystal Palace	Manchester City	1	0.57	+0.43	4	1.45	-2.55
Liverpool	Nottingham	2	1.61	+0.39	2	2.30	+0.30
Hull	Coventry	1	0.72	+0.28	0	1.28	+1.28
Arsenal	Aston Villa	1	1.05	-0.05	0	0.31	+0.31
Nottingham	Liverpool	2	2.30	-0.30	2	1.61	-0.39
Aston Villa	Arsenal	0	0.31	-0.31	1	1.05	+0.05
Leeds	Brentford	1	1.46	-0.46	1	1.56	+0.56
Brentford	Leeds	1	1.56	-0.56	1	1.46	+0.46
Everton	Bournemouth	1	1.72	-0.72	1	2.14	+1.14
Sunderland	Fulham	1	1.75	-0.75	0	0.79	+0.79
Fulham	Sunderland	0	0.79	-0.79	1	1.75	+0.75
Tottenham	Newcastle	0	1.04	-1.04	2	0.75	-1.25
Bournemouth	Everton	1	2.14	-1.14	1	1.72	+0.72
Coventry	Hull	0	1.28	-1.28	1	0.72	-0.28

Manchester City scored 2.55 goals more than the model expected of their chances; Coventry scored 1.28 fewer. The last column is the same subtraction at the other end: how many goals a club conceded against the xG of the shots it faced.

One column we removed. The feed also carries a field called “goals prevented”, which looks like a goalkeeping measure. In all 10 matches of this round it is identical for both clubs (Crystal Palace–Manchester City -0.96, Liverpool–Nottingham -0.02, Coventry–Hull +1.29, and so on), so it cannot be a per-club number and we do not publish it rather than guess at what it means.

Scorers and assists

12 of the 32 goals have an assist recorded against them. Assists come from the full match archive where it has arrived (7 matches) and from the live event feed otherwise, which records fewer of them — so this is a floor, not a count.

Player	Club	Goals	Assists
Morgan Gibbs-White	Nottingham	1	1
Alex Scott	Bournemouth	1	0
Alexander Isak	Liverpool	1	0
Anthony Elanga	Newcastle	1	0
Bukayo Saka	Arsenal	1	0
Dan Ndoye	Nottingham	1	0
Dominic Calvert-Lewin	Leeds	1	0
Erling Haaland	Manchester City	1	0
James Tarkowski	Everton	1	0
Kevin Schade	Brentford	1	0
Liam Millar	Hull	1	0
Víctor Muñoz	Liverpool	1	0
Wilson Isidor	Sunderland	1	0
Yoane Wissa	Newcastle	1	0
Amar Dedić	Newcastle	0	1
Antoine Semenyo	Manchester City	0	1
Cody Gakpo	Liverpool	0	1
Evanilson	Bournemouth	0	1
Florian Wirtz	Liverpool	0	1
Habib Diarra	Sunderland	0	1
Keane Lewis-Potter	Brentford	0	1
Lukas Nmecha	Leeds	0	1
Mohamed Belloumi	Hull	0	1
Nick Woltemade	Newcastle	0	1
Riccardo Calafiori	Arsenal	0	1

Player ratings, top 25

Ratings are the provider's, over the 9 matches whose player detail has arrived; 360 player appearances in total.

Player	Club	Rating	Min	G	A	Sh	Key p.	Duels	Tkl	Int	Saves
Lewis Hall	Newcastle	9.6	95	0	0	1	2	7/11	2	1	0
Neco Williams	Nottingham	8.9	90	0	0	1	2	8/12	6	0	0
Rayan Cherki	Manchester City	8.7	82	2	0	3	3	3/12	0	0	0
Granit Xhaka	Sunderland	8.5	90	0	0	0	4	5/7	0	0	0
Pedro Neto	Chelsea	8.5	68	1	0	2	2	3/6	0	1	0
Jérémy Jacquet	Liverpool	8.3	77	0	0	0	1	9/10	3	3	0
Alex Scott	Bournemouth	8.3	87	1	0	1	2	8/15	3	1	0
Morgan Rogers	Chelsea	8.3	90	0	1	1	4	4/12	1	0	0
Erling Haaland	Manchester City	8.2	96	2	0	5	0	3/8	0	0	0
Konstantinos Tzolakis	Hull	8.2	96	0	0	0	0	1/1	0	0	3
James Tarkowski	Everton	8.2	90	1	0	1	1	9/11	1	3	0
Nordi Mukiele	Sunderland	8.2	90	0	0	0	0	6/8	2	1	0
James Hill	Bournemouth	7.9	90	0	0	0	2	8/11	3	3	0
Adrien Truffert	Bournemouth	7.9	90	0	0	0	2	5/7	2	2	0
Anthony Elanga	Newcastle	7.9	82	1	0	2	1	4/5	2	0	0
Tarik Muharemović	Leeds	7.9	90	0	0	0	0	9/14	2	2	0
Emiliano Martínez	Chelsea	7.9	90	0	0	0	2	3/3	0	0	4
Cole Palmer	Chelsea	7.9	90	1	0	2	2	3/7	2	1	0
Bukayo Saka	Arsenal	7.9	100	1	0	2	0	12/18	2	2	0
Riccardo Calafiori	Arsenal	7.9	100	0	1	1	1	5/7	1	1	0
Morgan Gibbs-White	Nottingham	7.7	90	1	1	1	1	5/9	2	0	0
Liam Millar	Hull	7.7	37	1	0	2	0	0/1	0	0	0
Jordan Pickford	Everton	7.7	90	0	0	0	0	3/3	0	0	4
Marcus Tavernier	Bournemouth	7.7	90	0	0	1	2	7/12	4	0	0
Jan Paul van Hecke	Tottenham	7.7	95	0	0	1	1	5/9	2	1	0

Matchday 2 against the whole of 2025/26

One round is 10 matches and last season was 378. Every difference below is well inside what 10 matches can produce by chance; it is here as a record, not as a trend.

Measure	Matchday 2	2025/26 average	Difference
Goals per match	3.20	2.75	+0.45
Goals in the first half, per match	0.80	1.19	-0.39
Shots per club	12.7	12.5	+0.2
Shots on target per club	3.7	4.2	-0.4
xG per club	1.39	1.39	+0.00
Corners per club	5.1	5.0	+0.1
Passes per club	436	436	-0
Fouls per club	10.7	10.8	-0.1
Yellow cards per club	2.00	1.92	+0.08
Saves per club	2.2	2.8	-0.6
Home wins (share)	0.30	0.43	-0.13
Draws (share)	0.30	0.28	+0.02

Where these numbers come from

Our own database, built from the same feed every match here uses. Team figures for 9 of 10 matches, goals and cards by minute for all 10, player-level detail for 9. Crowds and referees are as published for the 0 matches that carry them . Nothing on this page is a projection.

What is missing, stated plainly. the event feed is missing 28 of the 32 goals, so goal minutes, penalties and the scorer table are floors; 1 of the 10 matches (Manchester Utd–Ipswich) have team figures but no player-level detail yet — the archive feed delivers those a day later, so player ratings below cover 9 matches, not 10; attendance is published for 0 of 10 matches, so there is no average to give.

The rest of the season on the same data: all 20 clubs, their matches and their players · the free season packs.

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