How many 2026–27 Premier League opening-weekend matches ended with a clean sheet?

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Six matches ended with a clean sheet during the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend.

The clean-sheet results were Arsenal 3–0 Coventry City, Hull City 2–0 Manchester United, Nottingham Forest 0–1 Leeds United, Everton 2–0 Crystal Palace, Brentford 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur, and Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 Aston Villa.

The other four matches had goals from both teams: Ipswich beat Sunderland 2–1, Manchester City beat Bournemouth 2–1, Newcastle drew 2–2 with Liverpool, and Chelsea beat Fulham 3–2.

A clean sheet means a team concedes no goals, so both a 1–0 away win and a 4–0 home win qualify. The count refers to matches, not teams: six games had at least one side keep its goal untouched.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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