How many opening-round matches did Premier League clubs win without conceding a goal in 2026–27?

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Six matches were won without the winning team conceding in the 2026–27 Premier League opening round.

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

The other four matches all contained goals for both sides or ended with a one-goal winning margin in which both teams scored. Ipswich beat Sunderland 2–1, Manchester City beat Bournemouth 2–1, Newcastle drew 2–2 with Liverpool, and Chelsea beat Fulham 3–2.

This count refers to matches, not individual clean sheets. In a single match, only the winning side can record a winning clean sheet, whereas a goalless draw would not count as a win.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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