Nine Premier League clubs won their opening match in the 2026–27 season. The opening round contained nine victories and one draw across its ten fixtures.
The winners were Arsenal, Hull City, Ipswich Town, Everton, Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion, Manchester City, Leeds United and Chelsea. Newcastle United and Liverpool shared the only draw, a 2–2 result.
This means nine clubs collected three points, while two clubs collected one point each and nine clubs lost. The distribution is a direct consequence of the league’s ten-match opening round.
The statistic is easy to confuse with the number of clubs that avoided defeat. Eleven clubs avoided defeat: the nine winners plus Newcastle and Liverpool. However, the question asks specifically for wins, making the correct total nine.