Thirty total goals were scored in the 2026–27 Premier League opening round.
The ten results produced 30 goals in all. The highest-scoring game was Fulham’s 2–3 home defeat by Chelsea, which contained five goals. Newcastle United and Liverpool contributed four goals in their 2–2 draw, while Brighton’s 4–0 win over Aston Villa supplied another four.
The other results were Arsenal 3–0 Coventry City, Hull City 2–0 Manchester United, Ipswich Town 2–1 Sunderland, Everton 2–0 Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest 0–1 Leeds United, Brentford 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City 2–1 Bournemouth.
Thirty goals across ten fixtures gives an average of three goals per match. This total is easy to misremember because the opening round was spread over four days, and the league’s later season statistics include matches from subsequent rounds rather than just the opener.