The 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend was only the fourth time what had happened?
Answer
Two promoted teams won
The 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend was only the fourth time that two promoted teams had won.
Hull City and Ipswich Town supplied the victories: Hull defeated Manchester United 2–0, while Ipswich beat Sunderland 2–1. Coventry City, the other promoted side, lost 3–0 to defending champions Arsenal.
The distinction concerns opening weekends in the Premier League era, not every opening match in English top-flight history. It also does not mean that all three promoted clubs won; one defeat prevented a clean sweep while still leaving two new arrivals victorious.
The three clubs had returned from different periods outside the top flight. Coventry’s absence was 25 years, Hull’s was nine years, and Ipswich’s was one year. Their shared presence in the opening round, followed by two wins, created one of the weekend’s clearest historical talking points.