Which 2026–27 Premier League opening-round match produced five goals?

Fulham 2–3 Chelsea was the five-goal match of the 2026–27 Premier League opening round.

The West London derby took place on Monday, 24 August 2026, at the end of the opening round. Chelsea scored three times and Fulham scored twice, producing a 3–2 away win for Chelsea.

The fixture was the highest-scoring individual match of the opening round, with five goals in total. It was also the only match in the round to reach five combined goals; Newcastle United and Liverpool shared four goals in their 2–2 draw.

Fulham’s home match against Chelsea is sometimes confused with the opening round’s other close results. Manchester City beat Bournemouth 2–1, while Ipswich Town beat Sunderland by the same score. Neither of those games reached the five-goal total produced at Craven Cottage.