Which 2026–27 Premier League opening-weekend fixture had five total goals?

Fulham 2–3 Chelsea was the 2026–27 Premier League opening-weekend fixture with five total goals.

Chelsea won the west London derby 3–2 at Fulham’s Craven Cottage on Monday, 24 August 2026. Adding Chelsea’s three goals to Fulham’s two gives the match five goals, the highest total in the opening round.

The next-highest totals were four goals in Newcastle United’s 2–2 draw with Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion’s 4–0 victory over Aston Villa. Those matches were therefore spectacular but did not match the five-goal total at Craven Cottage.

The fixture also had chronological significance: it was the final match of Matchweek 1. Its result completed the first round after ten matches spread across four days.