Which 2026–27 Premier League opening-weekend match was the only game to produce five goals?

Fulham 2–3 Chelsea was the only 2026–27 Premier League opening-weekend match to produce five goals.

Chelsea won the west London meeting 3–2 at Craven Cottage on Monday 24 August 2026. The five-goal total exceeded every other result in the opening round, including Brighton’s 4–0 win and the two 2–2 and 3–0 results.

The match was the final fixture of the first Match Round. Because the round began on Friday and ended on Monday, it stretched across four calendar days rather than fitting entirely into Saturday and Sunday.

Chelsea’s victory gave them three points but a goal difference of plus one. Fulham finished with no points and a minus-one goal difference. The result also completed a full opening round in which every one of the 20 clubs played exactly once.