Which club beat Nottingham Forest 1–0 in the 2026–27 Premier League opener?
Answer
Leeds United
Leeds United beat Nottingham Forest 1–0 in the 2026–27 Premier League opener.
The fixture took place on Saturday 22 August 2026 at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground. Leeds secured all three points with the only goal of the match, while Forest began the campaign with a narrow home defeat.
A 1–0 result is the smallest possible winning margin in football. It also gives the winning side a goal difference of plus one and the losing side a goal difference of minus one, assuming no other matches have been played.
The match involved two clubs with distinctive historical identities. Leeds played at Elland Road, while Nottingham Forest played at the City Ground. Their opening-weekend meeting was one of five Premier League fixtures scheduled for Saturday.