Which club did Leeds United defeat in their 2026–27 Premier League opening-weekend match?

Leeds United defeated Nottingham Forest in their 2026–27 Premier League opening-weekend match.

Leeds won 1–0 away at Nottingham Forest on Saturday 22 August 2026. The narrow victory gave Leeds three points and a clean sheet in their first match of the campaign.

Because the final score was decided by a single goal, the fixture was one of the closest contests in the opening round. It was also one of three matches played at the standard 15:00 Saturday kick-off time, alongside Everton versus Crystal Palace and Ipswich Town versus Sunderland.

Nottingham Forest began the season at home but could not score. Leeds’ result contrasted with the other Saturday matches: Hull City, Everton, Ipswich Town, and Brentford all also won, but by different margins.