Which club finished first after the 2026–27 Premier League opening round?

Brighton & Hove Albion finished first after the 2026–27 Premier League opening round.

Brighton defeated Aston Villa 4–0 on Sunday, 23 August 2026. That gave them three points and a goal difference of plus four, which was the strongest goal difference among the opening-round winners.

Arsenal and Brentford also won by three goals, but their respective victories were 3–0, giving each a plus-three goal difference. Everton won 2–0, while Hull City and several other clubs also recorded victories by smaller margins.

League tables rank teams first by points and then by goal difference when points are equal. Because Brighton had three points and the best goal difference among the winners, they occupied first place after the opening round. This is different from saying Brighton were the eventual champions: the opening table was only an early snapshot of the season.