Which club recorded the biggest win by goal difference in the 2026–27 Premier League opening round?

Brighton & Hove Albion recorded the biggest win by goal difference in the 2026–27 Premier League opening round.

Brighton defeated Aston Villa 4–0 at home on Sunday, 23 August 2026. Their four-goal margin was the largest winning difference among the ten opening-round matches.

The result was also one of two matches in the round featuring four total goals, but unlike Newcastle versus Liverpool, Brighton’s match was not a draw. Brighton scored four and kept a clean sheet.

The victory gave Brighton an excellent opening position in the early table because goal difference is the first standard tiebreaker when clubs have equal points. Aston Villa, meanwhile, began the campaign with a heavy away defeat.