Arsenal were the first 2026–27 Premier League team to score a goal.
Arsenal scored in the opening fixture against Coventry City on Friday 21 August 2026. Because that match began before every other fixture in Matchweek 1, Arsenal became the first club to register a goal in the new Premier League season.
Arsenal eventually won the match 3–0, while Coventry City finished the game without scoring. The result also began Arsenal’s title defence, since the club entered the campaign as the reigning Premier League champion.
This fact is about the first goal of the season, not the first Saturday goal or the first goal scored by a newly promoted club. Saturday’s schedule started later, after Arsenal had already opened the campaign on Friday.