Which club was the first 2026–27 Premier League team to score four goals in one opening-round match?

Brighton & Hove Albion were the first 2026–27 Premier League team to score four goals in one opening-round match.

Brighton defeated Aston Villa 4–0 on Sunday 23 August 2026. Because the match was part of the first round and Brighton scored four times without reply, the club became the opening round’s first four-goal team.

The result also became the biggest home win recorded in the season’s opening fixtures. Brighton’s performance was more emphatic than Arsenal’s 3–0 win over Coventry and Brentford’s 3–0 victory over Tottenham.

Chelsea later scored three goals in a 3–2 win at Fulham, but that match did not equal Brighton’s four-goal total. The distinction concerns goals scored by one team, not the total goals in a match.