Which club was top of the 2026–27 Premier League table after the opening weekend on goal difference?

Brighton & Hove Albion were top of the 2026–27 Premier League table after the opening weekend on goal difference.

Brighton began the season with a 4–0 home victory over Aston Villa. That gave them three points and a plus-four goal difference, enough to place them above the other opening-weekend winners.

Arsenal, Brentford and Everton also won their first matches, but each finished below Brighton in the initial table because their goal differences were smaller. Arsenal and Brentford recorded plus-three differences, while Everton had plus two.

The early table did not indicate the final title race or relegation outcome. Premier League standings after one match are shaped heavily by scorelines, so a large win can put a club above another team with the same number of points. Brighton’s position was therefore a snapshot of Matchweek 1, not a prediction of the season’s conclusion.