Which team did Leeds United beat in their first match of the 2026–27 Premier League?

Leeds United beat Nottingham Forest in their first match of the 2026–27 Premier League.

The fixture was played at the City Ground during the Saturday portion of the opening round. Leeds won 1–0, giving the newly returned club three points immediately after its promotion back to England’s top division.

Leeds had been one of the three promoted teams entering the season, alongside Coventry City and Hull City. Their opening victory was an away win, while the other promoted clubs also began strongly: Coventry faced Arsenal, Hull hosted Manchester United and Ipswich Town played Sunderland.

The result is easy to confuse with the opening fixtures of the other promoted sides. Leeds played Nottingham Forest, not Sunderland or Manchester United. The match was also one of three 15:00 Saturday kick-offs in the opening round, alongside Everton versus Crystal Palace and Ipswich Town versus Sunderland.