Which team scored four goals in the first half of a 2026–27 Premier League Matchweek 1 game?

Brighton & Hove Albion scored four goals in the first half of a 2026–27 Premier League Matchweek 1 game.

Brighton scored four times in the opening 31 minutes against Aston Villa on Sunday, 23 August 2026. The burst helped Brighton win 4–0 and made the match one of the most emphatic results of the opening weekend.

The Premier League noted that Brighton became only the fourth side to score four first-half goals on Matchweek 1. The earlier teams were Bolton Wanderers in 2001, Manchester United in 2007 and Liverpool in 2020.

Brighton’s performance should not be confused with the competition’s biggest opening-weekend victory. Chelsea had beaten West Bromwich Albion 6–0 in 2010, a larger margin than Brighton’s four-goal win. Brighton’s distinction was the timing and concentration of the goals, not the overall record score.

Aston Villa also played much of the match with ten men, which contributed to Brighton’s early dominance. The result gave Brighton an immediate statement victory while Villa began the season with a difficult defeat.