Premier League Matchweek 1 Review 2025/26

Facts and Figures

Goals Scored: There were 24 goals in ten matches.
Clean Sheets: Nine out of 20 teams that played kept a clean sheet.
Draws: There were three draws in ten matches.
Matchweek 1 (In a Nutshell): In five out of seven matches where a team claimed three points, the winning team had more possession than their opponent.

Matchweek Highlights

Antoine Semenyo scored a brace for AFC Bournemouth against Liverpool.

Erling Haaland scored a brace for Manchester City against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Chris Wood scored a brace for Nottingham Forest against Brentford.

Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya was outstanding; he kept a clean sheet and made seven saves against Manchester United.

Two out of the three promoted teams won; Leeds United and Sunderland, while Burnley lost.

Liverpool scored two goals late in the game against AFC Bournemouth.

Fulham scored a goal in second half stoppage time to salvage a draw against Brighton and Hove Albion.

Game One of Ten

Liverpool (4) v AFC Bournemouth (2)

Facts and Figures: Liverpool had 61.2% possession and ten shots on target, while AFC Bournemouth had three.

Game Two of Ten

Aston Villa (0) v Newcastle United (0)
Facts and Figures: Aston Villa had 39.9% possession. Both teams finished had three shots on target. Despite that Newcastle United had 16 shots, compared with Aston Villa who had three.

Game Three of Ten

Brighton and Hove Albion (1) v Fulham (1)
Facts and Figures: Brighton and Hove Albion had 49.8% possession and four shots on target, while Fulham had two.

Game Four of Ten

Sunderland (3) v West Ham United (0)
Facts and Figures: Sunderland had 37.2% possession and five shots on target, compared with West Ham United who had four.

Game Five of Ten

Tottenham Hotspur (3) v Burnley (0)
Facts and Figures: Tottenham Hotspur had 67.3% possession and six shots on target, while Burnley had four.

Game Six of Ten

Wolverhampton Wanderers (0) v Manchester City (4)
Facts and Figures: Manchester City had 58.4% possession and four shots on target, compared with Wolverhampton Wanderers who had three.

Game Seven of Ten

Chelsea (0) v Crystal Palace (0)
Facts and Figures: Chelsea had 71.5% possession and three shots on target, while Crystal Palace had four.

Game Eight of Ten

Nottingham Forest (3) v Brentford (1)
Facts and Figures: Nottingham Forest had 54.8% possession and five shots on target, compared with Brentford who had three.

Game Nine of Ten

Manchester United (0) v Arsenal (1)
Facts and Figures: Arsenal had 38.9% possession and three shots on target, while Manchester United had seven.

Game Ten of Ten

Leeds United (1) v Everton (0)
Facts and Figures: Leeds United had 54.4% possession and three shots on target, compared with Everton who had one. Leeds United had 21 shots, while Chelsea had seven.

 

 

 

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