Premier League Matchweek 27 Review 2025/26

Facts and Figures

Goals Scored: There were 21 goals in nine matches.
Clean Sheets: Six out of 20 teams that played kept a clean sheet.
Draws: There were three draws in ten matches.
Possession: In five out of seven matches where a team claimed three points, the winning team had more possession than their opponent.

Points of Interest

James Milner has now played the most games of any player in Premier League history, as he played his 654th game on the weekend for Brighton and Hove Albion against Brentford.

Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest both lost with a new manager in charge, so perhaps the new manager bounce may be a myth.

Eberechi Eze has scored five goals in the two games that Arsenal have played Tottenham Hotspur this season.

Manchester United substitute Benjamin Sesko scored the only goal if the game in a 1-0 win over Everton.

Highlights

Alexis Mac Allister scored the only goal of the game for Liverpool in the 97th minute in a win over Nottingham Forest.

Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyökeres of Arsenal both scored a brace in a 4-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the North London Derby.

James Ward-Prowse provided an assist from a corner to salvage a point for Burnley against Chelsea in the 93rd minute, with Zian Flemming scoring the goal.

Raul Jimenez scored a brace for Fulham in their 3-1 win over Sunderland.

Game One of Ten

Aston Villa (1) v Leeds United (1)
Facts and Figures: Aston Villa had 66.8% possession. Both teams had four shots on target.

Game Two of Ten

Brentford (0) v Brighton and Hove Albion (2)
Facts and Figures: Brighton and Hove Albion had 48.1% possession and seven shots on target, compared with Brentford who had three.

Game Three of Ten

Chelsea (1) v Burnley (1)
Facts and Figures: Chelsea had 66.5% possession and two shots on target, while Burnley had four.

Game Four of Ten

West Ham United (0) v AFC Bournemouth (0)
Facts and Figures: West Ham United had 42% possession and three shots on target, compared with AFC Bournemouth who had five.

Game Five of Ten

Manchester City (2) v Newcastle United (1)
Facts and Figures: Manchester City had 54.7% possession. Both teams had seven shots on target.

Game Six of Ten

Crystal Palace (1) v Wolverhampton Wanderers (0)
Facts and Figures: Crystal Palace had 60.6% possession and three shots on target, compared with Wolverhampton Wanderers who had seven.

Game Seven of Ten

Nottingham Forest (0) v Liverpool (1)
Facts and Figures: Liverpool had 52.8% possession and four shots on target, while Liverpool had four.

Game Eight of Ten

Sunderland (1) v Fulham (3)
Facts and Figures: Fulham had 46.6% possession and four shots on target, compared with Sunderland who had two.

Game Nine of Ten

Tottenham Hotspur (1) v Arsenal (4)
Facts and Figures: Arsenal had 60.1% possession and seven shots on target, while Tottenham Hotspur had five.

Game Ten of Ten

Everton (0) v Manchester United (1)
Facts and Figures: Manchester United had 52.2% possession and three shots on target, compared with Everton who had four.

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