Roundup of the second matchweek of 2026-27 Premier League action.
Braces from Erling Haaland and Rayan Cherki saw Manchester City move top of the table with a 4-1 victory at third-bottom Crystal Palace, despite Gianluigi Donnarumma’s own-goal.
Bukayo Saka’s 59th-minute strike saw Arsenal sit second on virtue of one less goal scored than City after Mikel Arteta’s Gunners scraped a 1-0 victory at second-bottom Aston Villa.
Liam Millar’s 82nd-minute finish of Mohamed Belloumi’s through-ball pass saw Hull sit third with a 1-0 win at Coventry City.
Goals from Romeo Lavia, Pedro Neto, Joao Pedro and Cole Palmer saw Chelsea sit fourth with a 4-3 victory over Brighton, as Malick Yalcouye’s volley, Pedro’s own-goal and Pascal Gross’ header proved consolatory for Fabian Hurzeler’s Seagulls.
Brentford rounded out the top five with a 1-1 draw at Leeds in which Kevin Schade flicked them into a 41st-minute lead, before Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s close-range finish snatched a point for Daniel Farke’s Whites.
Elsewhere, Tottenham sat rock bottom after second-half goals from Anthony Elanga and Yoane Wissa condemned them to a 2-0 loss at home to Newcastle.
Bruno Fernandes’ hat-trick plus Jacob Greaves’ own-goal and Bryan Mbeumo’s strike saw Manchester United produce a 5-1 comeback win over Ipswich, having fell behind to Leif Davis’ half-volley at Old Trafford.
Victor Munoz’s first goal for Liverpool saw the Reds snatch a comeback 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest at Anfield, after Dan Ndoye and Morgan Gibbs-White fired the Tricky Trees in front either side of Alexander Isak’s equaliser for Andoni Iraola’s hosts.
Wilson Isidor’s 75th-minute finish saw Sunderland snatch a 1-0 victory against Fulham at the Stadium of Light.
James Tarkowski’s 91st-minute finish rescued Everton a 1-1 draw at Bournemouth after Alex Scott fired the Cherries into a half-time lead.
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