# Matchday 1 · Premier League 2026-27 · Results, ratings and top performers | Sir Balone

> Matchday 1 of the 2026-27 Premier League was played on 21–24 August 2026: 10 matches and 30 goals. The highest rating went to Semi Ajayi (Hull City), with 77, in Hull City 2–0 Manchester United.

URL: https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/premier-league/2026-27/matchday-1/
Datos al: 2026-10-15
Fuente de los datos: Sportmonks (https://www.sportmonks.com/). Métricas, notas y textos: La Lente, de Sir Balone, a cargo de Juan Carlos Vasquez (https://sirbalone.com/authors/juan-carlos-vasquez/).

§ Premier League · 2026-27

## Matchday 1

21–24 August 2026

Matchday 1 of the 2026-27 Premier League was played on 21–24 August 2026: 10 matches and 30 goals.

The highest rating went to Semi Ajayi (Hull City), with 77, in Hull City 2–0 Manchester United.

The biggest margin: Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 Aston Villa.

### Matches

- [21 Aug Arsenal 3–0 Coventry City 66 Ødegaard](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/arsenal-coventry-city-2026-08-21/)
- [22 Aug Hull City 2–0 Manchester United 77 Ajayi](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/hull-city-manchester-united-2026-08-22/)
- [22 Aug Nottingham Forest 0–1 Leeds United 61 McAtee](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/nottingham-forest-leeds-united-2026-08-22/)
- [22 Aug Ipswich Town 2–1 Sunderland 70 Emersonn](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/ipswich-town-sunderland-2026-08-22/)
- [22 Aug Everton 2–0 Crystal Palace 58 Pickford](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/everton-crystal-palace-2026-08-22/)
- [22 Aug Brentford 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur 60 Robertson](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/brentford-tottenham-hotspur-2026-08-22/)
- [23 Aug Manchester City 2–1 AFC Bournemouth 75 Khusanov](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/manchester-city-afc-bournemouth-2026-08-23/)
- [23 Aug Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 Aston Villa 67 Hinshelwood](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/brighton-hove-albion-aston-villa-2026-08-23/)
- [23 Aug Newcastle United 2–2 Liverpool 74 Jacquet](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/newcastle-united-liverpool-2026-08-23/)
- [24 Aug Fulham 2–3 Chelsea 64 Cuenca](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/fulham-chelsea-2026-08-24/)

### Top performers of the matchday

The highest ratings of the matchday among those who played 60+ minutes and produced at least the average for their position.

- 1 77 [Semi Ajayi](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/semi-ajayi-3066/) Hull City · [Hull City 2–0 Manchester United](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/hull-city-manchester-united-2026-08-22/)
- 2 75 [Abdukodir Khusanov](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/abdukodir-khusanov-37623459/) Manchester City · [Manchester City 2–1 AFC Bournemouth](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/manchester-city-afc-bournemouth-2026-08-23/)
- 3 74 [Jérémy Jacquet](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/jeremy-jacquet-37631909/) Liverpool · [Newcastle United 2–2 Liverpool](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/newcastle-united-liverpool-2026-08-23/)
- 4 73 [Harry Maguire](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/harry-maguire-2884/) Manchester United · [Hull City 2–0 Manchester United](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/hull-city-manchester-united-2026-08-22/)
- 5 70 [Emersonn](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/emersonn-37577447/) Ipswich Town · [Ipswich Town 2–1 Sunderland](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/ipswich-town-sunderland-2026-08-22/)