Gameweek 2 of the 2026/27 Premier League season delivered landmark milestones and plenty of individual storylines. Manchester United bounced back emphatically at Old Trafford, Manchester City reached a major scoring milestone, Hull City continued their remarkable start to life back in the top flight, while Chelsea and Liverpool produced contrasting results. Here are some of the key numbers and stories from the second round of fixtures.
2,000 | Manchester City reach a landmark
Manchester City became only the sixth team in Premier League history to score 2,000 goals in the competition during their 4-1 win over Crystal Palace.
Erling Haaland continued his extraordinary August record, taking his tally to 24 Premier League goals in August from just 16 appearances, one behind Andrew Cole’s record of 25.
Haaland also scored in each of his first five Premier League away appearances against Crystal Palace, becoming only the fourth player to achieve the feat against the same opponent.
2 | Hull City continue their remarkable start
Hull City have made an impressive start to their Premier League return, following their opening-day victory over Manchester United with a 1-0 win over Coventry City.
They are now only the fourth promoted side in Premier League history to win their opening two games, joining Bolton in 2001/02 and Huddersfield in 2017/18. Hull themselves previously achieved the feat in 2016/17.
Goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis kept his second consecutive clean sheet, becoming the first goalkeeper since David Raya in 2021/22 to achieve the feat for a promoted side.
3 | Fernandes leads United’s response
Manchester United bounced back from their opening-day defeat with a 5-2 victory over Ipswich, led by Bruno Fernandes’ second Premier League hat-trick.
Both of Fernandes’ hat-tricks have now come in United’s first home game of the season. He has also recorded 17 goal involvements in his last 15 Premier League appearances against promoted sides, including 12 in his last nine at Old Trafford.
United have now won nine of their last 10 Premier League games at Old Trafford in 2026, collecting 27 points, more than any other side at home this calendar year.
20 | Iraola’s unbeaten run reaches another milestone
Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest extended Andoni Iraola’s unbeaten Premier League run to 20 matches. However, he is yet to find a first win for Liverpool.
He is only the 12th manager to oversee an unbeaten run of at least 20 Premier League games and the first to achieve it across spells with two different clubs.
Liverpool have also become only the second Premier League side to start a season with two consecutive 2-2 draws, after Everton in 2014/15.
Morgan Gibbs-White was again influential for Forest, taking his tally to 17 Premier League goal involvements in 2026, including 13 goals and four assists.
7 | Chelsea continue their explosive start
Chelsea made it two wins from two with a 4-3 victory over Brighton, taking their tally to seven goals across their opening two Premier League games.
Xabi Alonso is only the fourth manager whose team has scored seven or more goals across his first two Premier League games in charge.
The game also produced a unique milestone as João Pedro became only the sixth player in Premier League history to score, assist and score an own goal in the same match.
Brighton had 74.4% possession, the highest recorded by any team against Chelsea since 2003/04.
11 | Calvert-Lewin keeps the streak alive
Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored for Leeds against Brentford, becoming the only player to have scored in each of the last 11 Premier League seasons, from 2016/17 through 2026/27.
Leeds have also now gone 10 consecutive seasons unbeaten in their opening home league game, while Brentford registered 22 attempts, their joint-most in a Premier League away match.
The final fixture of GW2
Gameweek 2 concludes at Villa Park, where Aston Villa host Arsenal at 12:30 AM IST on Tuesday.
Gameweek 2: Numbers at a Glance
Number
The story
2,000
Manchester City’s Premier League goals
24
Haaland’s Premier League goals in August
2
Hull’s consecutive opening-game wins
5
Manchester United’s goals against Ipswich
17
Fernandes’ goal involvements vs promoted sides in his last 15 PL games
20
Iraola’s consecutive unbeaten Premier League games
17
Gibbs-White’s Premier League goal involvements in 2026
7
Chelsea’s goals across their first two games
74.4%
Brighton’s possession against Chelsea
11
Calvert-Lewin’s consecutive Premier League seasons with a goal
10
Leeds’ consecutive seasons unbeaten in their opening home game
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