EPL 2026 Round 2 results
1 September 2026
Away sides won four of ten Matchweek 2 fixtures — up from three on opening weekend — and the round's biggest margin was shared: Manchester City won 4-1 at Selhurst Park and Manchester United put five past Ipswich at Old Trafford, both by three goals. Chelsea's 4-3 shootout win over Brighton was the day's highest-scoring game.
Full round 2 scores
| Home | Away | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace 1 | lost to | Manchester City 4 | Selhurst Park |
| Liverpool 2 | drew with | Nottingham Forest 2 | Anfield |
| AFC Bournemouth 1 | drew with | Everton 1 | Vitality Stadium |
| Coventry City 0 | lost to | Hull City 1 | Coventry Building Society Arena |
| Tottenham Hotspur 0 | lost to | Newcastle United 2 | Tottenham Hotspur Stadium |
| Chelsea 4 | def | Brighton & Hove Albion 3 | Stamford Bridge |
| Leeds United 1 | drew with | Brentford 1 | Elland Road |
| Sunderland 1 | def | Fulham 0 | Stadium of Light |
| Manchester United 5 | def | Ipswich Town 2 | Old Trafford |
| Aston Villa 0 | lost to | Arsenal 1 | Villa Park |
The round in three lines
Two results shared the biggest margin, 3 goals — Manchester City's 4-1 away win at Crystal Palace and Manchester United's 5-2 win over Ipswich at Old Trafford.
Four away wins out of ten — City, Hull City, Newcastle and Arsenal all won on the road, against three home wins and three draws.
Chelsea 4-3 Brighton was the round's highest-scoring game — seven goals at Stamford Bridge, with Sunderland's 1-0 over Fulham the only other single-goal home win of the round.
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