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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

HomeAwayVenue
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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