Gameweek 2 Roundup: Manchester City Stay Perfect in a 32-Goal Weekend

Gameweek 2 of the 2026-27 Premier League season delivered 32 goals across its ten fixtures, four away wins and three draws, and left a familiar name at the top of the table. Only three home sides collected maximum points on a weekend that belonged to the travelling support.

City set the standard

Manchester City's 4-1 win at Crystal Palace was the statement of the round. According to the Premier League table, City sit first on 15 points with a perfect record — five wins from five, 13 goals scored and five conceded.

Arsenal are keeping them honest. Their 1-0 victory at Aston Villa, per the table, makes it four straight wins and second place on 12 points. Villa's afternoon rather summed up their start: the table has them 16th on four points, with three defeats in five matches.

Seven goals, twice over

The gameweek's two blockbusters produced seven goals apiece. Chelsea edged Brighton & Hove Albion 4-3 in the game of the round, a result that, per the table, makes it back-to-back wins and lifts them to tenth on seven points. Brighton's consolation is third place on 10 points — and the table credits them as the division's leading scorers with 16 goals.

Manchester United beat Ipswich Town 5-2, though according to the table they remain 12th on five points, with Ipswich one place and one point better off in 11th.

The draws that stung

Three fixtures finished level. Liverpool were held 2-2 by Nottingham Forest, and the table shows a sixth-placed side on nine points now on a run of two straight draws. Forest take a point that keeps them 13th on five.

AFC Bournemouth and Everton shared a 1-1 draw. According to the table, the Cherries are still winless after five matches and sit 17th on three points, while Everton are unbeaten in seventh on nine. Leeds United and Brentford played out the weekend's other 1-1, a result that keeps both unbeaten too: the table has Brentford fourth and Leeds fifth, level on nine points and separated only by goal difference.

Away days and strugglers

Four teams won on the road. Hull City's 1-0 success at Coventry City, per the table, makes it back-to-back wins and lifts the Tigers to eighth on eight points, while Coventry are now on a run of four straight defeats, 18th on three points with a solitary goal scored in five matches.

Newcastle United's 2-0 win at Tottenham Hotspur deepens the hosts' grim start: the table has Spurs bottom on two points and still winless. Sunderland's 1-0 victory over Fulham moves the Black Cats to 14th on four points, per the table, while the visitors stay 19th on two and remain without a win.

Where the table stands

According to the Premier League table, the early picture looks like this:

• Top three: Manchester City on 15 points, Arsenal on 12 and Brighton & Hove Albion on 10
• The nine-point pack: Brentford, Leeds United, Liverpool and Everton, all unbeaten so far
• Propping up the division: Coventry City on three points, with Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur on two

Over to you

Gameweek 2 was unkind to anyone whose predictions leaned on home advantage — only Chelsea, Sunderland and Manchester United rewarded the home crowd with a win.

If the round scrambled your picks, there is little time to dwell on it: Gameweek 3 is already on the horizon. Log your predictions on FanTribe, call the results and score points as the season takes shape.