Rayan Cherki is the second youngest player to score on his PL debut for the Citizens (21y 364d) after Bradley Wright-Phillips vs. Middlesbrough in December 2004 (19y 269d). 💫

Rayan Aït-Nouri had more touches (96), made more tackles (6), made more clearances (6) and made more interceptions (3) than any other player against Wolves. 

An impressive Premier League debut for Man City against his former side. 👏

Tijjani Reijnders is just the second player to both score and assist on their Premier League debut for Man City after Sergio Agüero vs. Swansea City in 2011.

What a player.⚽️🅰️

Dan Ballard for Sunderland vs. West Ham:

◉ Most duels won (10)
◉ Most clearances (8)
◉ Most aerial duels won (6)
◉= Most touches in opp. box (4)
◉ Most shots (4)
◉ Most fouls won (4)
◉= Most possessions won (4)
◉ Most shots on target (2)

And his first PL goal. ⚽️

Happy birthday to the first player to score 20+ goals in five consecutive PL campaigns, the first man to win the PFA Player's Player of the Year award in consecutive seasons and the only player to score 20+ goals and provide 20+ assists in a PL season. 

Arsenal’s all-time top goalscorer, a 4x PL Golden Boot and 2x European Golden Shoe winner and a World Cup and European Championship winner with France.

Happy birthday, Thierry Henry. 🥳

Chelsea XI: Sanchez; James, Acheampong, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Enzo; Neto, Pamer, Gittens; Joao Pedro.

Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Munoz, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Mitchell; Wharton, Hughes, Sarr, Eze; Mateta.

🏆 Premier League Matchweek 1

Chris Wood's strike is Nottingham Forest's fastest ever Premier League goal on MD1 (5 mins). ⏱️

Only Mo Salah (13) and Alexander Isak (11) have scored more Premier League goals in 2025 than Chris Wood (10).

Off the mark in 2025/26. ⚽️

HT: Nottingham Forest 3-0 Brentford

Brentford only trailed by 3+ goals once in the Premier League last season.

FT: Nottingham Forest 3-1 Brentford

Brentford fail to create any big chances in their opener.

FT: Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace

Palace are now undefeated in their last 7 Premier League games.

Riccardo Calafiori has now scored three Premier League goals for Arsenal:

◉ vs. Man City (A)
◉ vs. Wolves (A)
◉ vs. Man Utd (A)

Two of them have come in Manchester. 😀

Arsenal have now scored 31 Premier League goals from corners since the start of the 2023/24 campaign.

At least 11 more than any other side. 👀

Manchester United have fallen 1-0 behind in more Premier League home games than any other ever-present side since the start of last season (13 times). 👀

HT: Man Utd 0-1 Arsenal

This is just the third time in the last 7 seasons that Man Utd have had 5+ shots on target in the first half of a PL game at Old Trafford and not scored. ⛔️

Man Utd have had 5+ shots on target in the first half of a PL game at Old Trafford without scoring three times since 2019/20:

◉ 5 vs. Tottenham (22/23)
◉ 5 vs. Aston Villa (24/25)
◉ 5 vs. Arsenal (25/26)

They've now done it in back-to-back home games. 🏟️

Martin Ødegaard won possession more times (5) and completed more take-ons (3) than any other Arsenal player in the first half vs. Man Utd.

He also made twice as many final third passes than any of his teammates (12). 💪

Viktor Gyökeres has failed to score on MD1 for the first time in the last five seasons:

◎ 2021/22 (Coventry) ✅
◎ 2022/23 (Coventry) ✅
◎ 2023/24 (Sporting) ✅
◎ 2024/25 (Sporting) ✅
◉ 2025/26 (Arsenal) ❌

No PL debut goal for the Swede.

FT: Man Utd 0-1 Arsenal

The Gunners are now unbeaten in their last 15 Premier League away games (W8 D7). 💪

Man Utd had 20+ shots in a single Premier League game against Arsenal for the first time since their 8-2 win in August 2011.

Zero goals today though. 😬