Premier League Highlights: Manchester City Hits 2000 Goals, Hull City Shines

The second week of the 2026-27 Premier League season was filled with exciting milestones. Manchester City celebrated their 2000th league goal, while Hull City made a strong return with two wins. Erling Haaland continued his scoring prowess, and Manchester United bounced back with a decisive victory. Discover all the highlights and records from this thrilling gameweek in our detailed overview.

By Narendra Chaudhary Sep 1, 2026, 00:45 IST

Premier League Milestones in Gameweek 2

The second week of the 2026-27 Premier League season showcased several remarkable achievements, including Manchester City reaching the milestone of 2,000 league goals, Hull City starting strong in their return to the top tier, and Erling Haaland maintaining his impressive scoring streak.

During their 4-1 victory against Crystal Palace, Manchester City became the sixth club in Premier League history to net 2,000 goals.

Erling Haaland increased his Premier League goal tally to 24 in August alone, having played just 16 matches, putting him one goal shy of Andrew Cole's record of 25. He also scored in each of his first five away matches against Crystal Palace, joining an elite group of players who have accomplished this against the same team.

Hull City followed up their opening match win over Manchester United with a 1-0 victory against Coventry City, marking them as only the fourth promoted team to win their first two Premier League matches.

Goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis achieved his second consecutive clean sheet, a feat not seen for a promoted side since David Raya in the 2021/22 season.

Liam Millar made history as just the ninth Canadian to score in the Premier League.

Manchester United rebounded from their initial loss with a commanding 5-2 win over Ipswich, highlighted by Bruno Fernandes' second hat-trick in the Premier League.

Both of Fernandes' hat-tricks have occurred in United's first home game of the season, and he has contributed to 17 goals in his last 15 Premier League matches against promoted teams, including 12 in his last nine at Old Trafford.

United has triumphed in nine of their last ten Premier League matches at Old Trafford in 2026, amassing 27 points, the highest of any team at home this year.

Liverpool's 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest extended Andoni Iraola's unbeaten streak in the Premier League to 20 matches.

Iraola is now among the 12 managers to have overseen an unbeaten run of at least 20 Premier League games, being the first to do so with two different clubs.

Morgan Gibbs-White continued to shine for Forest, bringing his total to 17 goal involvements in the Premier League for 2026, comprising 13 goals and four assists.

Chelsea secured their second consecutive win with a thrilling 4-3 match against Brighton, bringing their total to seven goals in the opening two Premier League games.

Xabi Alonso is now the fourth manager to have his team score seven or more goals in their first two Premier League matches.

Joao Pedro made history as the sixth player to score, assist, and net an own goal in a single Premier League match.

Brighton recorded 74.4% possession, the highest against Chelsea since the 2003/04 season.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored for Leeds against Brentford, making him the only player to score in each of the last 11 Premier League seasons, from 2016/17 to 2026/27.

Leeds has also maintained an unbeaten streak in their opening home league game for ten consecutive seasons.

The second gameweek wraps up at Villa Park, where Aston Villa will face Arsenal at 12:30 AM IST on Tuesday.