Khel Now lists top 10 Premier League opening-day matches ahead of 2026/27 kick-off
Before the kick-off of the 2026/27 Premier League season, Khel Now compiled a list of the top 10 opening-day matches in Premier League history, publishing the feature on 21 August 2026 as Arsenal prepared to face Coventry City in a match billed as a thrilling encounter tonight.
Khel Now’s piece states the opening weekend of Premier League seasons has repeatedly produced famous goals, late comebacks and last-gasp finishes, and the outlet assembled ten standout Matchweek 1 games to illustrate that history ahead of the new campaign.
The list opens with Manchester United’s five-star start at Old Trafford in which United defeated Leeds United; the article records Paul Pogba became the eighth Premier League player to register four assists in a single game and notes Bruno Fernandes scored three goals past Illan Meslier, including a first-time half-volley, while Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds trailed 3-2 at halftime in their Premier League comeback.
Khel Now recounts a Liverpool match featuring Mohamed Salah’s hat-trick, saying Salah opened with a fourth-minute penalty in a first half that produced five goals, Mateusz Klich levelled with 24 minutes remaining, and Salah converted a second penalty two minutes later to complete his treble and secure three points for Liverpool.
The piece details a 4-3 Premier League scoreline between Arsenal and Liverpool, describing Theo Walcott having a penalty saved by Simon Mignolet before scoring later to put Arsenal ahead, Philippe Coutinho levelling with a free kick in first-half stoppage time, and Sadio Mane, Coutinho and Adam Lallana giving Liverpool the lead that held to the final whistle; it also recounts a match in which Leicester held a 3-2 advantage through Shinji Okazaki and a Jamie Vardy brace before Olivier Giroud scored a header two minutes later from Granit Xhaka’s second assist and Aaron Ramsey had earlier equalised from a Xhaka cross.
Several Chelsea opening-day displays are included: under Carlo Ancelotti, Chelsea are described as running riot against a powerless West Bromwich Albion after Florent Malouda’s sixth-minute opener, Didier Drogba completing a hat-trick and Frank Lampard adding a goal; the article also credits Cesc Fàbregas with creating a 25-yard opener for Denilson, mentions a William Gallas header from a free kick, details Fàbregas setting up Arsenal’s fourth with a finish past Tim Howard’s knees and records Eduardo’s 89th-minute strike completing an overwhelming victory in another listed match.
Khel Now adds accounts of other memorable first-day games including Middlesbrough welcoming Liverpool to the Riverside Stadium in a 3-3 draw where Liverpool scorers were Stig Inge Bjørnebye, John Barnes and Robbie Fowler while Fabrizio Ravanelli scored a hat-trick—his first a penalty followed by a second and a curled finish for the third—and Tottenham Hotspur’s trip to Hillsborough in which Teddy Sheringham, Darren Anderton, Nick Barmby and Jürgen Klinsmann (who celebrated with a diving goal) featured amid goals and a Colin Calderwood own goal; the article also cites Coventry’s 3-2 win over Chelsea and Liverpool’s 3-3 draw against Middlesbrough FC as other notable openings.
For readers seeking live coverage, Khel Now lists its social channels and apps for updates and notes Arsenal’s season opener against Coventry City is scheduled for Saturday, 22 August at 12:30 am IST.
