Most goals in Premier League weekend- what is the PL all-time record?

Most goals in Premier League weekend- what is the PL all-time record?

Premier League is the most enthralling and unpredictable division in European football. While some days are filled with a plethora of low-scoring, dull stalemates, mostly, the league delivers with goals in abundance. Here, we look at the Most goals in Premier League weekend and see what the all-time PL record is.

Most goals in Premier League weekend

The record stands at 44 goals on a Premier League weekend. It occurred last season in match week 2 of the 2020/21 campaign. The tally was confirmed by Gabriel Jesus’ goal in a 3-1 win for Manchester City against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Everton and West Bromwich Albion set the tone for that game week with the Toffees running out 5-2 winners. The earlier record stood at 43 during game week 24 of the 2010/11 season, which included the famous 4-4 Arsenal vs Newcastle United game where the latter made an inspiring comeback.

 Most goals in Premier League weekend- what is the PL all-time record? Manchester City scored 4 past Brighton and Hove Albion.
Most goals in Premier League weekend- what is the PL all-time record? Manchester City scored 4 past Brighton and Hove Albion. (Reuters via Sportsmole)

Can GW9 be the the gameweek with most goals in Premier League weekend?

The reason this topic is doing the rounds is because of two high-profile, high-scoring games on Saturday. Chelsea beat Norwich by an astounding 7-0 margin while Watford ransacked a hapless Everton 5-2. That’s 14 goals already in two games.

The scoring rate has been slowed by two 1-1 draws between Crystal Palace and Newcastle United, and Leeds United and Wolves. Brighton vs Manchester City saw 5 goals in a 4-1 win for the Citizens, while there was a 2-2 draw between Southampton and Burnley.

Aston Villa and Arsenal opened this game with a 4-goal feast where the Gunners won 3-1. This takes the tally of goals this weekend to 31 goals from 7 games. If the scoring continues at this rate, the record shall be broken on Sunday which sees three games- Brentford vs Leicester City, Liverpool vs Manchester United, and Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United.

 Most goals in Premier League weekend.
Most goals in Premier League weekend. Image credits: Getty

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