Perfect symmetry: Every EPL home team wins 2-1 on Super Sunday
- Created by Juma Namlola
- Football
Brighton, Fulham, Manchester United and Arsenal all claim identical scorelines in rare Premier League clean sweep.
It was a statistical oddity that left fans double-checking their score apps--every home side in Sunday’s English Premier League fixtures won 2-1.
Four matches. Four home victories. The exact same scoreline.
The 2-1 quartet
- Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Nottingham Forest
- Fulham FC 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
- Manchester United 2-1 Crystal Palace
- Arsenal FC 2-1 Chelsea
While 2-1 is one of football’s most common results, seeing it replicated across an entire slate of fixtures is highly unusual--especially in a league known for volatility.
The Premier League rarely produces uniform matchdays. Scorelines typically vary widely due to tactical diversity, squad depth and differing match contexts.
Yet Sunday delivered perfect symmetry:
- All four home teams scored twice
- All four away teams scored once
- No draws
- No clean sheets
- No late collapses to alter the pattern
It was a day where home advantage proved decisive--but only just.
What it means in the table
Beyond the statistical quirk, the results carry weight:
- Arsenal strengthen their position in the title race by 5 points
- Manchester United gain crucial ground in the European places by climbing to third
- Fulham boost their mid-table security
- Brighton continue their push up the standings
For Tottenham, Chelsea, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace, it was a frustrating afternoon defined by narrow margins.
A rare matchday pattern
Football history shows clusters of similar results happen--but a complete matchday set finishing with the same scoreline is rare in modern top-flight football.
Sunday’s “2-1 sweep” will likely become a trivia question for years to come.
Not chaos. Not drama-filled thrashings.
Just clinical, identical home wins--four times over.