Premier League GW2 Stats: Corners, Yellow Cards & Result Leans

Brentford arrive at the Vitality on the back of a dominant 3-0 win over Spurs in GW1 — Ivan Toney reminding everyone he is a top-six-quality striker. Bournemouth finished 6th in 2025/26 with Semenyo (17 goals) and Kluivert (12) as a quick, direct pair. Their 88 yellow cards last season — joint-highest in the PL — give Bournemouth the cards angle. Brentford shade the corners battle at 5.4 per game versus 5.1.

Oliver Glasner started his Nottingham Forest tenure with a home defeat to Leeds on GW1. Villa Park is a step up — Watkins (16 goals in 2025/26) and Rogers (10 goals, 14 assists since arriving from Newcastle) form a fluid partnership. Villa averaged 5.6 corners per game at home last season and Forest conceded 65 goals. Yates accumulated 8 yellow cards as Forest's midfield enforcer — the standout individual booking pick away from home.

Hull City shocked Man Utd 2-0 in GW1 with Ivan Toney at the centre of it all. At Stamford Bridge, though, the class gap is real: Palmer (10 goals in 2025/26), Nkunku (11) and Fernandez (10 goals, 15 assists) make Chelsea dangerous from every angle. Chelsea's 6.4 corners per game is the highest in last season's PL — reliable against Hull's compact block. Fernandez tracking Toney and Longman on the counter is the cards angle.

Selhurst Park is one of the Premier League's noisiest venues. Ipswich arrive off a GW1 defeat at Sunderland and face a Palace side boosted by Eze (12 goals, 40 SoT in 2025/26) and Mateta (14 goals). Eze's dribble-and-shoot pattern is the standout individual market. Sam Morsy — Ipswich's combative midfield anchor with 8 yellow cards last season — is the cards pick away at Selhurst Park.

Anfield for Matchday 2 — one of the great PL venues. Salah at 35 is still extraordinary: 18 goals, 14 assists, 58 shots on target in 2025/26 — no wide forward in the PL comes close. Diaz (13 goals) adds constant menace. Fulham have solidity — Harrison Reed's 9 yellow cards as their midfield anchor is the clearest individual angle. Liverpool's 5.8 corners per game at Anfield and Salah's shots are the two picks.

Spurs need a bounce-back at home after a 3-0 dismantling by Brentford in GW1. Everton arrive buoyed by a 2-0 opening-day win — Calvert-Lewin and Beto scored. Solanke (14 PL goals in 2025/26) leads Spurs' attack and their 6.2 corners per game is a reliable home angle. Nørgaard, Everton's combative anchor with 7 yellow cards last season, is the standout booking pick away from home.

Arsenal travel to the Stadium of Light as reigning PL champions — Havertz, Saka and Ødegaard all scored in the GW1 3-0 win over Coventry. Sunderland in their first PL season since relegation lost 2-1 to Ipswich on GW1. The quality gap is significant: Arsenal averaged 2.34 goals per game as champions and kept 18 clean sheets. Saka's shot volume, Arsenal's corner dominance and Clarke's card risk are the three angles.

Coventry host Brighton in their first-ever home PL fixture at the CBS Arena. They were beaten 3-0 by Arsenal in GW1 — the quality gap was clear. Brighton finished 8th in 2025/26 and play attractive possession football. João Pedro (14 PL goals) is the main threat and Brighton's 5.8 corners per game will be sustained throughout. Yirenkyi's card risk — coming off a GW1 booking against Arsenal — is the standout individual angle.

The Manchester derby at Old Trafford is the standout fixture of Matchday 2. United suffered a humiliating 2-0 home defeat to newly promoted Hull in GW1. City finish 2nd in 2025/26 with 86 points: Haaland scored 28 goals, De Bruyne laid on 18 assists. City's 7.4 corners per game is the highest in the PL and Haaland's 68 shots on target make him the safest individual market. Rodri (7 yellow cards in 2025/26) carries clear booking risk in the derby's intensity.

Leeds host Newcastle at Elland Road on Sunday evening. Leeds got off to a dream start — Calvert-Lewin's 67th-minute winner at Forest gave them GW1 victory. Newcastle finished 4th in 2025/26 with Isak (24 goals, 58 SoT) and Gordon (16 goals) in devastating form. The Elland Road crowd will be electric but Newcastle's quality in wide areas and Isak's clinical finishing are tough to overcome. Ethan Ampadu (5 yellows in 35 Championship apps) is the cards pick.