16 Greatest Matches in Premier League History (Ranked)

The Premier League is often regarded as the greatest football division in the world. Since its formation in 1992, it has thrown up so many unbelievable moments.

There have been unforgettable battles throughout the years for the title, survival and even for a spot in the coveted top four, which earns a place in the following season’s Champions League. In this list, we’re aiming to name the 16 greatest matches in Premier League history.

Ranking factors

The ranking of this list has been decided based on the:

• Importance of the match
• Impact the result had
• Drama involved in the match

16

Wolves 3-4 Manchester United

2023/24 season

In a modern-day Premier League classic, Manchester United travelled to Molinuex in the middle of a poor run of form that included just one win in their last six league matches. However, all looked to be going to plan, with early goals from Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund sending them 2-0 ahead before Scott McTominay made it 3-1 with fifteen minutes to go. However, the hosts fought back as Pedro Neto levelled in the 95th minute, before one final twist as promising youngster Kobbie Mainoo bagged his first-ever Premier League goal with a screamer that earned a valuable three points for the Red Devils.

15

Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur

2015/16 season

Tottenham knew they had to win against rivals Chelsea if they were to remain in one of the most bizarre title races in Premier League history with Leicester City. For a while, everything seemed to be going to plan with goals from Harry Kane and Heung-min Son giving Spurs a 2-0 lead. But in the second half, Chelsea were allowed a way back into the match and Eden Hazard’s late equaliser sparked wild celebrations at Stamford Bridge. Not only in West London, but in Leicester, as this result handed the Foxes their first-ever Premier League title. It was a particularly heated match which saw nine of Tottenham’s players receive bookings and a scuffle in the tunnel at the end of the game.

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14

Everton 5-3 Blackpool

2010/11 season

During their only season in the Premier League, Blackpool were the great entertainers of the division, frequently pulling off shock results including a famous 2-1 win at Anfield against Liverpool – a football ground that is known to be a fortress. On a rainy February afternoon, it briefly looked like they were going to do the double in the city of Liverpool when goals from Jason Puncheon and Charlie Adam put Ian Holloway’s side 3-2 ahead away at Everton. But in a thrilling match, the Toffees restored their lead with Louis Saha grabbing four goals on the day.

13

Fulham 4-5 Manchester City

2025/26 Season

Manchester City have been part of several memorable Premier League fixtures over the years, and their visit to Craven Cottage in 2025/26 really was something to behold. Looking to close the gap to Arsenal at the top of the table, Pep Guardiola’s side stormed into a three-goal lead against Fulham thanks to Tijjani Reijnders, Phil Foden and Erling Haaland, who became the fastest player to reach 100 Premier League goals. Even after Emile Smith Rowe grabbed one back for the hosts, Foden’s second strike and a Sander Berge own goal left Marco Silva’s side with a mountain to climb.

What happened next, though, was hard to believe. Alex Iwobi scored a stunner to claw one back, before City’s defence then imploded. Samuel Chukwueze, introduced from the bench, grabbed a brace of his own to drag Fulham within touching distance of their opponents with 12 minutes remaining. And City needed a goal line clearance from Josko Gvardiol in added time to prevent one of the biggest collapses in Premier League history. Drama and goals galore — what more could you want?

12

Newcastle 4-4 Arsenal

2010/11 season

Remarkably, Everton’s 5-3 win over Blackpool wasn’t even the best Premier League match on February 5th 2011. While Saha was scoring goals for fun on Merseyside, an even more incredible game was taking place at St James’ Park as Arsenal stormed into a 4-0 lead after just 26 minutes, thanks to goals from Theo Walcott, Johan Djourou and a brace from Robin van Persie. But the Magpies fought back in the second half with Joey Barton scoring twice from the spot either side of Leon Best’s strike before a sublime Cheick Tiote volley three minutes from the end completed one of the greatest Premier League comebacks of all time.

11

Chelsea 4-3 Manchester United

2023/24 season

While the Chelsea-Manchester United fixture didn’t quite carry the same weight in 2024 as it would have done in previous Premier League seasons gone by, the two English footballing titans still managed to produce an all-time classic with boyhood Manchester City fan and academy graduate Cole Palmer stealing all the headlines. The attacking midfielder had doubled the Blues’ lead in the 19th minute from the spot, but the Red Devils responded and made it 3-2 after 67 minutes through Alejandro Garnacho. However, Palmer converted his second penalty in the 10th minute of added time before dramatically bagging the winner a minute later, via a Scott McTominay deflection, and completing his first hat-trick in senior football.

10

Wolves 4-3 Leicester City

2003/04 season

There’s only one thing better than completing an incredible turnaround like Chelsea’s and that’s completing an incredible turnaround that could prove vital in a survival bid. Wolves and Leicester City were two sides tipped to be relegated come the end of the season so in an early six-pointer, it was the Foxes who were by far the quickest out of the blocks, racing into a shock 3-0 lead after just 34 minutes at Molineux. The home fans would have been shell-shocked at half-time and no one could have predicted their side’s response after the break as incredibly, Wolves went on to win the game, with Henri Camara bagging the winner in the 85th minute.

9

Chelsea 4-4 Aston Villa

2007/08 season

Curiously, this was one of three 4-4 draws in the 2007/08 campaign that were all shared between Chelsea, Aston Villa and Tottenham. Taking place on Boxing Day, Shaun Maloney’s first-half brace gave the Villains a shock 2-0 lead at Stamford Bridge, but it was canceled out by two strikes from Andriy Shevchenko either side of half-time. With the score at 3-3, Michael Ballack’s free-kick in the 88th minute looked like it was going to be the winner, but after Ashley Cole was forced to handle on the line, reducing the Blues to nine men after Ricardo Carvalho’s earlier dismissal, Gareth Barry was able to equalise with a cool penalty.

8

Chelsea 4-4 Manchester City

2023/24 season

Almost 16 years later, Chelsea were involved in another 4-4 draw, their third in Premier League history. This one was against Premier League champions Manchester City, and in a back-and-forth encounter at Stamford Bridge, Mauricio Pochettino’s side came from behind on four different occasions to earn a well-deserved draw, with City academy graduate Cole Palmer memorably slamming home an equalising penalty in the 95th minute, in his first match against his boyhood club, since he was sold to Chelsea that summer. The two teams shared 32 shots between them in a thrilling open-ended encounter that showed the Premier League at its very best.

7

Tottenham Hotspur 4-5 Arsenal

2004/05 season

In one of the highest-scoring games in Premier League history, Tottenham and Arsenal played out an enthralling north London Derby in November 2004. It was a relatively quiet first half with goals from Noureddine Naybet and Thierry Henry seeing the sides go into half-time with the score at 1-1, but the match suddenly burst into life after the break. Jermain Defoe and Robert Pires scored the pick of the goals for their respective sides as Spurs wouldn’t give up on trying to claw their way back level but eventually, it ended 5-4 to the Gunners, making it one of the most memorable north London derbies of all time.