Every match since 1992

Half-time and full-time

Of 13,216 Premier League matches with a half-time score, the side ahead at the break went on to win 76% of the time. 570 have been won from behind, the biggest from 3 goals down.

76%

Half-time leaders who won

570

Wins from behind

344

Half-time/full-time combinations

94

Combinations seen once

What happens after half-time

How every match with a half-time score finished, by the score at the break (row percentages).

At half-timeHome winDrawAway win
Home side ahead3,713 · 80%679 · 15%247 · 5%
Level1,993 · 36%2,077 · 38%1,404 · 26%
Away side ahead323 · 10%636 · 20%2,144 · 69%

How safe is a half-time lead?

What happened to the side ahead at half-time, by the size of the lead.

Lead at half-timeMatchesWonDrewLost
1 goal5,58669%22%9% (528)
2 goals1,68792%5%2% (39)
3 goals39098%1%1% (3)
4 goals or more7999%1%0%

The greatest comebacks

The wins from furthest behind at half-time. 42 sides have won after trailing by two or more at the break.

March 13, 2024Bournemouth 4–3 Luton TownHT 0–3from 3 down
October 25, 2003Wolves 4–3 Leicester CityHT 0–3from 3 down
September 29, 2001Tottenham 3–5 Man UnitedHT 3–0from 3 down
January 31, 2026Chelsea 3–2 West HamHT 0–2from 2 down
October 19, 2024Southampton 2–3 Leicester CityHT 2–0from 2 down
October 6, 2024Brighton 3–2 TottenhamHT 0–2from 2 down
December 26, 2023Man United 3–2 Aston VillaHT 0–2from 2 down
January 19, 2023Man City 4–2 TottenhamHT 0–2from 2 down
September 3, 2022Nott'm Forest 2–3 BournemouthHT 2–0from 2 down
August 27, 2022Man City 4–2 Crystal PalaceHT 0–2from 2 down
March 18, 2022Wolves 2–3 Leeds UnitedHT 2–0from 2 down
November 29, 2020Southampton 2–3 Man UnitedHT 2–0from 2 down
January 18, 2020Southampton 2–3 WolvesHT 2–0from 2 down
March 9, 2019Newcastle 3–2 EvertonHT 0–2from 2 down

And the draws rescued from furthest behind:

February 5, 2011Newcastle 4–4 ArsenalHT 0–4drew from 4 down
October 18, 2020Tottenham 3–3 West HamHT 3–0drew from 3 down
September 26, 2020West Brom 3–3 ChelseaHT 3–0drew from 3 down
February 12, 2011West Brom 3–3 West HamHT 3–0drew from 3 down
February 1, 2026Tottenham 2–2 Man CityHT 0–2drew from 2 down

Half-time/full-time scorigami

Counting home and away separately, 344 different half-time/full-time combinations have happened in the Premier League, and 94 of them only once. New ones still turn up every season. These are the most recent firsts:

September 20, 2026Man City 5–3 SunderlandHT 3–2first ever
December 15, 2025Man United 4–4 BournemouthHT 2–1first ever
December 2, 2025Fulham 4–5 Man CityHT 1–3first ever
February 23, 2025Newcastle 4–3 Nott'm ForestHT 4–1first ever
December 22, 2024Tottenham 3–6 LiverpoolHT 1–3first ever
December 15, 2024Southampton 0–5 TottenhamHT 0–5first ever
November 30, 2024West Ham 2–5 ArsenalHT 2–5first ever
September 28, 2024Chelsea 4–2 BrightonHT 4–2first ever

The half-time/full-time grid

Each square is a full-time score, home goals across and away goals up. A full-time score can be reached from several half-time scores (a 2–1 from 0–0, 1–0, 1–1, 2–0 or 2–1), and the number shows how many of those routes have happened, out of all possible. The colour shows how complete that is. Pick a square to see its own half-time grid. To see how matches finished from one half-time score, use the home grid's Half-time view.

Away goals at full time
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Home goals at full time
Half-time routes seen:
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2–1 at full time: 6 of 6 half-time routes

1,151 matches have finished 2–1 in the Premier League. Each square below is a half-time score on the way there.

Away at half-time

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Home at half-time

Half-timeMatchesMost recently
1–0319 · 28%Sunderland 2–1 Chelsea, 2026
1–1252 · 22%Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea, 2026
0–0194 · 17%West Ham 2–1 Everton, 2026
0–1163 · 14%Man City 2–1 Bournemouth, 2026
2–0123 · 11%Newcastle 2–1 Hull City, 2026
2–1100 · 9%Brighton 2–1 Nott'm Forest, 2026

The biggest second halves

November 22, 2009Tottenham 9–1 Wigan AthleticHT 1–09 second-half goals
December 29, 2012Arsenal 7–3 NewcastleHT 1–18 second-half goals
December 29, 2007Tottenham 6–4 ReadingHT 1–18 second-half goals
September 29, 2007Portsmouth 7–4 ReadingHT 2–18 second-half goals
November 26, 2016Swansea 5–4 Crystal PalaceHT 1–17 second-half goals

About the data

Every Premier League match has its half-time score, all 13,216 of them: from football-data.co.uk for 1995/96 onwards, and from worldfootball.net for the first three seasons. New matches get theirs as they finish. See the records and every scoreline for full-time scores.