Hull City v Aston Villa, 05 September 2026

Score0-0
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueMKM Stadium
Attendance24,425

View Hull City v Aston Villa head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 9 Hull City won: 1 Drawn: 2 Aston Villa won: 6 Hull City scored: 4 Aston Villa scored: 12 . Hull City now remained without a win against Aston Villa since a 2-0 victory in the Premier League on 10 February 2015. The referee in that game was Michael Oliver, the same as in this match.

0 Hull City

Manager: Sergej Jakirović

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kostas Tzolakis
Defender Semi Ajayi
Defender Lewie Coyle
Defender John Egan
Defender Nobel Mendy
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Giles
Midfielder Lucas Gourna-Douath
Midfielder Regan Slater
Midfielder Elliot Stroud
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Belloumi
Forward Oli McBurnie

Starting lineup:

Zion Suzuki Goalkeeper
Victor Lindelöf Defender
Ian Maatsen Defender
Tyrone Mings Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ross Barkley Midfielder
Emi Buendía Midfielder
George Hemmings Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Nicolas Jackson Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Sorba Thomas for Elliot Stroud 63
Brooke Norton-Cuffy for Lewie Coyle 64
Lucas Herrington for Nobel Mendy 71
Jens Hjertø-Dahl for Lucas Gourna-Douath 81
Mohamed-Ali Cho for Mohamed Belloumi 82

Substitutions:

Alysson for George Hemmings 75
Alejandro Garnacho for Emi Buendía 75
Matteo Ruggeri for Ian Maatsen 75
Tammy Abraham for Nicolas Jackson 85
Aaron Wan-Bissaka for Matty Cash 85

Cards:

Semi Ajayi 39 Y
Lucas Gourna-Douath 67 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dillon Phillips
Defender Lucas Herrington
Defender Brooke Norton-Cuffy
Defender Matt Targett
Midfielder Jens Hjertø-Dahl
Midfielder Christos Mouzakitis
Midfielder/Forward Sorba Thomas
Forward Mohamed-Ali Cho
Forward Robinhio Vaz

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Pau Torres
Defender Matteo Ruggeri
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder/Forward Alysson
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward Tammy Abraham
Forward Ibrahim Mbaye

Comments:

League position: 2nd . With two wins and a draw, Hull City had now made their best-ever three-game start to a season in the top division. . City failed in their attempt to become the second newly promoted team to win their opening three games of a season in the Premier League: previously Bolton Wanderers in 2001-02. . The Tigers had now become the first newly promoted team to keep a clean sheet in each of their opening three games of a season in the top division after also having not conceded in their final three league or play-off games in the preceding season. [c/o Bill Edgar]

Comments:

League position: 17th . Aston Villa had now become the second team to fail to score in their opening three games in consecutive seasons in the top division: previously Ipswich Town in 1970-71 in League Division One. . Villa now remained unbeaten in the Premier League against newly promoted teams since a 3-0 loss at Fulham on 20 October 2022, which was manager Steven Gerrard’s last game in charge. . They had now won ten and drawn five of their last 18 games in the Premier League played on a Saturday.

0 Hull City

Manager: Sergej Jakirović

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kostas Tzolakis
Defender Semi Ajayi
Defender Lewie Coyle
Defender John Egan
Defender Nobel Mendy
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Giles
Midfielder Lucas Gourna-Douath
Midfielder Regan Slater
Midfielder Elliot Stroud
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Belloumi
Forward Oli McBurnie

Substitutions:

Sorba Thomas for Elliot Stroud 63
Brooke Norton-Cuffy for Lewie Coyle 64
Lucas Herrington for Nobel Mendy 71
Jens Hjertø-Dahl for Lucas Gourna-Douath 81
Mohamed-Ali Cho for Mohamed Belloumi 82

Cards:

Semi Ajayi 39 Y
Lucas Gourna-Douath 67 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dillon Phillips
Defender Lucas Herrington
Defender Brooke Norton-Cuffy
Defender Matt Targett
Midfielder Jens Hjertø-Dahl
Midfielder Christos Mouzakitis
Midfielder/Forward Sorba Thomas
Forward Mohamed-Ali Cho
Forward Robinhio Vaz

Comments:

League position: 2nd . With two wins and a draw, Hull City had now made their best-ever three-game start to a season in the top division. . City failed in their attempt to become the second newly promoted team to win their opening three games of a season in the Premier League: previously Bolton Wanderers in 2001-02. . The Tigers had now become the first newly promoted team to keep a clean sheet in each of their opening three games of a season in the top division after also having not conceded in their final three league or play-off games in the preceding season. [c/o Bill Edgar]

0 Aston Villa

Manager: Unai Emery

Starting lineup:

Zion Suzuki Goalkeeper
Victor Lindelöf Defender
Ian Maatsen Defender
Tyrone Mings Defender
Matty Cash Defender/Midfielder
Boubacar Kamara Defender/Midfielder
Ross Barkley Midfielder
Emi Buendía Midfielder
George Hemmings Midfielder
John McGinn Midfielder
Nicolas Jackson Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Alysson for George Hemmings 75
Alejandro Garnacho for Emi Buendía 75
Matteo Ruggeri for Ian Maatsen 75
Tammy Abraham for Nicolas Jackson 85
Aaron Wan-Bissaka for Matty Cash 85

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Marco Bizot
Defender Pau Torres
Defender Matteo Ruggeri
Defender/Midfielder Lamare Bogarde
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder/Forward Alysson
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward Tammy Abraham
Forward Ibrahim Mbaye

Comments:

League position: 17th . Aston Villa had now become the second team to fail to score in their opening three games in consecutive seasons in the top division: previously Ipswich Town in 1970-71 in League Division One. . Villa now remained unbeaten in the Premier League against newly promoted teams since a 3-0 loss at Fulham on 20 October 2022, which was manager Steven Gerrard’s last game in charge. . They had now won ten and drawn five of their last 18 games in the Premier League played on a Saturday.