English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 5, 2026
Aston Villa LLLLL 0
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Hull City LDWWW 0
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The MKM Stadium · 24,425 att. · NBC

Match Report

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Hull continue unbeaten start to the Premier League season following goalless draw with Aston Villa

Hull's unbeaten start to life back in the Premier League continued as Sergej Jakirovic's surprise package ended a breathless week by holding rebuilding Aston Villa to a 0-0 draw.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
1
73.5
Possession
26.5
13
SHOTS
11
1
ON GOAL
4
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
613
Accurate Passes
167
683
Passes
229
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
2
12
Crosses
21
0.1
Cross %
0.1
40
Long Balls
54
25
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
0
3
Effective Tackles
7
7
Tackles
17
0.4
Tackle %
0.4
4
Interceptions
16
18
Effective Clearances
16
18
Clearances
16

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

HUL · 5-4-1

  1. 19Konstantinos TzolakisG
  2. 15John EganCD
  3. 32Nobel MendyCD-L
  4. 6Semi AjayiCD-R
  5. 3Ryan GilesLB
  6. 2Lewie CoyleRB
  7. 29Lucas Gourna-DouathCM-L
  8. 27Regan SlaterCM-R
  9. 21Elliot StroudLM
  10. 10Mohamed BelloumiRM
  11. 9Oliver McBurnieF

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Zion SuzukiG
  2. 5Tyrone MingsCD-L
  3. 3Victor LindelöfCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 2Matty CashRB
  6. 10Emiliano BuendíaAM
  7. 6Ross BarkleyLM
  8. 8Boubacar KamaraRM
  9. 11Nicolas JacksonF
  10. 53George HemmingsAM-L
  11. 7John McGinnAM-R

Timeline

  1. 35' Delay in match because of an injury Matty Cash (Aston Villa).
  2. 35'
  3. 36' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 36'
  5. 39' Semi Ajayi (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 63' Substitution, Hull City. Sorba Thomas replaces Elliot Stroud.
  7. 64' Substitution, Hull City. Brooke Norton-Cuffy replaces Lewie Coyle.
  8. 67' Lucas Gourna-Douath (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 71' Substitution, Hull City. Lucas Herrington replaces Nobel Mendy.
  10. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Alysson replaces George Hemmings.
  11. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Alejandro Garnacho replaces Emiliano Buendía.
  12. 75' Substitution, Aston Villa. Matteo Ruggeri replaces Ian Maatsen.
  13. 82' Substitution, Hull City. Jens Hjertø-Dahl replaces Lucas Gourna-Douath.
  14. 82' Substitution, Hull City. Mohamed-Ali Cho replaces Mohamed Belloumi.
  15. 85' Substitution, Aston Villa. Tammy Abraham replaces Nicolas Jackson.
  16. 85' Substitution, Aston Villa. Aaron Wan-Bissaka replaces Matty Cash.

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