English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 22, 2026
Manchester United WWDWL 0
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Hull City DWWLD 2
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The MKM Stadium · 24,470 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Man United slip to surprise Hull defeat as Premier League begins

Manchester United made a nightmare start to the new season as promoted Hull confounded their many doubters by securing a shock 2-0 victory on their Premier League return.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
1
2
Saves
5
71.5
Possession
28.5
21
SHOTS
8
5
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
574
Accurate Passes
177
654
Passes
253
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
9
Accurate Crosses
5
39
Crosses
15
0.2
Cross %
0.3
48
Long Balls
68
24
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.3
8
Blocked Shots
1
4
Effective Tackles
11
6
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
2
Interceptions
6
16
Effective Clearances
53
16
Clearances
53

Highlights

02:05 Nicol believes Hull City deserved all three points vs. Man United Watch on ESPN 02:15 Nicol: Carrick needs to improve Man United's defence Watch on ESPN 01:31 Dawson: Rashford will have to play key role for Man United this season Watch on ESPN 01:45 Marcotti: Carrick has work to do at Manchester United Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MAN leads series 2-1-2

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. 27Regan SlaterCM-L
  8. 25Matt CrooksCM-R
  9. 21Elliot StroudLM
  10. 10Mohamed BelloumiRM
  11. 9Oliver McBurnieF

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Senne LammensG
  2. 26Ayden HeavenCD-L
  3. 5Harry MaguireCD-R
  4. 23Luke ShawLB
  5. 3Noussair MazraouiRB
  6. 8Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 17Andrey SantosLM
  8. 18Youri TielemansRM
  9. 10Matheus CunhaF
  10. 13Patrick DorguAM-L
  11. 19Bryan MbeumoAM-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Hull City 1, Manchester United 0. Semi Ajayi (Hull City) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
  2. 34' Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 38' Goal! Hull City 2, Manchester United 0. Nobel Mendy (Hull City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Regan Slater with a cross following a set piece situation.
  4. 42' Matt Crooks (Hull City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Patrick Dorgu.
  6. 64' Substitution, Hull City. Lucas Herrington replaces Nobel Mendy because of an injury.
  7. 64' Substitution, Hull City. Paddy McNair replaces Semi Ajayi.
  8. 67' Substitution, Manchester United. Benjamin Sesko replaces Andrey Santos.
  9. 67' Substitution, Manchester United. Kobbie Mainoo replaces Youri Tielemans.
  10. 68' Delay in match because of an injury Lewie Coyle (Hull City).
  11. 68'
  12. 70' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  13. 70'
  14. 70' Substitution, Hull City. Cody Drameh replaces Lewie Coyle because of an injury.
  15. 71' Substitution, Hull City. Liam Millar replaces Elliot Stroud.
  16. 80' Substitution, Manchester United. Diogo Dalot replaces Noussair Mazraoui.
  17. 80' Substitution, Manchester United. Shea Lacey replaces Matheus Cunha.
  18. 85' Substitution, Hull City. Matt Targett replaces Ryan Giles.
  19. 90'+6' Liam Millar (Hull City) is shown the yellow card.

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