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Hull vs Aston Villa Match Summary
Competition | English Premier League |
|---|---|
Match Date | Saturday 5 September 2026 |
Match Time | 17:30 UK time |
Venue (City, Stadium) | Hull, MKM Stadium |
Broadcast (TV / Streaming / Radio / Bookmaker Streaming) | Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports PL |
A dream start meets a nightmare one at the MKM Stadium, where flying Hull host a stuttering Aston Villa in Saturday's Premier League fixture.
Hull are one of just four teams with a 100 per cent record this season, having beaten Manchester United and then edged Coventry, back in the top flight after a nine-year absence.
Villa arrive pointless and goalless, beaten 4-0 by Brighton and then 1-0 by Arsenal, a summer of heavy squad change showing in a scratchy opening fortnight.
History still favours the visitors, though, with Aston Villa undefeated in 12 of their last 13 meetings with Hull in all competitions.
Hull vs Aston Villa Form
The Tigers could hardly have scripted a better return, opening with a 2-0 win over Manchester United before a 1-0 success at Coventry, Oli McBurnie the man who settled it last time out. Sitting third and yet to concede, Hull could become only the fourth newly-promoted side in Premier League history to win their opening three top-flight fixtures without conceding.
Villa, by contrast, are still searching for their first points and goals of the campaign after that 4-0 hiding at Brighton and a 1-0 home loss to Arsenal in which they failed to register a shot on target. A summer of upheaval, with several key departures and a raft of new arrivals, is telling, and they are trying to avoid losing their opening three league games for the first time since 1986-87.
Hull vs Aston Villa Lineups & Team News
Injuries & Suspensions
Hull: E. Matazo (Injured/out), Ó. Zambrano (Injured/out), D. Gyabi (Injured/out), M. Jacob (Injured/out), J. Gelhardt (Injured/doubtful), J. Butland (Injured/out), C. Hughes (Injured/out)
Aston Villa: A. Onana (Injured/out), B. Madjo (Injured/out), J. Manzambi (Injured/out), J. Gomes (Suspended)
Hull
Hull are likely to name an unchanged side from the 1-0 win at Coventry, with Nobel Mendy, Joe Gelhardt and Lewie Coyle all with an implied probability of featuring. The Tigers could still be without seven other first-team players, while Kiam Millar, who scored the winner last time out, has since been loaned out to Birmingham.
Aston Villa
Villa are without Joao Gomes, in the middle of a three-game ban after his sending-off at Brighton, while Amadou Onana has been ruled out for the rest of the season with an ACL injury. Summer signings Zion Suzuki and Nicolas Jackson made their debuts against Arsenal, though Johan Manzambi and Brian Madjo remain a few weeks away. Leon Goretzka is hoping to be available here.
Hull vs Aston Villa Predicted Lineup
Hull
Formation: 5-4-1
Predicted Starting Lineup: Tzolakis; Coyle, Ajayi, Egan, Mendy, Giles; Belloumi, Slater, Morita, Stroud; McBurnie
Aston Villa
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Predicted Starting Lineup: Suzuki; Cash, Lindelöf, Torres, Maatsen; Kamara, Barkley; McGinn, Buendía, Hemmings; Jackson
Hull vs Aston Villa Key Stats & Match Facts
Aston Villa are undefeated in 12 of their last 13 matches against Hull in all competitions.
Aston Villa have scored 2+ goals in 4 out of 6 matches against Hull in the Premier League.
Aston Villa have had 7+ corners in 5 of their last 6 matches against Hull in the Premier League.
Hull have won just one of their eight Premier League meetings with Aston Villa (D1 L6), a 2-0 victory back in February 2015.
Hull sit third in the early table and are yet to concede this season; Villa are 20th, still without a point.
Hull vs Aston Villa Prediction & Best Bets
Our prediction: Hull have been the story of the season so far, but the numbers still lean towards the visitors getting off the mark here. The projection points to a low-scoring afternoon with the edge to Villa, so we make it a narrow 1-0 to Aston Villa. Aston Villa are 10/11 (AK Bets) to win, with Hull out at 16/5 (Bet365).
Best Bets
Back 'No' in the Both Teams To Score market for Hull vs Aston Villa. The projection is for a tight, low-scoring fixture, and with Hull yet to concede and Villa yet to find the net, one clean sheet looks likely to land this. There is genuine value on offer in this market too.
Back Aston Villa and Under 2.5 in the Match Result and Over/Under 2.5 market. Villa are marginal favourites while the total is projected right around two-and-a-half goals, so pairing the away win with the unders lines up neatly with a cagey, controlled afternoon rather than a shoot-out.
Hull vs Aston Villa Bet Builder
Aston Villa get the nod to win: Villa are undefeated across 12 of their 13 previous meetings with Hull in all competitions, a record that speaks louder than the visitors' rough start. Villa need a win here after a slow start, anything but three points spells trouble.
Nicolas Jackson gets the goal scorer nod, with Villa having put two or more goals past Hull on four occasions across their last six Premier League meetings. This is a perfect opportunity to open his account at his new club.
Both teams to score leans on the competitive history between these sides, which has regularly offered scoring opportunities at both ends across their previous meetings.
Villa's right side draws fouls. McGinn and Cash are their two most fouled players and have drawn 10 fouls in 2 games between them. Elliot Stroud committed 2 fouls against Coventry last week and has fould twice in five of his last nine games.
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Hull vs Aston Villa Talking Points
This is a fixture of contrasting summers. Villa banked over £300m from nine player sales, losing six starters from their Europa League final squad including Ollie Watkins and Emiliano Martínez, and that upheaval has shown in a pointless, goalless start. Yet this is a club that won the Europa League in 2025-26 for its first major trophy in 30 years, so the quality remains. Hull, meanwhile, registered a 25-man squad after 18 summer arrivals and have turned that reshaped group into an unbeaten, unbreached start. The Tigers' aerial strength and knack for protecting a lead sit awkwardly against a Villa side struggling in the air and to finish scoring opportunities. History says the visitors bounce back; current form says Hull keep dreaming.
Hull vs Aston Villa Predictions FAQs
When is the Hull vs Aston Villa English Premier League game?
The Hull vs Aston Villa English Premier League match is scheduled for Saturday, 5 September 2026.
Where is Hull vs Aston Villa being played?
The match between Hull and Aston Villa will take place at MKM Stadium in Hull.
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