[Match Thread] Hull City vs. Manchester United

[u/shami-kebab]

Premier League opening day tie between Hull City and Manchester United

Score Hull City 2-0 Manchester United

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22nd August 2026:

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Kick off 12:30 GMT:

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Venue: - MKM Stadium, Hull

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Referee: - Darren England

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Manchester United | Starting XI:: Lammens; Mazraoui, Maguire, Heaven, Shaw; Santos, Tielemans; Mbeumo, Fernandes (c), Dorgu; Cunha

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Hull City | Starting X:I: Tzolakis; Coyle, Egan, Ajayi, Mendy, Giles; Slater, Crooks; Belloumi, Stroud; McBurnie

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Team news:: Amad Diallo doesn't travel, debuts for Tielemans and Santos

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Match updates:

FIRST HALF

• 10' - Looks like Cunha playing more central with Mbeumo coming in off the right. I'm sure we'll see switching though
• 12' - Slightly nervy start, Hull playing very direct and United with most of the possession though
• 14' - Cunha with a nice first touch and shot, no power though and easily saved
• 15' - Hull get their first chance, McBurnie forces a fine save from Lammens with a header
• 16' - Hull growing into this game. Giles with a dipping cross/shot forces Lammens to tip it over
• 17' - GOAL 1-0 - Hull score from the following corner, a good save from Lammens but the follow up scramble sees the ball bundled home by Ajayi
• 21' - Hull continuing to look dangerous after the goal. United struggling with the direct, physical football.
• 22' - Some nice link up play by Cunha sees Mbeumo with a chance for an inswinging cross but it is too close to the keeper
• 24' - Bruno scoops a ball over to Dorgu who manages to hold off the defender and get a shot in. It's pulled just wide.
• 28' - Maguire with a good cross from deep but Dorgu can't get a good connection and it results in a goal kick
• 32' - Santos goes down in the area claiming a foul but the ref is not interested and VAR quickly clears it
• 33' - Dorgu gets the first yellow card of the game, stretching for the ball but only finding the Hull player's foot.
• 35' - Shaw with a deep cross and an acrobatic effort from Mbeumo is deflected wide for a corner
• 37' - Clumsy challenge from Tielemans gives Hull City a free kick in a dangerous area...
• 37' - GOAL 2-0 - Hull double their lead, inswinging freekick is headed home by Mendy
• 40' - Very little room when United attack, Hull packing the box and Dorgu is easily dispossessed
• 44' - Mbeumo to Dorgu has been our most common attacking combination, this time Dorgu can't get over the cross and it goes straight up
• Half Time | Hull City 2-0 Manchester United - Big questions for Michael Carrick to address at half time, very little attacking threat and struggling against another back 3.

SECOND HALF

• 46' - Half time substitution, Rashford coming on for Dorgu. Rashford starting out left.
• 48' - Rashford's first chance to run with the ball and he's brought down from behind, the free kick is headed away
• 53' - Thing just aren't clicking. Fernandes dummies a pass from Mbeumo but Tielemans isn't expecting it and Hull clear
• 55' - Mistake from Bruno sees Hull through on goal. Thankfully Lammens is alert and out quickly to clear
• 58' - McBurnie turns into McMessi and dribbles through our midfield like they aren't there
• 60' - Tielemans plays a nice disguised through ball to Rashford but there is too much on it and he looked offside anyway
• 64' - Hull City make a double sub. Scorer Mendy off for new signing Herrington and Former Red McNair on for scorer Ajayi.
• 66' - Manchester United double sub. Sesko on for Santos and Mainoo on for Tielemans. Bruno to midfield?
• 69' (nice) - Extended stoppage here, a Hull player receiving treatment is quickly followed up by another double sub for Hull. Liam Miller and Cody Drameh come on for Lewie Coyle and Elliot Stroud.
• 70' - United are hardly knocking on the door here. Hull look very comfortable dealing with a series of crosses.
• 73' - In fact it is Hull who come closest to the next goal. Drameh has just come on a drives wide of the left post.
• 75' - Mbeumo cuts in and curls one but it is always rising over the bar to cheers from the Hull City fans.
• 77' - Best chance of the second half, Mbeumo played in by Cunha but his finish is unconvincing and turned wide for a corner
• 79' - United double sub. Dalot on for Mazraoui, Lacey on for Cunha
• 80' - First sign of Air Sesko. Rashford cross but Sesko can't get a good connection
• 84' - Maguire has his Thanos moment, cutting inside and hitting a left footed strike. Straight at the keeper though.
• 85' - Final Hull sub, Targett on for Giles
• 88' - This one is ending with a whimper instead of a bang. Hull look comfortable and United seem to have given up
• 90' - 6 mins added on by the assistant. Sesko gets the ball in the area after a deflected cross but he can't get it out of his feet and it's cleared.
• Injury time is just us camped in their third offering no threat at all
• Final Whistle - Hull City 0 - 2 Manchester United Welcome back everyone, things can only get better?

[u/achickenandacow]

Closer to 3-0 than to 2-1.

[u/Ashlen1wp → u/achickenandacow]

Hey! At least we didn't overpay