Hull Metropolis secured their first ever Premier League win over Manchester United as they surprised the Purple Devils on Matchday 1 of the brand new season.
Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy each scored to present Hull City a dream return to the Premier League as they beat Manchester United 2-0 at MKM Stadium.
The Tigers, again within the top-flight for the primary time since 2016-17, put in a shocking efficiency to clinch three factors for the primary time in opposition to United within the competitors.
Ajayi reacted quickest to show of their opener from a nook, and Mendy was equally scientific to show in a free-kick earlier than the break, with United unable to discover a manner again into the match.
Hull gave United an early warning when Lewie Coyle despatched a teasing cross to the far publish, and Noussair Mazraoui received there simply forward of Oli McBurnie, however on the different finish, Bryan Mbeumo then put his laces by means of a beautiful volley, with Konstantinos Tzolakis getting a powerful hand behind it.
Ryan Giles’ cross caught out United’s backline, however Senne Lammens, who had already made a pointy cease to disclaim McBurnie, was alert to tip it over the bar.
And Hull profited from the ensuing nook. Lammens pushed McBurnie’s stretching back-post shot in opposition to the publish off the road, however Ajayi pounced on the unfastened ball to fireside in a Seventeenth-minute opener.
Mbeumo went for the spectacular with an overhead kick that was blocked earlier than Hull prompted extra points from set-pieces as Mendy headed in Regan Slater’s free-kick after 38 minutes.
Hull continued to maintain United at bay after the break, regardless of Marcus Rashford – enjoying for the primary time since late 2024 – inflicting loads of issues together with his tempo.
But it surely was the Tigers who nonetheless seemed a much bigger menace, with Mohamed Belloumi bending a shot over the crossbar after reducing inside from the suitable and Cody Drameh fizzing a low shot simply extensive.
Mbeumo raced in behind after Cunha had carved open Hull’s backline, however he might solely hearth at Tzolakis, who marked his Hull debut with a clear sheet.
The Tigers Announce Their Presence
Having change into the primary sixth-placed Championship staff to be promoted since Blackpool in 2010, they began their Premier League marketing campaign with a bang.
By no means earlier than had they overwhelmed United within the competitors, going 10 video games with no victory in opposition to the Purple Devils (D2 L8), however Sergej Jakirovic’s staff set down a marker by ending that run.
They took the struggle to United, making the most of some slack set-piece defending; since Michael Carrick’s first recreation again accountable for the membership, solely 4 groups have conceded extra top-flight targets from corners than the Purple Devils (six).
By doubling their lead earlier than half-time, Hull scored extra targets in opposition to United within the first half of this match than that they had throughout their earlier 5 Premier League conferences beforehand mixed (one).
United racked up 21 pictures, with 5 of these on the right track, however Tzolakis was solely critically troubled on a few events, regardless of the 1.81 anticipated targets (xG) the Purple Devils amassed.
With Carrick’s facet struggling to discover a strategy to break down Hull’s low block, they have been pressured to get the ball out extensive in an try to discover a objective. They fired in 34 open-play crosses total within the recreation, which was their highest tally in a Premier League match for practically eight years.
Our Opta match centre delivers you all of the Hull Metropolis vs Manchester United stats from their Premier League assembly on the MKM Stadium on Saturday 22 August 2026.
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Hull Metropolis 2-0 Manchester United: Publish-Match Opta Information
- Hull Metropolis secured their first ever Premier League victory over Manchester United (P11 W1 D2 L8) and their first league win in opposition to the Purple Devils since November 1974 within the second tier, ending their 11-game winless run in opposition to them.
- Manchester United have misplaced their opening Premier League recreation in 4 of the final seven seasons (W3), whereas it’s the primary time of their league historical past they’ve misplaced on MD1 to a newly promoted facet (P14 W10 D3 L1).
- Amongst groups to seem in multiple Premier League marketing campaign, Hull Metropolis have the very best win share on MD1 within the competitors’s historical past (66.7% – 4 wins from 6).
- Manchester United have failed to attain on MD1 in back-to-back Premier League seasons regardless of having a mixed 43 pictures throughout these two matches (22 in opposition to Arsenal final season and 21 right this moment in opposition to Hull Metropolis).
- Semi Ajayi grew to become the primary participant to attain a Premier League objective for Hull Metropolis in opposition to Manchester United since Matty Fryatt again in Might 2014. The Tigers had failed to attain with any of their earlier 37 makes an attempt on objective in opposition to the Purple Devils within the competitors earlier than Ajayi’s opener right this moment.
- Manchester United had 71.6% possession right this moment, their highest determine in a Premier League recreation since September 2023 of their 0-1 residence loss to Crystal Palace (77%).
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