Coventry City FC 0 - 1 Hull City AFC — Highlights & Result
Premier League
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(2 months ago)
· MD 2
Highlights
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Hull City propelled themselves up to second place in the Premier League table on 29 August 2026, sitting just four points behind leaders Manchester City. Meanwhile, Coventry City found themselves lingering in eighteenth place after two matches played, already sitting six points adrift of the summit with a negative goal difference.
The visitors arrived on the back of a strong start that featured a 2-0 victory against Manchester United, whereas the hosts tried to recover from a heavy 0-3 defeat away at Arsenal. Despite dominating possession with 69 percent of the ball and registering eleven shots, the home side failed to break through a resilient opposing defence anchored by goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis, who earned a standout 8.3 rating.
The decisive moment arrived late in the eighty-second minute when Liam Millar struck the back of the net, helped by an assist from Mohamed Belloumi. That late breakthrough rewarded the goalscorer with a 7.7 rating for his efforts, while teammates Bobby Thomas and Loum Tchaouna recorded respective ratings of 7.3 and 7.2 for the hosts during the afternoon.
Looking ahead to the upcoming fixtures on 5 September 2026, Coventry City face a difficult away trip to Manchester City, while Hull City return home to host Aston Villa.
The visitors arrived on the back of a strong start that featured a 2-0 victory against Manchester United, whereas the hosts tried to recover from a heavy 0-3 defeat away at Arsenal. Despite dominating possession with 69 percent of the ball and registering eleven shots, the home side failed to break through a resilient opposing defence anchored by goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis, who earned a standout 8.3 rating.
The decisive moment arrived late in the eighty-second minute when Liam Millar struck the back of the net, helped by an assist from Mohamed Belloumi. That late breakthrough rewarded the goalscorer with a 7.7 rating for his efforts, while teammates Bobby Thomas and Loum Tchaouna recorded respective ratings of 7.3 and 7.2 for the hosts during the afternoon.
Looking ahead to the upcoming fixtures on 5 September 2026, Coventry City face a difficult away trip to Manchester City, while Hull City return home to host Aston Villa.
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Match stats
Coventry City v Hull City
69%
Possession
31%
1.29
Expected goals (xG)
0.72
11
Shots
6
3
Shots on target
2
7
Shots inside the box
2
6
Corners
2
584
Passes
271
86%
Pass accuracy
67%
1
Saves
3
11
Fouls
8
3
Offsides
0
1
Yellow cards
4
Lineups & player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Konstantinos Tzolakis · Hull City
90'
· 3 saves
Key moments
- 10' 🟨 Lewie Coyle · Hull City
- 51' 🟨 Regan Slater · Hull City
- 54' 🟨 Elliot Stroud · Hull City
- 68' 🟨 Oli McBurnie · Hull City
- 82' ⚽ Liam Millar · assist Mohamed Belloumi · Hull City
- 84' 🟨 Aurèle Amenda · Coventry City
Coventry City
4-2-3-1- 19 Carl Rushworth 90' 6.2
- 27 Milan van Ewijk 90' 6.7
- 24 Aurèle Amenda 🟨 90' 7.0
- 3 Jay DaSilva 90' 7.0
- 6 Matt Grimes (c) 90' 6.9
- 14 Taiwo Awoniyi 90' 6.9
- 4 Bobby Thomas 78' 7.3
- 8 Caleb Yirenkyi 71' 7.0
- 5 Jack Rudoni 71' 6.3
- 18 Loum Tchaouna 59' 7.2
- 10 Ephron Mason-Clark 58' 6.3
- 23 Brandon Thomas-Asante · sub 32' 6.5
- 7 Tatsuhiro Sakamoto · sub 31' 6.7
- 29 Victor Torp · sub 19' 6.2
- 38 Gustavo Hamer · sub 19' 6.5
- 2 Ethan Pinnock · sub 12' 6.5
Hull City
5-4-1- 19 Konstantinos Tzolakis 90' 8.3
- 6 Semi Ajayi 90' 7.3
- 15 John Egan 90' 7.2
- 3 Ryan Giles 90' 7.0
- 27 Regan Slater 🟨 90' 6.7
- 9 Oli McBurnie 🟨 90' 6.5
- 10 Mohamed Belloumi 🅰️ 83' 6.6
- 32 Nobel Mendy 59' 7.2
- 21 Elliot Stroud 🟨 59' 6.2
- 2 Lewie Coyle (c) 🟨 45' 6.9
- 5 Hidemasa Morita 45' 6.9
- 18 Cody Drameh · sub 45' 6.9
- 29 Lucas Gourna-Douath · sub 45' 6.9
- 22 Lucas Herrington · sub 31' 6.6
- 7 Liam Millar · sub ⚽ 31' 7.7
- 50 Mohamed Ali Cho · sub 13' 6.3
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Coventry City
18th
in the table · 0 pts from 1
· GD -3
Hull City
6th
in the table · 3 pts from 1
· GD +2