Newcastle United FC 2 - 1 Hull City AFC — Highlights & Result
Premier League
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(1 month ago)
· MD 5
Highlights
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Hull City arrived at this Premier League matchday 5 fixture on an unbeaten four-match run, but that sequence came to an end as Newcastle United secured a 2-1 victory on 19 September 2026. Joe Willock opened the scoring in the 3rd minute with an assist from H. Barnes, before Lewis Hall added a second in the 7th minute, also assisted by H. Barnes. Although Yoane Wissa missed a penalty in first-half stoppage time, and M. Cho pulled a goal back for the visitors in the 67th minute with an assist from M. Belloumi, Newcastle held on despite registering fewer shots than their opponents.
Joe Willock earned an 8 out of 10 rating for his performance, while Lewis Hall received a 7.7. For the visitors, Mohamed Ali Cho picked up a 7.9 rating and Mohamed Belloumi was rated 7.2. Newcastle had finished 12th in the competition last season with 49 points, and their recent results included a 4-1 defeat away at Leeds United. Meanwhile, Hull City entered the contest having recently drawn 2-2 away at Chelsea.
With possession ending at 56 percent to 44 percent in favour of the hosts, and expected goals registering 1.44 for Newcastle against 1.59 for Hull City, the statistical battle was close even if the early goals set the tone. Newcastle accumulated 12 shots compared to 22 from Hull City, though both teams managed five and four shots on target respectively.
The outcome lifted Newcastle from 12th up to 8th in the table, while Hull City dropped from 5th to 7th. Following these results, both clubs sit just 4 points behind the league leaders, Manchester City, who currently top the 20-team standings on 12 points.
Joe Willock earned an 8 out of 10 rating for his performance, while Lewis Hall received a 7.7. For the visitors, Mohamed Ali Cho picked up a 7.9 rating and Mohamed Belloumi was rated 7.2. Newcastle had finished 12th in the competition last season with 49 points, and their recent results included a 4-1 defeat away at Leeds United. Meanwhile, Hull City entered the contest having recently drawn 2-2 away at Chelsea.
With possession ending at 56 percent to 44 percent in favour of the hosts, and expected goals registering 1.44 for Newcastle against 1.59 for Hull City, the statistical battle was close even if the early goals set the tone. Newcastle accumulated 12 shots compared to 22 from Hull City, though both teams managed five and four shots on target respectively.
The outcome lifted Newcastle from 12th up to 8th in the table, while Hull City dropped from 5th to 7th. Following these results, both clubs sit just 4 points behind the league leaders, Manchester City, who currently top the 20-team standings on 12 points.
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Match stats
Newcastle v Hull City
56%
Possession
44%
1.44
Expected goals (xG)
1.59
12
Shots
22
5
Shots on target
4
9
Shots inside the box
12
4
Corners
7
523
Passes
382
88%
Pass accuracy
79%
3
Saves
3
4
Fouls
10
2
Offsides
1
1
Yellow cards
4
Lineups & player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Joe Willock · Newcastle
87'
· 1 goal
Key moments
- 3' ⚽ J. Willock · assist H. Barnes · Newcastle
- 7' ⚽ L. Hall · assist H. Barnes · Newcastle
- 29' 🟨 Matt Crooks · Hull City
- 39' 🟨 Mohamed Belloumi · Hull City
- 45+2' ✖ Yoane Wissa (missed pen) · Newcastle
- 45+3' 🟨 Jacob Murphy · Newcastle
- 45+2' 🟨 Konstantinos Tzolakis · Hull City
- 49' 🟨 Ryan Giles · Hull City
- 67' ⚽ M. Cho · assist M. Belloumi · Hull City
Newcastle
4-2-3-1- 21 Lukáš Horníček 90' 7.0
- 67 Lewis Miley 90' 6.9
- 12 Malick Thiaw (c) 90' 7.3
- 4 Sven Botman 90' 7.2
- 3 Lewis Hall ⚽ 90' 7.7
- 23 Jacob Murphy 🟨 90' 7.3
- 9 Yoane Wissa 90' 6.0
- 11 Harvey Barnes 🅰️ 🅰️ 90' 7.3
- 28 Joe Willock ⚽ 87' 8.0
- 20 Matías Fernández-Pardo 74' 6.2
- 14 Sean Steur 66' 7.2
- 5 Fabian Schär · sub 24' 7.0
- 17 Bazoumana Touré · sub 16' 6.3
- 8 Aladji Bamba · sub 10' 6.9
Hull City
5-4-1- 19 Konstantinos Tzolakis 🟨 90' 6.9
- 2 Lewie Coyle (c) 90' 5.9
- 6 Semi Ajayi 90' 6.3
- 22 Lucas Herrington 90' 6.7
- 3 Ryan Giles 🟨 90' 6.3
- 9 Oli McBurnie 90' 6.6
- 10 Mohamed Belloumi 🅰️ 🟨 83' 7.2
- 15 John Egan 78' 6.5
- 27 Regan Slater 78' 6.2
- 7 Sorba Thomas 63' 5.7
- 25 Matt Crooks 🟨 45' 6.9
- 42 Tim Iroegbunam · sub 45' 6.9
- 50 Mohamed Ali Cho · sub ⚽ 27' 7.9
- 11 Joe Gelhardt · sub 14' 6.9
- 29 Lucas Gourna-Douath · sub 12' 6.5
- 47 Robinio Vaz · sub 12' 6.3
Ratings out of 10. Data: API-Football. How ratings work
Match facts
Newcastle
12th
in the table · 5 pts from 4
· GD -1
Hull City
5th
in the table · 8 pts from 4
· GD +3
Form going into the match
Newcastle