Manchester United visited Hull City in the 2026–27 Premier League opening weekend on Saturday 22 August 2026.
The match was Hull City’s first Premier League fixture of the season after promotion from the Championship. Hull returned to the top division alongside Coventry City and Ipswich Town, giving Matchweek 1 three promoted clubs.
The fixture was selected as the season’s first Saturday lunchtime match and was scheduled for 12:30 BST. It was played at the MKM Stadium in Kingston upon Hull, the home ground of Hull City.
Manchester United were one of the established top-flight clubs opening away from home. The game is easy to mix up with Ipswich Town’s opener because Ipswich also played on the same Saturday, but Ipswich hosted Sunderland. Hull City’s opponent was Manchester United, making this one of the opening weekend’s clearest promoted-versus-established-club pairings.