Which club did Hull City host in the first Saturday match of the 2026–27 Premier League season?

Hull City hosted Manchester United in the first Saturday match of the 2026–27 Premier League season.

The fixture was scheduled for Saturday, 22 August 2026, at 12:30 BST. It was Hull City’s return to the Premier League after promotion and Manchester United’s first league match of the new campaign.

Hull had earned promotion from the Championship, making the match a meeting between a newly promoted side and one of England’s most established top-flight clubs. The game was played at Hull’s MKM Stadium.

The result gave Hull an impressive start: the home team won 2–0. The match is easy to confuse with Arsenal’s Friday fixture because both were opening-round games, but Hull versus Manchester United was the first Saturday contest.