Newly promoted Hull City beat Manchester United 2–0 in the 2026–27 Premier League opening round.
The match was played at Hull’s MKM Stadium on Saturday 22 August 2026. Hull marked its return to the Premier League with a clean-sheet victory, while Manchester United lost their first league match of the campaign.
Hull were one of three clubs promoted from the Championship for 2026–27, alongside Coventry City and Ipswich Town. The promotion restored Hull to the top flight after a nine-year absence, so defeating one of England’s best-known clubs immediately became a major early-season result.
The promoted teams’ opening results are easy to mix up. Coventry lost away to defending champions Arsenal, Ipswich beat Sunderland 2–1, and Hull beat Manchester United 2–0. That distinction identifies Hull as the promoted club responsible for the 2–0 result.