Manchester United faced Hull City in its first 2026–27 Premier League match.
The fixture took place at the MKM Stadium on Saturday 22 August 2026, in the opening round of the campaign. Hull City won the match 2–0, giving the newly promoted side an immediate home victory over one of English football’s most internationally recognised clubs.
Hull City had returned to the Premier League for the 2026–27 season, making the match an important early test of the club’s ability to compete after promotion. Manchester United, meanwhile, began the season away from home and left Yorkshire without scoring.
This fixture is easy to confuse with Ipswich Town’s opening match against Sunderland, another game involving a newly promoted club. Ipswich played Sunderland on the same Saturday, but Manchester United’s opponent was Hull City. The result also meant Hull started with three points and a clean sheet.