Hull City hosted Manchester United in the first Saturday lunchtime match of the 2026–27 Premier League season.
The game was played on 22 August 2026 and was scheduled for a 12:30 BST kick-off. It was Hull’s first Premier League match of the campaign after the club won promotion back to the top flight.
Hull won 2–0, producing one of the opening round’s notable results. The fixture also paired a newly promoted side with one of England’s best-known clubs, making it a prominent broadcast match.
The other promoted teams had different opening assignments. Coventry City hosted Arsenal’s title defence, while Ipswich Town hosted Sunderland. Those fixtures help distinguish Hull’s Saturday lunchtime home game from the rest of the opening schedule.