Premier League · Sat, 29 Aug 2026 ·
Coventry vs Hull City — 0 - 1
Coventry Building Society Arena · Referee: Josh Smith, England
Match report
L. Millar’s 82' winner gives Hull City 1-0 victory over Coventry
Hull City beat Coventry 1-0 in Premier League matchday 2 on Saturday, 29 August 2026 at Coventry Building Society Arena. L. Millar scored the only goal of the game for Hull City in the 82nd minute. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Coventry had 69% of the ball and 11 shots (3 on target) against Hull City’s 6 (2 on target). Konstantinos Tzolakis (Hull City) was the top-rated player with 8.3. The result leaves Coventry 18th in the Premier League table on 3 points and Hull City 8th on 8.
Form, table and head-to-head
Match events
- 10'yellow cardLewie CoyleYellow Card
- 46'substitutionL. CoyleOff: C. Drameh
- 46'substitutionH. MoritaOff: L. Gourna-Douath
- 51'yellow cardRegan SlaterYellow Card
- 54'yellow cardElliot StroudYellow Card
- 58'substitutionE. Mason-ClarkOff: B. Thomas-Asante
- 59'substitutionL. TchaounaOff: T. Sakamoto
- 59'substitutionN. MendyOff: L. Herrington
- 59'substitutionE. StroudOff: L. Millar
- 68'yellow cardOli McBurnieYellow Card
- 71'substitutionC. YirenkyiOff: V. Torp
- 71'substitutionJ. RudoniOff: G. Hamer
- 78'substitutionB. ThomasOff: E. Pinnock
- 82'goalL. MillarAssist: M. Belloumi
- 83'substitutionM. BelloumiOff: M. Cho
- 84'yellow cardAurèle AmendaYellow Card
Lineups
Coventry
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Frank Lampard
Starting XI
- 19C. RushworthG
- 27M. van EwijkD
- 4B. ThomasD
- 24A. AmendaD
- 3J. DasilvaD
- 8C. YirenkyiM
- 6M. GrimesM
- 18L. TchaounaM
- 5J. RudoniM
- 10E. Mason-ClarkM
- 14T. AwoniyiF
Substitutes
Hull City
Formation 5-4-1 · Coach Sergej Jakirovic
Starting XI
- 19K. TzolakisG
- 2L. CoyleD
- 6S. AjayiD
- 15J. EganD
- 32N. MendyD
- 3R. GilesD
- 10M. BelloumiM
- 27R. SlaterM
- 5H. MoritaM
- 21E. StroudM
- 9O. McBurnieF
Substitutes
- 12D. PhillipsG
- 17P. McNairD
- 18C. DramehD
- 23M. TargettD
- 22L. HerringtonD
- 29L. Gourna-DouathM
- 14J. Hjerto-DahlM
- 7L. MillarF
- 50M. ChoF
Match statistics
- 69%Possession31%
- 1.29Expected goals (xG)0.72
- 11Total shots6
- 3Shots on target2
- 3Shots off target4
- 5Blocked shots0
- 7Shots inside the box2
- 4Shots outside the box4
- 6Corners2
- 3Offsides0
- 11Fouls8
- 1Yellow cards4
- –Red cards–
- 1Goalkeeper saves3
- 584Passes271
- 501Accurate passes182
- 86%Pass accuracy67%
- 1.33Goals prevented1.33
Player statistics
Coventry
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19Carl RushworthG | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 3Jay DaSilvaD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 4Bobby ThomasD | 78 | 7.3 | ||
| 24Aurèle AmendaD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 27Milan van EwijkD | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 5Jack RudoniM | 71 | 6.3 | ||
| 6Matt GrimesM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Caleb YirenkyiM | 71 | 7.0 | ||
| 10Ephron Mason-ClarkM | 58 | 6.3 | ||
| 18Loum TchaounaM | 59 | 7.2 | ||
| 14Taiwo AwoniyiF | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 25Daniel BentleyG | – | – | ||
| 2Ethan PinnockD | 12 | 6.5 | ||
| 15Liam KitchingD | – | – | ||
| 22Joel LatibeaudiereD | – | – | ||
| 7Tatsuhiro SakamotoM | 31 | 6.7 | ||
| 29Victor TorpM | 19 | 6.2 | ||
| 38Gustavo HamerM | 19 | 6.5 | ||
| 9Ellis SimmsF | – | – | ||
| 23Brandon Thomas-AsanteF | 32 | 6.5 |
Hull City
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19Konstantinos TzolakisGTop rated | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| 2Lewie CoyleD | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Ryan GilesD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 6Semi AjayiD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 15John EganD | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 32Nobel MendyD | 59 | 7.2 | ||
| 5Hidemasa MoritaM | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Mohamed BelloumiM | 83 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 21Elliot StroudM | 59 | 6.2 | ||
| 27Regan SlaterM | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| 9Oli McBurnieF | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 12Dillon PhillipsG | – | – | ||
| 17Paddy McNairD | – | – | ||
| 18Cody DramehD | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Lucas HerringtonD | 31 | 6.6 | ||
| 23Matt TargettD | – | – | ||
| 14Jens Hjertø-DahlM | – | – | ||
| 29Lucas Gourna-DouathM | 45 | 6.9 | ||
| 7Liam MillarF | 31 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 50Mohamed Ali ChoF | 13 | 6.3 |
