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Premier League · Matchweek 2

Coventry vs Hull City lineups

Looking for the match at MKM Stadium on 17 April? See Hull City vs Coventry lineups.

Coventry line up in a 4-2-3-1 and Hull City in a 5-4-1. Coventry are without Kaine Kesler-Hayden and Luke Woolfenden; Hull City are without J. Butland and Joseph Gelhardt. Kick-off is 15:00 on 29 August 2026 at Coventry Building Society Arena.

Coventry vs Hull City match facts

Kick-off
Sat 29 Aug 2026, 15:00
Stadium
Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 2
Days since last match
Coventry 4, Hull City 4

Coventry confirmed lineup

Coventry crest
CoventryFormation 4-2-3-1
Confirmed
  1. 19Carl RushworthG
  2. 27Milan van EwijkD
  3. 4Bobby ThomasD
  4. 24Aurèle AmendaD
  5. 3Jay DasilvaD
  6. 8Caleb Marfo YirenkyiM
  7. 6Matthew GrimesM
  8. 18Loum TchaounaM
  9. 5Jack RudoniM
  10. 10Ephron Mason-ClarkM
  11. 14Taiwo AwoniyiF

Bench

  1. 25Daniel BentleyG
  2. 2Ethan PinnockD
  3. 15Liam KitchingD
  4. 29Victor TorpM
  5. 22Joel LatibeaudiereD
  6. 9Ellis SimmsF
  7. 7Tatsuhiro SakamotoM
  8. 38Gustavo HamerM
  9. 23Solomon Thomas-AsanteF

Coach: Frank Lampard

Coventry started in a 4-2-3-1. Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Luke Woolfenden and H. Wright were out. Carl Rushworth, Milan van Ewijk and Aurèle Amenda and 4 others came into the eleven after not starting away to Plymouth. Frank Lampard set up with four at the back, five in midfield and one up front.

Hull City confirmed lineup

Hull City crest
Hull CityFormation 5-4-1
Confirmed
  1. 19Konstantinos TzolakisG
  2. 2Lewie CoyleD
  3. 6Oluwasemilogo AjayiD
  4. 15John EganD
  5. 32Nobel MendyD
  6. 3Ryan GilesD
  7. 10Mohamed BelloumiM
  8. 27Regan SlaterM
  9. 5Hidemasa MoritaM
  10. 21Elliot StroudM
  11. 9Oliver McBurnieF

Bench

  1. 12Dillon PhillipsG
  2. 17Patrick McNairD
  3. 18Cody DramehD
  4. 23Matthew TargettD
  5. 22Lucas HerringtonD
  6. 29Lucas Gourna-DouathM
  7. 14Jens Hjertø-DahlM
  8. 7Liam MillarF
  9. 50Mohamed-Ali ChoF

Coach: Sergej Jakirovic

Hull City started in a 5-4-1. J. Butland, Joseph Gelhardt and D. Gyabi and 4 others were out. Konstantinos Tzolakis, Lewie Coyle and Oluwasemilogo Ajayi and 8 others came into the eleven after not starting away to Stoke City. Sergej Jakirovic set up with five at the back, four in midfield and one up front.

Coventry vs Hull City form guide

Last 5, all competitions
Coventry crestCoventry
  1. D
  2. W
  3. W
  4. L
  5. W

Coventry won three of their last five matches, drew one and lost one. They scored 9 goals and conceded 6 across those five. They kept two clean sheets. They failed to score in two of them. Their most recent match was a 4-2 win away to Plymouth on 25 August 2026.

Hull City crestHull City
  1. D
  2. L
  3. D
  4. W
  5. D

Hull City won one of their last five matches, drew three and lost one. They scored 4 goals and conceded 4 across those five. They kept two clean sheets. They failed to score in two of them. Their most recent match was a 1-1 draw away to Stoke City on 25 August 2026.

Coventry vs Hull City head to head

3
Coventry wins
5
Draws
4
Hull City wins

12–13 on goals in 12 meetings since 10 December 2011

Recent Coventry vs Hull City results

  1. Hull City0–0CoventryMKM Stadium
  2. Coventry0–0Hull CityCoventry Building Society Arena
  3. Hull City1–1CoventryThe MKM Stadium
  4. Coventry2–1Hull CityThe Coventry Building Society Arena
  5. Coventry2–3Hull CityThe Coventry Building Society Arena

All in the Championship

Coventry vs Hull City history

Coventry have won one of the last five, with three drawn. Hull City have not won any of their one visits to Coventry Building Society Arena. Two of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in three of the last five. Coventry are unbeaten in the last four meetings.

Last meeting: Hull City 0-0 Coventry, April 2026

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Hull City, 4-2-3-1
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Coventry, 4-2-3-1
Hull City crest
Hull CityFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1I. PandurG
  2. 18Cody DramehD
  3. 6Oluwasemilogo AjayiD
  4. 15John EganD
  5. 2Lewie CoyleD
  6. 33Tobias Christopher CollyerM
  7. 20A. HadziahmetovicM
  8. 21Joseph GelhardtM
  9. 25Matt CrooksM
  10. 7Liam MillarM
  11. 9Oliver McBurnieF

Bench

  1. 12Dillon PhillipsG
  2. 5J. LundstramM
  3. 37Patrick McNairD
  4. 16M. JacobD
  5. 10Mohamed BelloumiF
  6. 4C. HughesD
  7. 26Kieran DowellM
  8. 22K. JosephF
  9. 36Lewis KoumasF

Coach: Sergej Jakirovic

Coventry crest
CoventryFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 19Carl RushworthG
  2. 27Milan van EwijkD
  3. 22Joel LatibeaudiereD
  4. 15Liam KitchingD
  5. 3Jay DasilvaD
  6. 6Matthew GrimesM
  7. 16Ogochukwu OnyekaM
  8. 7Tatsuhiro SakamotoM
  9. 29Victor TorpM
  10. 10Ephron Mason-ClarkM
  11. 11H. WrightF

Bench

  1. 13Ben WilsonG
  2. 21Jake BidwellD
  3. 8J. AllenM
  4. 9Ellis SimmsF
  5. 14Romain EsseM
  6. 26Luke WoolfendenD
  7. 28Joshua EcclesM
  8. 5Jack RudoniM
  9. 24J. MarkeloF

Coach: Frank Lampard

Hull City lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Coventry in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 6 April 2026 in the Championship. It finished 0-0. I. Pandur and Carl Rushworth started in goal. Sergej Jakirovic and Frank Lampard picked the sides.

Coventry vs Hull City lineups — common questions

What was the score in Coventry vs Hull City?
Hull City beat Coventry 1-0 at Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry on 29 August 2026. The match was Matchweek 2 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The referee was Josh Smith, England. Before it, Coventry had won 3 of the 12 meetings between the clubs and Hull City 4.
Who was missing for Coventry?
Coventry were without Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Luke Woolfenden and H. Wright. The reasons given were muscle injury and knee injury. Hull City had seven unavailable and none doubtful. Coventry last played four days before this match, a 4-2 away win over Plymouth.
What formation did Hull City play?
Hull City started this match in a 5-4-1. Konstantinos Tzolakis started in goal, with five at the back, four in midfield and one up front. Sergej Jakirovic picked the side. Nine substitutes were named. The formation is the one recorded for this fixture, not a season average.

Hull City vs Coventry at MKM Stadium

Updated 21 September 2026