Coventry City - Hull City live - Football

Coventry City host Hull City on Saturday, 29 August 2026, at the Coventry Building Society Arena in a Matchday 2 Premier League fixture - a clash between two newly promoted sides that have never before met at the top flight of English football. The Sky Blues come into this game on the back of a 3-0 opening-day defeat at Arsenal but bounced back immediately with a 4-2 EFL Cup victory over Plymouth Argyle, while Hull City arrive buoyed by a stunning 2-0 win over Manchester United on Matchday 1 - the Tigers' first-ever Premier League victory over the Red Devils. Their 20 previous meetings were all in the Championship, making this a genuinely historic occasion.

Match Info: Coventry City vs Hull City

Coventry City take on Hull City in Matchday 2 of the 2026/27 Premier League on Saturday, 29 August 2026, kicking off at 14:00 GMT at the Coventry Building Society Arena in Coventry.

Where to Watch Coventry City vs Hull City?

Viewers in Germany and Austria can catch the match on Sky Go Deutschland, while Italian supporters can tune in via Sky Go Italia or NOW TV (and Sky Sport Calcio on television). Spain has two options - DAZN España and Movistar+ - and France broadcasts the game on myCanal, complemented by Canal+ Live 2 on TV. In Belgium, Play Sports and Proximus Pickx both carry the fixture, with Play Sports 2 also available.

Across the Atlantic, US viewers can watch on Fubo TV, UNIVERSO NOW, or SiriusXM FC in streaming, with USA Network and UNIVERSO on television. Canadian fans are served by DAZN and fuboTV Canada. In Australia, the match is live on Stan Sport, while New Zealand viewers can use SKY Go NZ. South Korea has Coupang Play, Japan has U-Next, and India can follow via JioHotstar.

Latin American audiences have Disney+ covering Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela, and HBO Max in Mexico. The Caribbean is served by Disney+ Premium Caribbean. In the Middle East and North Africa, beIN SPORTS CONNECT Arabia streams the game, complemented by beIN Sports Arabia 2 HD on television across Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, Egypt, Iraq and neighbouring countries.

Match between Coventry City and Hull City - Preview

This is the meeting of two clubs united by an extraordinary shared story - promoted in the same season, both returning to the Premier League after years in the Championship - yet their opening-day results could hardly have diverged more sharply.

Coventry City, Championship winners in 2025/26 under Frank Lampard, are living their first Premier League campaign since the 2000/01 season. The opening-night 3-0 defeat at the Emirates against reigning champions Arsenal was a sobering introduction, though few expected an easy ride against the title holders. Lampard's side showed more of their character four days later, coming from behind to beat Plymouth Argyle 4-2 in the EFL Cup - a result that underlined the resilience built during their title-winning Championship season. Goalkeeper Carl Rushworth, who recorded 17 clean sheets in that Championship triumph, will be key to keeping Hull at bay on home turf at what will be the club's first Premier League home match in 25 years.

Hull City, promoted via the play-offs, burst onto the Premier League stage with a result nobody saw coming: a 2-0 victory over Manchester United at MKM Stadium, with Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy netting first-half goals to shock the Red Devils. It was the Tigers' first-ever Premier League win against Manchester United. Manager Sergej Jakirović has constructed a well-drilled, defensively compact team capable of punishing opponents on the break and from set pieces. The Tigers also progressed in the EFL Cup, drawing 1-1 with Stoke City before winning 5-4 on penalties. This trip to Coventry is Hull's first away league test of the season.

Head-to-Head: Coventry City vs Hull City

Coventry City and Hull City have a long-standing Championship rivalry spanning 20 meetings since 2005, but Saturday represents something entirely new: the first time these two clubs have ever faced each other in the Premier League. Hull City hold a slight edge in their historical record, with 7 wins to Coventry's 6 and 7 draws shared between the sides, and an aggregate score of 19-18 in the Tigers' favour.

Here are the results of the six most recent meetings between the two sides:

• 07 Apr 2026 - EFL Championship - Hull City 0-0 Coventry City
• 09 Aug 2025 - EFL Championship - Coventry City 0-0 Hull City
• 15 Apr 2025 - EFL Championship - Hull City 1-1 Coventry City
• 14 Dec 2024 - EFL Championship - Coventry City 2-1 Hull City
• 25 Apr 2024 - EFL Championship - Coventry City 2-3 Hull City
• 16 Sep 2023 - EFL Championship - Hull City 1-1 Coventry City

Coventry City - Recent Form

Coventry City head into their first home Premier League game with mixed signals - a heavy opening-day loss offset by a gritty cup win that demonstrated their fighting quality.

The 3-0 defeat at Arsenal on the Premier League's opening night was always going to be a demanding assignment, and the final scoreline reflected the gap between an established title-defending side and a newly promoted one. However, Coventry showed admirable character days later: travelling to Plymouth Argyle in the EFL Cup and winning 4-2 - recovering from a deficit to claim a decisive margin. Pre-season gave further cause for optimism, with back-to-back friendly wins of 2-0 over AS Monaco and 3-1 against RCD Espanyol. The Coventry Building Society Arena will be hosting its first Premier League home game in 25 years, and the atmosphere promises to be electric.

Hull City - Recent Form

Hull City enter Matchday 2 on the back of one of the Premier League weekend's biggest upsets - a composed 2-0 home win over Manchester United that immediately announced the Tigers' return to the top flight.

The manner of that victory was as impressive as the result: Ajayi headed Hull ahead on 17 minutes, and Mendy doubled the lead before half-time, with the Tigers defending resolutely throughout the second half. It marked Hull's first-ever Premier League win against Manchester United. In midweek, they proved their depth by navigating an EFL Cup tie at Stoke City, where a 1-1 draw after normal time - Stoke's Dowell cancelling out Hull's opener - was resolved 5-4 in Hull's favour in the shootout. Before the season began, Hull drew 0-0 with OGC Nice in pre-season and lost 2-0 to Eintracht Frankfurt - results that gave little hint of the explosive start to come.

Facts and Statistics

Coventry City and Hull City have spent much of the last two decades competing in the same division, building a Championship rivalry across 20 meetings since 2005. Now, for the first time, their rivalry moves to English football's greatest stage - the Premier League.

• All 20 of the previous head-to-head meetings between Coventry City and Hull City were played in the EFL Championship - Saturday marks the first time they face each other in the Premier League.
• Hull City hold a slight historical edge: 7 wins to Coventry's 6, with 7 draws and an aggregate score of 19-18 in favour of the Tigers across all 20 meetings.
• Coventry City last played in the Premier League in the 2000/01 season - a 25-year absence, one of the longest in the competition's modern history.
• Hull City return to the Premier League after a nine-year absence; their last top-flight campaign was the 2016/17 season.
• Coventry City's Carl Rushworth kept 17 clean sheets during their 2025/26 Championship title-winning season, the best record in the entire division that year.