Hull City host Manchester United on Saturday, August 22 (7:30 AM ET / 6:30 AM CT / 4:30 AM PT).
Hull City’s team news is dominated by fitness concerns: the injured Jack Butland, Hidemasa Morita, Oscar Zambrano, Darko Gyabi, Charlie Hughes, Cody Drameh and Eliot Matazo are all ruled out, while the doubtful John Egan, Paddy McNair, Matty Jacob, Enis Destan, Jens Hjerto-Dahl and Liam Miller face late fitness tests of their own. That leaves Oliver McBurnie and Joseph Gelhardt to carry the attacking hopes for the newly promoted side, the pair who scored 18 and 15 goals respectively last season. Manchester United have no such issues to navigate, with Bryan Mbeumo, Benjamin Šeško, Matheus Cunha, Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro all in line to feature.
This is the kind of fixture every promoted club eventually walks into: gifted opposition arriving with far greater firepower and depth than anything a Championship survivor was built to handle. Manchester United closed out last season with wins over Nottingham Forest, Liverpool, Brentford and away at Chelsea, sandwiched around a draw at Sunderland, and that finishing kick carries a side capable of scoring goals wherever it travels. Hull will lean on McBurnie’s proven eye for goal and hope home advantage narrows things, but on paper this looks a considerable step up in class for a squad already patching a team together from its injury list.
Hull City vs Manchester United: Best Bets & Predictions
Team news, form and best bets as newly promoted Hull City host Manchester United.
Our approach: we build every selection around the players the data actually backs — recent output, chances created and shots on target — then check it against the confirmed team news before locking anything in.
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Season Form & Standings
The table offers no clues yet: Hull City and Manchester United both sit on 0 points after 0 games played, with this fixture opening the account for both clubs.
Premier League
| Team | Pos | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull City | 11 | 0 | |||||||
| Manchester United | 16 | 0 |
Hull City vs Manchester United Predicted Lineups
Predicted XI — updated for the latest team news.
Hull City
4-2-3-1Manchester United
4-2-3-1Potential Match-Winners
- Oliver McBurnie (Hull City): McBurnie was Hull’s spearhead last season, scoring 18 goals and adding 7 assists, with 41 of his 77 shots forcing a save.
- Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United): Fernandes was United’s creative engine last season, setting up 21 assists from 136 created chances while adding 9 goals of his own.
- Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United): Mbeumo chipped in end product too, scoring 11 goals and creating 47 chances across a productive campaign.
Recent Form
Hull City:
Hull City have no Premier League results on the board yet — this is a completely blank slate for their return to the top flight.
Manchester United: W W W D W
- 2026-05-17: Manchester United 3-2 Nottingham Forest (W, home)
- 2026-05-09: Sunderland 0-0 Manchester United (D, away)
- 2026-05-03: Manchester United 3-2 Liverpool (W, home)
- 2026-04-27: Manchester United 2-1 Brentford (W, home)
- 2026-04-18: Chelsea 0-1 Manchester United (W, away)
Manchester United ended last season by beating Nottingham Forest 3-2 at home, drawing 0-0 away at Sunderland, beating Liverpool 3-2 and Brentford 2-1, and winning 1-0 away at Chelsea.
Hull City vs Manchester United Prediction
Hull’s injury list is long enough to worry about before a ball is even kicked, and Manchester United arrive with the sharper attacking options across the pitch. Expect McBurnie to trouble the away defence at least once, but for United’s greater firepower to see them home. Hull City 1-2 Manchester United.