Newcastle United 2–1 Hull City
Saturday 19th September 2026 (Kick Off: 15:00) · Gameweek 5 · Full time
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The key stat: Defence. No other measure separates them as clearly. Newcastle United come out on top, 1.65 against 2.16. whoever was harder to score against normally comes out on top here – 66% of the time in recent seasons. The stats beneath it were picked on the same evidence.
- The callNewcastle United to win: 60% against 17%, with the draw at 23%. Confidence strong.
- WhyThe call rests on the long-run strength gap, home advantage and recent shots on target.
- For Newcastle UnitedGoal difference at this venue 0.60 v -1.00 (clear); Goals 1.90 v 0.92 (clear); Defence 1.65 v 2.16 (clear).
- For Hull CityGK save rate 78% v 68% (decisive); XI defensive record 1.46 v 1.60 (slight).
- FormNewcastle United L-D-W-D-L, Hull City L-W-W-D-D.
NB 2 of the 10 matches behind that form were played last season, before the summer transfer window.
Newcastle United 4-2-3-1 Hull City 5-4-1 Line-ups in fullHide the line-ups
Newcastle United 4-2-3-1
Confirmed starting XI
Hull City 5-4-1
Confirmed starting XI
- L. Horníček
- L. Hall
- S. Botman
- M. Thiaw
- J. Murphy
- S. Steur
- L. Miley
- M. Fernandez-Pardo
- J. Willock
- H. Barnes
- Y. Wissa
- K. Tzolakis
- L. Herrington
- J. Egan
- S. Ajayi
- R. Giles
- L. Coyle
- S. Thomas
- R. Slater
- M. Crooks
- M. Belloumi
- O. McBurnie
Substitutes A. Bamba, M. Miley, M. Mills, M. Pivaš, N. Pope, V. Salia, F. Schär, K. Thompson, B. Touré
Substitutes M. Cho, P. McNair, J. Gelhardt, L. Gourna-Douath, J. Hjertø-Dahl, T. Iroegbunam, D. Phillips, E. Stroud, R. Vaz
Our call: 60% NEW · 23% draw · 17% HUL · bookmakers: 59% / 22% / 18% · expected goals 1.90–0.92
Last updated 19 Sept at 14:19
