PREVIEW | Coventry City vs Hull City: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 29/08)

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·27 August 2026

PREVIEW | Coventry City vs Hull City: team news, lineups, predictions (Premier League 29/08)

Coventry City and Hull City clash this Saturday at the The Coventry Building Society Arena for round two of the Premier League.

Coventry City have won 0 points to date and are placed in 18th position. Last time out, Frank Lampard's team triumphed 2-4 against Plymouth Argyle (Carabao Cup 2026/27).

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Hull City have picked up 3 points and currently lie in 5th position. In their last game, Sergej Jakirovic's team drew 1-1 with Stoke City (Carabao Cup 2026/27).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 0-0 draw.

Predicted lineups

Coventry City: Carl Rushworth, Milan van Ewijk, Aurèle Amenda, Bobby Thomas, Jay Dasilva, Matt Grimes, Caleb Yirenkyi, Frank Onyeka, Loum Tchaouna, Ellis Simms, Brandon Thomas-Asante

Hull City: Kostas Tzolakis, Paddy McNair, John Egan, Nobel Mendy, Cody Drameh, Mohamed Belloumi, Ryan Giles, Matt Crooks, Regan Slater, Oliver McBurnie, Elliot Stroud

Unavailable

Coventry City

Haji Wright - Injury
Luke Woolfenden - Injury

Hull City

Eliot Matazo - Injury
Charlie Hughes - Injury
Jack Butland - Injury
Darko Gyabi - Injury
Óscar Zambrano - Injury
Joe Gelhardt - Injury

Last starting XIs

Coventry City ( vs Plymouth Argyle 2026-08-25): Daniel Bentley, Joel Latibeaudiere, Liam Kitching, Bobby Thomas, Jake Bidwell, Victor Torp, Caleb Yirenkyi, Tatsuhiro Sakamoto, Jack Rudoni, Gustavo Hamer, Taiwo Awoniyi

Hull City ( vs Stoke City 2026-08-25): Dillon Phillips, Cody Drameh, Paddy McNair, Lucas Herrington, Matt Targett, Lucas Gourna-Douath, Jens Hjerto-Dahl, Kieran Dowell, Abdulkadir Omur, Liam Millar, Babajide Akintola

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MANAGERS

Frank Lampard has faced Sergej Jakirovic on two occasions, recording only draws.
Sergej Jakirovic has faced Coventry City on two occasions, recording only draws.
Frank Lampard has faced Hull City on eight occasions, recording five wins and three draws

TEAMS

Hull City come into this match on the back of two consecutive games unbeaten.

HEAD TO HEAD

Coventry City and Hull City have already met 53 times, with Hull City holding the advantage: 21 wins, compared with 18 victories for Coventry City.
At the Coventry Building Society Arena, there is no advantage between Coventry City and Hull City: 11 wins for each team in 28 matches.
In the English league, the two teams face each other for the first time