Overview
- The Premier League fixture is at the MKM Stadium on Saturday, September 5 with a 5:30pm BST kick-off and live coverage on Sky Sports.
- Hull have won their opening two league games, kept two clean sheets and look organised under Sergej Jakirovic with Oliver McBurnie central to their counter-attacking setup.
- Aston Villa remain pointless and without a league goal after 0-4 and 0-1 defeats, and Unai Emery says new signings must adapt quickly for the team to improve.
- Both squads face selection issues: Hull have several players sidelined or doubtful while Villa are missing Amadou Onana to injury and Joao Gomes to suspension, leaving Emery to mix many late-window arrivals.
- Bookmakers and pundits are split, with some making Villa short favourites but several tipsters and markets backing Hull to avoid defeat, and the result could signal whether Villa's overhaul needs more time or corrects course immediately.