Hull vs Brentford

Match summary

Hull and Brentford shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Hull led 1-0 at half-time.

Oliver McBurnie put Hull ahead from the penalty spot in the 24th minute and Dango Ouattara equalised in the 63rd minute, set up by Thiago.

There was little between the sides on chances: Hull created 1.94 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots, Brentford 1.71 from 14.

Hull hosted Brentford in the Premier League on Matchday 8, with the encounter ending in a 1-1 draw after Hull led 1-0 at half-time. Brentford controlled the territorial aspects of the fixture, registering 58 percent possession, 91 attacks, and 56 dangerous attacks compared to Hull's 42 percent possession, 68 attacks, and 37 dangerous attacks. Brentford also led in total shots with 14 against 12, shots on target with 6 to 2, and corners with 6 to 5. Passing metrics favoured the visitors who completed 445 passes at an 82 percent accuracy, whereas Hull managed 327 passes with 69 percent accuracy. Discipline was largely clean, featuring 10 fouls for Hull and 9 for Brentford, along with 0 yellow cards for the hosts and 1 for the visitors.

The first key incident occurred in the 23rd minute when Brentford player Aaron Hickey received a yellow card for a foul. Immediately following this in the 24th minute, Hull was awarded a penalty, which Oli McBurnie converted into a penalty goal to open the scoring at 1-0. After reaching half-time with that scoreline, Brentford made 2 substitutions in the 62nd minute as Kevin Schade and Aaron Hickey departed for Jaidon Anthony and Mikkel Damsgaard. Brentford then equalised in the 63rd minute when Dango Ouattara scored with a right foot shot to make it 1-1. Both managers utilised their benches extensively in the second half before the match concluded at 1-1.