Villa take first point but rue missed chances in Hull stalemate — SkimNews
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- Hull City drew 0-0 with Aston Villa at MKM Stadium on 5 September 2026, extending an unbeaten start with three consecutive clean sheets and 7 points from 9 — a return boss Sergej Jakirovic said he would have "signed immediately" at the start of the campaign.
- Aston Villa earned their first Premier League point of the season, climbing out of the bottom three, but remain goalless through three matches; George Hemmings registered the club's first shot on target of the campaign in the 15th minute.
- Unai Emery marked his 200th game in charge of Villa by telling Sky Sports he was "positive" despite the draw, noting his side created "four very good chances" but lacked clinical finishing in the final third.
- Emi Buendia combined with Nicolas Jackson to set up John McGinn for a one-on-one that the Scot blazed over the bar, then headed over unmarked himself inside the penalty area three minutes later — gilt-edged chances to win it for Villa.
- Hull nearly stole all three points through Mohamed Belloumi's curling effort that crashed off the crossbar and Oli McBurnie's late fluff inside the box after being picked out by Ryan Giles.
- Hull's deadline day arrivals — including Sorba Thomas and Brooke Norton-Cuffy off the bench — offer reinforcements for Jakirovic, though he warned some new signings "didn't have a pre-season."
Why it matters: Hull's 7 points from 9 — after being tipped for relegation — defies the pre-season forecast, while Villa climb out of the bottom three but remain goalless through three matches following the summer departures of key attackers including Ollie Watkins, Morgan Rogers and Youri Tielemans.
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