Newcastle 2-1 Hull: Willock and Hall end Tigers' unbeaten start — SkimNews
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- Newcastle United beat Hull City 2-1 at St James' Park on Saturday 19 September 2026, ending Hull's unbeaten start to their Premier League campaign
- Harvey Barnes created both early goals, assisting Joe Willock in the 3rd minute and Lewis Hall in the 7th minute to put Newcastle 2-0 up inside 10 minutes
- Yoane Wissa missed a penalty on the stroke of half-time, saved by Hull goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis after Sorba Thomas — on his first league start — was penalised for a handball offence on Jacob Murphy
- Mohamed-Ali Cho halved the deficit in the 67th minute, four minutes after coming on as a substitute, with a finish that kissed the post on its way into the net
- Tim Iroegbunam nearly equalised in the 81st minute but his close-range volley drifted inches over the crossbar, with Hull full-backs Lewie Coyle and Ryan Giles delivering wave after wave of late crosses
- Newcastle secured a much-needed three points, bouncing back from a 4-1 defeat at Leeds on Monday
Why it matters: Newcastle avoided back-to-back defeats after their Monday humiliation at Leeds, reclaiming composure thanks to Barnes' twin assists inside seven minutes. Hull — surprise unbeaten newcomers to the Premier League — saw their fairytale start ended despite a spirited second-half rally, with Wissa's penalty miss and Iroegbunam's late near-miss each coming within inches of flipping the result.
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