Hull City won 1-0 at Coventry, Liam Millar scoring the only goal with eight minutes left in the first-ever top-flight meeting between these two newly promoted clubs - and the first Premier League match played at the new CBS Arena. It's back-to-back 1-0 wins to start the season for Hull, who haven't conceded yet either - two clean sheets from two games is a serious platform for a side that went up as underdogs. Coventry had the better of the territory but couldn't turn it into clear chances, and were made to pay for it late on. That's two defeats out of two for Coventry without a goal to their name so far, while Hull sit on six points from two games - a lovely early story for a club back in the top flight after a long absence, even if it's Coventry's homecoming proving the harder one for now.
Pre-match Talking Points
Match talking points will appear here before kick-off.
Team Talking Points
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1Coventry are back in the Premier League for the first time in 25 years after winning last season's Championship by 11 points under Frank Lampard. Genuinely one of the feel-good stories in English football right now — worth leading with the warmth, not the scoreline.
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2The welcome back has been brutal: three defeats out of three, including a 3-0 opening-day loss away at champions Arsenal. A tough draw for any newly promoted side to start with.
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3Coventry are also yet to score a Premier League goal this season. One more blank against Brighton this weekend and they'll match Crystal Palace's unwanted 2017-18 record for the worst start to a Premier League campaign — worth flagging as context, not as a prediction.
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4Lampard's message to fans has been not to overanalyse four games — a fair point given how far this club has come just to get here. Good line to use if the conversation turns doom-and-gloom.
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5Easy to forget: Coventry capped off their promotion season with a 5-1 win over Portsmouth to seal the Championship title. Worth reminding anyone being harsh about recent results that this is a club on the way up, not down.
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1Hull City are unbeaten after their first three Premier League games back in the top flight — wins over Manchester United and Coventry, plus a goalless draw at Aston Villa. They haven't conceded a single goal yet either, which for a newly promoted side is a genuinely remarkable start.
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2Beating Manchester United in their first few weeks back among the elite is the kind of result Hull fans will be telling people about for years. It doesn't matter how the rest of the season goes — that one's banked.
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3Most promoted clubs take a few months to stop looking overawed by the step up. Hull look like they've done their homework instead, playing with a level of composure that's caught a lot of people off guard.
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4No promoted side keeps a zero in the goals-conceded column all season, so this record won't last forever. Enjoy it while it's there rather than assuming it's the new normal — Hull fans certainly are.
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5This is a club and fanbase that deserve nothing but warmth right now — a hard-earned promotion followed by the best possible start to life back in the top flight. Don't be the person who immediately points out it can't last.