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Hull City and Brentford drew 1-1 at the MKM Stadium, with Dango Ouattara rescuing a point for the visitors just after the hour. Oli McBurnie had put Hull ahead from the penalty spot in the first half, his first Premier League goal of the season, before Igor Thiago helped keep a ball alive in the box and Ouattara finished from close range. Brentford had most of the ball and six shots on target to Hull's two, so they will feel they should have taken all three. It is Hull's sixth league game without a win, though the point lifts them to 10 points in Matchweek 8, and Brentford have now drawn all four of their away games this season. Consistency, of a sort.
Pre-match Talking Points
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1Hull are 6th on 9 points after seven games, Brentford 7th on 8. Win and the winners sit just behind the big names at the top, lose and it is a very quick slide back into the pack. For a newly promoted side, Hull are doing nicely, so a home win would make the 'Hull will be fine' crowd very smug.
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2These two have never met in the top flight before. Hull's only previous Premier League spell ended in 2017, and Brentford did not arrive until 2021, so this is a fresh rivalry with no grudges. Handy if you want an opinion without having to know any history.
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3Mikkel Damsgaard is the one to keep an eye on. Brentford's creative midfielder famously popped up with a 93rd-minute winner in a 4-3 win at Burnley last season, after the Bees had thrown away a 3-0 lead. If this one is tight, he is the guy most likely to turn it late.
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4Both sides are patched up. Hull are without Eliot Matazo, Matt Targett, Ilyas Ansah, Darko Gyabi and Charlie Hughes, with goalkeeper Jack Butland a doubt. Brentford are missing the suspended Janelt and Yarmoliuk, plus Furo with an injury. Team sheets are worth a look an hour before kick-off.
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5The hook: Brentford's club site notes Hull have scored three goals from high turnovers, the most in the league. Brentford like to play out from the back and keep the ball, so this is a neat clash of styles. Hull will happily pounce on a mistake, and Brentford, still without a win in most of their games, cannot afford to give them one.
Team Talking Points
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1Hull lost 1-0 at league leaders Arsenal on Saturday. Martin Ødegaard pounced on a rebound in the 72nd minute after Hull's keeper parried a Noni Madueke shot. Losing narrowly at the Emirates is no disgrace for a promoted side, and Hull fans know it.
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2Manager Sergej Jakirovic was bullish afterwards. He reckoned Hull were the better team on performance and had enough chances to win, adding that the side is 'still growing'. Arsenal fans would disagree, but it's a nice sign that he's not playing for damage limitation.
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3The season started like a dream. Hull had seven points from their first three games and briefly sat second, behind only Manchester City. They haven't won a league game since August, though. It's a winless run of the sort that slowly turns a fairytale into a relegation conversation.
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4Jakirovic only arrived in the summer of 2025 and took Hull up through the Championship play-offs at the first attempt. That's a genuinely impressive bit of work, and Hull fans are still very much on his side. Credit him and you'll be on safe ground.
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5The last outing before Arsenal was a 2-2 draw with fellow promoted side Ipswich, where Hull let a lead slip. Jakirovic publicly demanded better 'control' when they're ahead. Throwing away winning positions is the recurring theme of their autumn.
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Top thing to say down the pub
Hull went to the Emirates and made Arsenal sweat. They just need to remember how to actually win one before the winless run starts to matter.
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Avoid saying
"Hull will be straight back down" — said with total confidence in August, it looked silly when they were second in the table, and fans have not forgotten who was saying it.
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1Brentford's last game was a 2-0 defeat at high-flying Brighton, and it turned on a red card. Striker Igor Thiago was initially booked after a tussle with Brighton's Chema Andrés, but referee Michael Oliver upgraded it to red after a look at the pitchside monitor.
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2Manager Keith Andrews wasn't thrilled. He suggested Thiago had been provoked and questioned how the decision was reached, while also accepting his players need to take responsibility for their conduct. 'We need to learn and grow as a group' was the line – which is manager-speak for 'we'll be having words'.
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3Despite that, Brentford's season is genuinely decent: they're eighth with 14 points from 10 games, and that was only their second league defeat of the season. Five draws means they're hard to beat, if not always easy to watch win.
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4They've already had a statement result, beating Chelsea 3-0 back in October. For a club with a fraction of Chelsea's budget, that's the kind of afternoon fans will be bringing up for years, so feel free to mention it.
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5Next up after the break is Everton at home on 21 November – and with Thiago likely facing a suspension after the red, Andrews may need to find goals from elsewhere. Brentford are only two points off the European places, so it's a big one.
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Top thing to say down the pub
Only two league defeats all season and they battered Chelsea 3-0 – Brentford are a lot better than the 'plucky little Bees' label they still get.
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Avoid saying
"Brentford? Aren't they the ones that just got promoted?" – they've been in the Premier League since 2021. Say that and a Bees fan will politely explain the last five years to you, in full.