Newcastle Hold On to Beat Hull 2-1 After Flying Start
Newcastle United beat Hull City 2-1 at St James' Park on Saturday 19 September 2026 to end the visitors' unbeaten start to the Premier League season.
The home side were two up inside seven minutes. Joe Willock struck in the third minute to make it 1-0. Lewis Hall added the second four minutes later. Both goals were created by Harvey Barnes, according to The Guardian.
Hull, newly promoted to the top flight, refused to fold. Mohamed-Ali Cho pulled a goal back to narrow the gap. Then came the big moment of the first half.
In stoppage time, the added minutes for delays at the end of the half, Newcastle won a penalty. Yoane Wissa stepped up. Hull goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis kept it out.
That save kept Hull in the game at the break. Newcastle held on after it. The 2-1 scoreline did not change.
It was a quick response for Newcastle. They had lost 4-1 to Leeds United in their previous match. Manager Matthias Jaissle made two changes for the visit of Hull, with Willock coming into the starting side, as noted in the BBC's live coverage.
He did it the hard way. Newcastle were without eight senior players through injury. Tino Livramento missed out after hurting a hamstring in training. Hull were led by manager Sergej Jakirovic.
Hall's goal capped quite a week for him. He had been recalled to the England squad by Thomas Tuchel before the match. It continues his climb back after missing the rest of the 2024-25 season with an injury to a bone in his foot.
For Hull fans, there was at least a glimpse of why the club paid £20m to sign Tzolakis from Olympiacos in the summer. His penalty stop denied Wissa and gave the away end something to cheer.
What makes this stand out is how fast Newcastle settled it and how long they had to protect it. Seven minutes of sharp attacking. Then more than 80 minutes of holding their nerve. The match had been scheduled for a 17:30 kick-off, listed in the Premier League's fixture announcement, and the early burst gave the evening crowd exactly what it wanted.
