Hull City and Aston Villa played out a 0-0 draw in the Premier League, with the visitors dominating possession but failing to score. Neither side found a goal at MKM Stadium, and the official scoreline stayed blank from start to finish.

Match Summary

The first half produced no goals as Hull City, in a 5-4-1, and Aston Villa, in a 4-2-3-1, cancelled one another out. Villa held most of the ball across the match, and Hull's first caution arrived when Semi Ajayi was shown a yellow card in the 39th minute. The teams reached the interval still locked at 0-0.

After half-time the score did not move. Villa continued to see more of the play without turning that control into a finish. Lucas Gourna-Douath received Hull City's second yellow card in the 67th minute. Hull still put more shots on target than Villa, yet expected goals stayed at zero for both, and M. Oliver closed the game at 0-0.

Key Moments

Aston Villa's 73 percent possession and 13 shots produced only one effort on target. That gap is why control never became a lead, and why Hull City could survive long spells without the ball.

The two Hull City yellow cards, to Semi Ajayi and then Lucas Gourna-Douath, were the only bookings and neither became a red. In a match the home side spent mostly without the ball, that discipline kept eleven players on the pitch.

Corners finished 3-4 in Villa's favour and still changed nothing. With expected goals at zero for each team, those set pieces never became a swing in the scoreline.

Match Statistics

Aston Villa had 73 percent of possession to Hull City's 27 and edged the shot count 13 to 11. The on-target numbers ran the other way: Hull put four efforts on target, Villa only one. Expected goals were recorded at zero for both. Villa took four corners to Hull's three. Hull City picked up both of the match's yellow cards, and there were no red cards.

What the Result Means

Hull City sit third in the Premier League with six points from two matches and a goal difference of plus three, with two wins in their last two. Aston Villa are 19th, still without a point after two matches and with a goal difference of minus five after two losses in their last two. Six points separate the sides.

See also

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