Hull lead from a penalty, Brentford equalise through Ouattara
Attendance 24,259 · Referee Robert Jones
Hull City and Brentford drew 1-1 at the MKM Stadium. McBurnie scored a penalty in the 24th minute and Ouattara equalised in the 63rd, with Igor Thiago providing the assist. Brentford had 14 shots to 12 and six on target to two, and expected goals were 1.84 for Hull City and 1.81 for Brentford.
- O. McBurnie 24' (pen)
- D. Ouattara 63'
The match in three moments
- 23'Brentford
Hickey is booked
Hickey was booked for Brentford in the 23rd minute. McBurnie's penalty, scored in the 24th minute, was the next goal or card.
- 24'Hull City
McBurnie scores the penalty
McBurnie scored a penalty in the 24th minute for Hull City, who led 1-0 at half-time.
- 63'Brentford
Ouattara equalises
Ouattara scored in the 63rd minute, with Igor Thiago credited with the assist, to make it 1-1. Brentford had made two changes in the 62nd, Anthony for Schade and Damsgaard for Hickey.
How the game unfolded
Hull City led 1-0 at half-time at the MKM Stadium, where Robert Jones was the referee and the attendance was 24,259. Sergej Jakirovic started Hull City in a five-four-one and Keith Andrews started Brentford in a four-two-three-one. Hickey was booked for Brentford in the 23rd minute, and McBurnie scored the penalty in the 24th.
Brentford made two changes in the 62nd minute, Anthony for Schade and Damsgaard for Hickey, and Ouattara scored in the 63rd with the assist from Igor Thiago. Hull City changed two players in the 65th, Cho for Giles and Norton-Cuffy for Coyle, and Morita replaced Iroegbunam in the 72nd. Brentford's next changes came in the 78th, Diouf for Lewis-Potter and Wilson for Ouattara, and Hull City made their last two in the 86th, Gelhardt for Belloumi and Vaz for McBurnie.
Brentford had 14 shots to 12 and 34 touches in the opposition box to 29. Six of the Brentford shots were on target, three off target and five blocked; Hull City had two on target, eight off target and two blocked. Hull City took five shots from outside the box to three, and Brentford won six corners to five. Expected goals were 1.84 for Hull City and 1.81 for Brentford, and Hull City made five saves to one.
Brentford had 445 passes to 327, with accuracy of 82.2 per cent to 69.1, and 58 per cent of possession to 42. Hull City played 68 long balls to 47, and Brentford sent in 27 crosses to 19.
Hull City made 28 tackles to 16, winning 21 to 10, and won 65 duels to 53. Brentford won 19 aerial duels to 14. Hull City had 32 clearances to 28. There were 10 fouls from Hull City and nine from Brentford, and the distance covered was 113.4km for Hull City and 116.8km for Brentford.
Brentford had more of the shots, the shots on target, the passes and the crosses. Hull City had more of the tackles, the duels and the saves. Expected goals were 1.84 to 1.81, which is a draw by another name.
Match at a glance
Hull City / Brentford
Goals and cards, minute by minute
- 23'A. HickeyYellow card · Brentford
- 24'O. McBurniePenalty · Hull City
- 63'D. OuattaraGoal · Brentford · assist Igor Thiago
Match statistics
Hull City / Brentford
The basics
Chance quality
Attack
Passing
Defending
Goalkeeping
Physical
Line-ups
Hull City 5 - 4 - 1
Manager: Sergej Jakirovic
- 19 K. Tzolakis
- 2 L. Coyle (c) Off 65' for B. Norton-Cuffy
- 3 R. Giles Off 65' for M. Cho
- 22 L. Herrington
- 15 J. Egan
- 6 S. Ajayi
- 10 M. Belloumi Off 86' for J. Gelhardt
- 42 T. Iroegbunam Off 72' for H. Morita
- 9 O. McBurnie Off 86' for R. Vaz
- 27 R. Slater
- 21 E. Stroud
Substitutes
- 50 M. Cho On 65' for R. Giles
- 17 P. McNair
- 25 M. Crooks
- 11 J. Gelhardt On 86' for M. Belloumi
- 5 H. Morita On 72' for T. Iroegbunam
- 18 B. Norton-Cuffy On 65' for L. Coyle
- 12 D. Phillips
- 7 S. Thomas
- 47 R. Vaz On 86' for O. McBurnie
Brentford 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Keith Andrews
- 1 C. Kelleher
- 33 M. Kayode
- 23 K. Lewis-Potter Off 78' for E. Diouf
- 2 A. Hickey Yellow card 23' Off 62' for M. Damsgaard
- 4 S. van den Berg
- 20 K. Ajer
- 11 D. Ouattara Off 78' for C. Wilson
- 18 M. Sangaré
- 9 Igor Thiago
- 8 M. Jensen (c)
- 7 K. Schade Off 62' for J. Anthony
Substitutes
- 19 J. Anthony On 62' for K. Schade
- 22 N. Collins
- 25 E. Diouf On 78' for K. Lewis-Potter
- 48 B. Fredrick
- 24 M. Damsgaard On 62' for A. Hickey
- 39 Gustavo Nunes
- 44 J. Schuster
- 12 H. Valdimarsson
- 13 C. Wilson On 78' for D. Ouattara
Head to head
Brentford have won two of the three meetings listed here and drawn the other. All three were in the Championship: Hull City 1-5 Brentford in February 2020, Brentford 1-1 Hull City in August 2019 and Brentford 5-1 Hull City in February 2019.
Listed meetings: 3, newest first
- ChampionshipHull City1-5BrentfordBrentford win
- ChampionshipBrentford1-1Hull CityDraw
- ChampionshipBrentford5-1Hull CityBrentford win
Hull City
Last 5 games before this one
- LostFulhamAway · Premier League0-1
- DrewEvertonHome · Premier League2-2
- LostNewcastle UnitedAway · Premier League1-2
- DrewChelseaAway · Premier League2-2
- LostSunderlandAway · League Cup0-1
Brentford
Last 5 games before this one
- LostLiverpoolHome · Premier League1-2
- DrewAston VillaAway · Premier League2-2
- WonChelseaHome · Premier League3-0
- WonReadingAway · League Cup2-1
- DrewBournemouthAway · Premier League2-2
Premier League table
In the table, with this match included, Brentford were sixth on 11 points from eight games. Hull City were 10th on 10 points from eight games.
Standings as BBC showed them on 25 October 2026 at 17:09, with this match included. Top 6 and the two clubs in this match. P played · W won · D drawn · L lost · GF goals for · GA goals against · GD goal difference · Pts points.
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 21 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Chelsea | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Brentford | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| 10 | Hull City | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 10 |
Where the figures come from
Scores, scorers, statistics, line-ups, head-to-head results and the table come from the BBC Sport match page, accessed . The analysis and wording are The Sports Guru's own.