Hull City host Ipswich Town in the Premier League at the MKM Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The two promoted sides go into the match level on 10 points, with Sergej Jakirovic’s Hull winless in six league matches since the end of August and Gary O’Neil’s Ipswich looking to build on this month’s win over Fulham. It is the clubs’ first-ever meeting in the Premier League, despite 43 previous encounters in the lower divisions; Hull have not beaten Ipswich in any competition since November 2020.
Hull’s promotion campaign has been built on defensive solidity rather than attacking fluency — Jakirovic’s side have not managed more than two goals in any of their 10 matches this term, and they enter Saturday without an open-play goal in two games, needing an Oli McBurnie penalty to salvage a point against Brentford last time out. Ipswich, meanwhile, have been inconsistent on the road, losing three of four away league matches, though wins over Fulham and a 10-man Crystal Palace show they can pick up results in bursts.
Hull City vs Ipswich Town – Match preview and team news
- Date: Saturday, 31 October 2026
- Kick-off: 15:00 GMT
- Venue: MKM Stadium
- Referee: Thomas Kirk
- Last meeting: Ipswich Town 1-0 Hull City, 3 March 2026, Championship
Team news
Hull City
Eliot Matazo, Matt Targett, Ilyas Ansah, Darko Gyabi and Charlie Hughes are all unavailable, while Lucas Gourna-Douath, Nobel Mendy and Jack Butland are doubts to be assessed before kick-off. Mohamed Belloumi remains Hull’s leading attacking threat with three goals and two assists, though he has failed to make the difference in the last two matches, leaving Oli McBurnie, who opened his Premier League account from the spot last weekend, as the main source of goals up front.
Ipswich Town
Jack Taylor is the only definite absentee, with Sasa Lukic a doubt due to a groin issue; otherwise O’Neil has a relatively healthy squad to choose from. Zian Flemming, Emersonn and Leif Davis have all scored twice this season, with Flemming’s away record particularly striking — the forward has scored both of his goals on the road this term, continuing a pattern that saw him net eight of his 11 strikes away from home for Burnley last season.
Form
Hull City
Hull are the joint-lowest scorers in the Premier League’s top half with nine goals, level with Leeds United and Aston Villa, but remain unbeaten across four home matches this season, a record they will lean on against a Tractor Boys side with a poor recent travelling record.
Ipswich Town
Ipswich have won once in each month of the campaign and would move above Hull, and potentially as high as sixth, with victory here, though they are only four points clear of 18th-placed Nottingham Forest, underlining how tightly bunched this section of the table remains.
Predicted lineups
Hull City possible starting XI (5-4-1): Tzolakis; Coyle, Ajayi, Egan, Herrington, Giles; Belloumi, Iroegbunam, Slater, Stroud; McBurnie
Ipswich Town possible starting XI (4-2-3-1): Walton; Ouattara, O’Shea, Diop, Davis; Palacios, Luis; Fatawu, Enciso, Philogene; Emersonn
How to watch Hull City vs Ipswich Town?
This fixture falls in the 3pm Saturday blackout and is not being broadcast live in the UK.
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