Hull City v Aston Villa: Premier League – live

Updates from 5.30pm BST kick-off at MKM StadiumHerrington on ‘crazy’ rise | Clockwatch | Mail BillyLife is pretty good for Sergej Jakirovic right now – his unfancied Hull team have won their first two games back in the Premier League and yesterday he signed a new two-year deal as head coach. In the opposing dugout today is Unai Emery, already bordering on beleaguered, who is seeking to put a turbulent transfer window behind him and get Aston Villa off the mark for the season.If it wasn’t for Tottenham and alphabetical order, Villa would have been bottom of the league after losing their opening two fixtures without scoring a goal. Emiliano Martínez, Morgan Rogers and Ollie Watkins are gone but there is hope in the arrivals of fresh faces like Zion Suzuki, Nicolas Jackson and the exciting teenager Ibrahim Mbaye – all three are involved today. Continue reading...

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