Arsenal 1-2 Hull City: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 27 September 2008
Result
Arsenal 1-2 Hull City
Premier League · Saturday 27 September 2008, 16:30 UTC · half-time 0-0
Arsenal 1-2 Hull City: match report
Arsenal lost to Hull City 1-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 27 September 2008. The half-time score was 0-0.
Arsenal's goal came from an own goal by Paul McShane (51'). Hull City scored through Geovanni (62') and Daniel Cousin (66').
Discipline: Arsenal received 2 yellow cards; Hull City received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Arsenal were 4th on 12 points from 5 and Hull City 9th on 8 points from 5. Arsenal went on to finish that season 4th with 72 points, and Hull City 17th with 35.
Arsenal lined up in a 4-4-2 and Hull City in a 4-3-1-2.
Going into the match Arsenal's last five read W-W-W-L-W and Hull City's D-W-L-D-W.
Key events
- 45'Yellow card · Ian Ashbee
- 51'Own goal · Paul McShane
- 62'Goal · Geovanni
- 66'Goal · Daniel Cousin
- 76'Yellow card · Bacary Sagna
- 90'Yellow card · William Gallas
Team news
Arsenal line-up (4-4-2)
Almunia, Bacary Sagna, Kolo Touré, William Gallas, Gaël Clichy, Emmanuel Eboué, Cesc Fàbregas, Denílson, Robin van Persie, Theo Walcott, Emmanuel Adebayor
Hull City line-up (4-3-1-2)
Boaz Myhill, Michael Turner, Paul McShane, Kamil Zayatte, Ian Ashbee, George Boateng, Dean Marney, Marlon King, Stephen Dawson, Diego Gómez, Daniel Cousin