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Arsenal

vs

Hull City

KickoffSaturday 7 November 2026, 3:00pm

VenueEmirates Stadium

CompetitionEnglish Premier League

Can Arsenal turn a three point lead into six at the top of the Premier League table before Manchester City have even kicked off on Saturday afternoon? That is the question hanging over the Emirates this weekend, and it is a genuinely mouth watering position for the Gunners to find themselves in. Hull City arrive as the opposition, and while the scoreline might feel like a foregone conclusion to some, there is always a story worth telling when you look a little deeper at the numbers on both sides.

This preview breaks down the team news, the form, the head to head record, and where the value lies across the main betting markets.

Arsenal vs Hull City Match Details

Arsenal host Hull City at the Emirates Stadium in what is a Premier League fixture that could not be more different in terms of where these two clubs currently sit in the division. The Gunners are flying at the summit, while Hull are a mid table side trying to carve out a reputation for resilience rather than results. It is a fixture the Emirates crowd will be expecting their side to take care of, and the pressure is entirely on Arsenal to deliver in front of their own fans.

Team News

Arsenal have a couple of things to sort out in defence ahead of this one. William Saliba made the matchday squad for the first time this season against Slavia Prague after a serious back injury, which is hugely encouraging, but he only featured as an unused substitute so a start here feels premature. The bigger concern is Ezri Konsa, who came off during that midweek Champions League win with an unexplained issue and is currently a doubt. If Konsa cannot go, Cristhian Mosquera is the most likely to step in.

• Bukayo Saka is out with a quad injury
• Max Dowman serves a suspension
• Ezri Konsa is a doubt after coming off in midweek
• William Saliba is building back to fitness and unlikely to start
• Viktor Gyokeres pushing hard for a start after scoring and assisting against Slavia Prague, but Kai Havertz expected to retain his place up front

Hull are without a few key bodies of their own. Matt Crooks picks up a suspension after collecting his fifth yellow card of the season against Ipswich, which is a real blow to their midfield given how experienced he is. Beyond that, the injury list is fairly lengthy.

• Matt Crooks is suspended
• Eliot Matazo is out with an ACL injury
• Matt Targett has an ankle problem
• Lucas Gourna Douath is sidelined with a calf injury
• Ilyas Ansah is out with a back injury
• Darko Gyabi has a groin problem
• Charlie Hughes is also out with a groin injury
• Jack Butland could return to the squad after an arm injury
• Oli McBurnie is fit and available but will be keen to avoid a booking that would trigger a suspension for a future game

Predicted Lineups

Mikel Arteta has options but not unlimited ones. With Saka still out and Saliba unlikely to be risked from the start, the backline is likely to feature Timber, Mosquera, Gabriel and Calafiori. Bruno Guimaraes and Declan Rice should anchor the midfield, with Madueke, Odegaard and Tzolis supporting Havertz in the forward areas. Gyokeres will have to make do with a place on the bench despite doing everything right in midweek.

Arsenal predicted lineup: Raya; Timber, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori; Guimaraes, Rice; Madueke, Odegaard, Tzolis; Havertz

Sergej Jakirovic will almost certainly set up in a compact 5 4 1 shape designed to make Arsenal work for every inch of space. Without Crooks in the middle of the park, the balance of that midfield four looks a little light on experience. McBurnie leads the line alone with the expectation that Hull will spend long stretches of this game defending and looking to nick something on the counter.

Hull City predicted lineup: Tzolakis; Coyle, Egan, Mendy, Ajayi, Giles; Belloumi, Slater, Iroegbunam, Stroud; McBurnie

Recent Form

Arsenal are genuinely purring right now. Their win at Anfield last weekend was the kind of performance that separates title contenders from the rest of the pack. Keeping Liverpool without a single shot on target at home in a Premier League game is a stat that feels almost impossible, and yet that is what the Gunners delivered. Add in a 2 1 Champions League win over Slavia Prague in midweek and you have a side that is managing games across multiple competitions without losing intensity. Four wins from four in the Premier League tells its own story, and their 24 point haul after nine games puts them in genuinely historic company, bested only by Arsenal squads from 2004 to 2005 and 2007 to 2008.

What stands out even more is that Arsenal are the only side in the Premier League with a perfect home record still intact this season. The Emirates has been a fortress, and Hull are walking into that environment at a time when the home crowd will be absolutely buzzing after the Anfield result. For a travelling side already short on confidence, that is a lot to deal with before a ball has been kicked.

Hull’s form makes for uncomfortable reading. They started the season with three successive wins across all competitions and looked like a side that could genuinely make a fist of staying up and doing more. Since then they have gone eight games without a win, drawing or losing every single one. The 2 2 draw with Ipswich last weekend summed them up at the moment: they had just 39 percent of the ball, gave away four big chances and were grateful to come away with anything at all. They have not kept a clean sheet in seven straight games across all competitions, and they have lost three of their last four away from home, conceding six goals in the process.

Head-to-Head Record

Hull’s most famous result at the Emirates is their shock 2 1 victory back in 2008, and their supporters will not have forgotten it. But that was nearly two decades ago, and the landscape has shifted enormously since then. Arsenal have been unbeaten against Hull in 14 successive meetings, with their last encounter in February 2017 ending in a comfortable 2 0 win thanks to an Alexis Sanchez double. The head to head record offers Hull absolutely nothing to cling to in terms of historical momentum at this venue.

The pattern across those 14 games points firmly in Arsenal’s direction, and there is nothing in the current form of either side to suggest this weekend will offer any kind of correction to that trend.

Key Stats

• Arsenal have dropped zero points at home in the Premier League this season, the only side with a perfect home record remaining
• Hull have failed to keep a clean sheet in seven consecutive games across all competitions
• Arsenal are unbeaten in 14 straight meetings with Hull, winning most of them comfortably

Arsenal vs Hull City Betting Tips

This fixture does not throw up many genuinely difficult calls. Arsenal are in the form of their lives at the Emirates, Hull are leaking goals and playing within themselves just to stay in games, and the head to head record is overwhelmingly one sided. The betting angle here is not about whether Arsenal win, it is about how the game unfolds and where the margins lie across the individual markets.

Cards Prediction

Hull’s 5 4 1 setup means plenty of bodies behind the ball and a willingness to get physical when Arsenal try to thread through. With a suspension already hanging over McBurnie if he picks up a yellow, Hull’s players will need to be disciplined, but their defensive structure often invites niggling fouls in tight areas. Expect at least three or four bookings across the match, and Arsenal’s attackers being fouled regularly in the final third is a reasonable working assumption.

Correct Score Prediction

Hull will make it difficult early on and Arsenal may need some patience, but the class gap is considerable and the home side have the firepower to open things up once the Tigers tire. A 2 0 Arsenal win feels like the most natural landing spot, mirroring their last meeting and reflecting the current quality differential between these two squads.

Over and Under Goals Prediction

Hull have shipped goals consistently in recent weeks, and Arsenal have been scoring freely at home all season. Even if the first half is tight and tactical, the Gunners tend to find their rhythm and push the game beyond doubt in the second half. Over 1.5 goals looks almost nailed on, and over 2.5 is comfortably the better value given the firepower on show for Arsenal and Hull’s inability to stay watertight at the back.

First Goalscorer Prediction

Kai Havertz is the pick here. His goal at Anfield made him the highest scoring German player in Premier League history, he is nailed on to start ahead of Gyokeres, and he is the focal point of Arsenal’s attacking play in the central channel. Hull’s centre backs will have their work cut out trying to handle his movement and physicality, and he is the man most likely to get on the end of the first real chance the Gunners create.

Corners Prediction

Arsenal are going to be on the front foot for large portions of this game, pushing wide through Madueke and Tzolis and bending Hull’s defensive block back towards their own goal. Hull operating in a narrow defensive shape means Arsenal will be encouraged to deliver from wide areas repeatedly. Over 9.5 corners is worth a look given how territorial this game is likely to be, with the home side forcing Hull back into their shell from the first whistle.

Bet Builder Tip

An Arsenal win, Havertz on the scoresheet and the game going over 2.5 goals all point in exactly the same direction and reinforce each other nicely given the form and the matchup.

Final Match Prediction

Hull will set up to be hard to beat and they will probably succeed for the first 20 or 30 minutes, making Arsenal work through their defensive block and asking questions of a home side that is still missing Saka in wide areas. But the quality gap between these two clubs is simply too significant to paper over for 90 minutes. Arsenal’s midfield is operating at a level that most Premier League opponents would struggle to handle, and Hull are missing key bodies at the worst possible time.

Once Havertz or one of the Arsenal midfielders breaks the deadlock, there is very little to suggest Hull have the firepower or the belief to come back and make a game of it. Arsenal win this 2 0, extend their perfect home record, and go six points clear at the top of the table ahead of Manchester City’s late kickoff. A good Saturday afternoon to be an Arsenal fan.

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