Newcastle vs Hull City (2-1) — Recap

3&#39; - Joe Willock: After his first shot was blocked, Willock took a touch and drilled into the near-bottom corner to open the scoring.
7&#39; - Lewis Hall: Harvey Barnes drove forward from the halfway line before Hall slotted into the bottom-right corner to double the lead.
45&#39; - Wissa Miss: Yoane Wissa&#39;s penalty was tipped away by Konstantinos Tzolakis just before the break.
67&#39; - Mohamed-Ali Cho: The substitute latched onto Belloumi&#39;s perfectly weighted throughball and picked out the bottom-left corner to set up a tense finale.

Newcastle United 2-1 Hull City: Quickfire Double Ends Jakirovic's Unbeaten Start

Newcastle United ended Hull City's unbeaten start to the Premier League season with a hard-fought 2-1 victory at St. James' Park. According to Arena Live, two goals inside the opening seven minutes proved enough, though the Magpies had to survive a nervy finish.

Key Moments:

3' - Joe Willock: After his first shot was blocked, Willock took a touch and drilled into the near-bottom corner to open the scoring.
7' - Lewis Hall: Harvey Barnes drove forward from the halfway line before Hall slotted into the bottom-right corner to double the lead.
45' - Wissa Miss: Yoane Wissa's penalty was tipped away by Konstantinos Tzolakis just before the break.
67' - Mohamed-Ali Cho: The substitute latched onto Belloumi's perfectly weighted throughball and picked out the bottom-left corner to set up a tense finale.

Newcastle Hold Their Nerve: After Monday's disappointing loss to Leeds, Matthias Jaissle's side delivered the perfect response. This was the earliest Newcastle have gone 2-0 up in a Premier League home game since April 2023 against Tottenham. Harvey Barnes was instrumental with two assists, setting a new club record for the earliest multiple assists in a Premier League match, while Willock's goal was his second of the 2026-27 campaign — one more than in his previous three league seasons combined.