It’s never dull in Hull, as the saying goes in these parts, and after just three games the Premier League is proving to be quite some ride for Hull City supporters.
Having embarrassed Manchester United here on the opening day and won at Coventry last weekend, this deserved point and third successive clean sheet merely reinforced Sergej Jakirovic’s belief that his men can beat the drop.
You have to go back to Bolton’s excellent start in 2001-02 to find a promoted side who began the season with three straight victories. The Tigers failed to emulate Sam Allardyce’s team, but they came closest to a winner as the Algeria winger Mohamed Belloumi hit the crossbar with a stunning second-half shot before the substitute Mohamed-Ali Cho and Oli McBurnie threatened late on.
“We could have won, but they also had a few chances in the second half,” said Jakirovic, who signed a two-year contract extension on Friday. “We won’t be ungrateful for seven points after three games and another clean sheet. It’s a great result for us and we showed we can compete at this level.”
For Aston Villa, it was another largely impotent display which saw them fail to score for the third match running as the captain, John McGinn, and Emiliano Buendía spurned decent second-half opportunities.
