Hull City Draws 2-2 With Everton to Preserve Home Record

Hull City preserved its unbeaten home record since returning to the Premier League with a 2-2 draw against Everton at MKM Stadium in Hull, England, on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. Joe Gelhardt opened the scoring, but Everton responded through Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Thierno Barry before substitute Mohamed Belloumi equalized in the 74th minute.

The result extended Hull's encouraging home run after its promotion back to the top flight following nine years away. According to TSN's match report, the Tigers had suffered their first defeat of the season against Newcastle United before the international break.

Everton appeared to have taken the lead shortly before halftime when Brennan Johnson converted a rebound after goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis failed to hold Barry's shot. However, a lengthy video assistant referee review ruled Johnson offside, leaving the teams level at the break.

Hull took advantage of an Everton defensive error three minutes after halftime. Sorba Thomas collected the opportunity created by Ainsley Maitland-Niles' mistake and supplied Gelhardt, who calmly finished past goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in the 48th minute.

Everton restored parity in the 55th minute when Maitland-Niles recovered from his earlier error by setting up Dewsbury-Hall, who headed home. The visitors then moved in front when Barry converted another opportunity, making amends for earlier missed chances.

Hull responded through two substitutes. Elliot Stroud combined with Belloumi, who beat Pickford with a left-footed finish in the 74th minute to secure a point for the hosts.

Earlier in the match, Hull gradually increased its attacking threat after a slow start. Oli McBurnie and Lewie Coyle both threatened, while Gelhardt tested Pickford with a shot in the 22nd minute that the Everton goalkeeper collected comfortably.

Matt Crooks also challenged Everton from a corner, but James Tarkowski cleared the danger. At the other end, Barry's effort was initially stopped by Tzolakis before Johnson's disallowed finish prompted the VAR review.

The draw followed a mixed run of results for Hull under manager Sergej Jakirovic. According to Sports Mole's Oct. 9 preview, the promoted club had started its campaign with consecutive victories over Manchester United and Coventry City without conceding, but had subsequently gone three league matches without a win before the international break.

Hull had also drawn with Aston Villa at home and played out a 2-2 result against Chelsea, while its defeat to Newcastle remained its only Premier League loss before Sunday's fixture, according to the preview.

Everton entered the match unbeaten in the league after five matchdays. Sports Mole reported before kickoff that Thierno Barry was the only Everton player to have scored more than once during that period, while Hull's Belloumi was the only player in his team with multiple goals.

The fixture also came amid uncertainty over Everton's ownership. Sports Mole reported on Oct. 9 that the Friedkin Group had announced its intention to seek outside investment in the Merseyside club.

Before the match, Everton had been seventh in the standings, with Hull one place and one point behind. Sports Mole noted that an Everton victory could have lifted the visitors as high as second, depending on other results in the round.

Everton had historically held the advantage in the matchup. According to Sports Mole's preview, the Toffees had won six of their previous 11 meetings with Hull since the turn of the millennium, while Hull had recorded two victories over the Merseyside club during that span.