Arsenal v Hull City preview: kick-off time, team news and form
Arsenal host Hull City at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday 7th November 2026, with kick-off set for 3.00pm UK time in the Premier League.
There's plenty at stake for Arsenal, who sit top of the table and will be looking to maintain their advantage at the summit. Football.London notes the Gunners currently sit three points clear of Manchester City, making this a chance to press home that advantage before the division's leading pack plays again (Football.London). Hull City, meanwhile, find themselves down in 11th and will be eager to pick up points to move away from the lower reaches of the table.
Arsenal's recent Premier League form reads LWWWW, a run that includes wins over Leeds, Nottingham Forest, Everton and, most recently, a 1-0 victory away at Liverpool. In all competitions it has been a slightly more mixed spell, with a draw against Bayern Munich and a Carabao Cup defeat at Fleetwood Town sitting alongside those league wins and a Champions League success over Slavia Prague. Hull's Premier League form stands at LDLDD, with draws against Everton, Brentford and Ipswich either side of defeats to Newcastle and Fulham, suggesting a side that has been competitive without quite finding the results to pull away from trouble.
History between the two clubs stretches back a long way, and Arsenal.com has even looked back at a 1930 win over Hull that the club says changed its history forever, a reminder of just how long this fixture has featured on and off in English football (Arsenal.com).
On the team news front, Arsenal have been assessing a number of fitness issues ahead of the visit of Hull. Football.London reports that Mikel Arteta has given updates on Ezri Konsa, William Saliba and Bukayo Saka among others ahead of the game (Football.London), with further injury details covering the same trio and Georges-Kevin Bartishvili also discussed (Football.London). Saka's return timeline has been a particular talking point, with the Evening Standard reporting Arteta is confident the winger will make a successful recovery from a quad injury, with Arteta saying Saka has been showing "some very good symptoms" (Evening Standard). There has also been more positive news on Saliba, with the Evening Standard and Football.London both reporting a boost for Arsenal after France's latest squad announcement regarding the defender, who had been working his way back from a back injury (Evening Standard) (Football.London). Football.London also suggests as many as ten players could be missing for Arsenal against Hull following the Saka update (Football.London), while separate coverage of Arteta's press conference touched on the title race and the possibility of resting some players (Football.London). Arsenal.com carried Arteta's pre-match press conference in full, where he discussed his side's preparations (Arsenal.com) (Arsenal.com), and described expecting a stern test from an "impressive" Hull side (Arsenal.com).
For Hull, specific team news was not detailed in the material available, though Arsenal's own preview channels have been building up to the fixture with the usual previews and training updates (Arsenal.com) (Arsenal.com).
The match kicks off at 3.00pm UK time on Saturday 7th November at the Emirates Stadium.
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