Brentford head north to Hull to face the Hull City Tigers for the first time since February 2020. The Bees won two of their last three encounters 5-1.
Recent history
The two teams don't have a long history, having only played each other 8 times in the 2000s.
Both teams have made strong starts to the season, and both are coming off frustrating one-goal losses last weekend.
Opta Power Ranking
Brentford gets the edge in Opta's Power Ranking, though the system does tend to have a negative bias against newly promoted teams. After their respective losses last week, as of 23rd October 2026, the Bees are ranked 18th in the world, with Hull coming in at #41.
| Team | Global rank | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Hull | #41 | 89.3 |
| Brentford | #18 | 92.3 |
Data story
Yarmo and Vitaly
Bees fans will be well aware that both Yehor Yarmoliuk and Vitaly Janelt picked up red cards against Liverpool. Both will miss the game against Hull City.
We've dug up some numbers about the two. For these comparisons, we've begun at the start of the 2023-24 season, the season where Yarmo made his Premier League debut. In a happy coincidence, both have played 102 times over that stretch.
Bees Premier League performance since 2023-24
| Situation | Total games | Wins | Draws | Losses | Win rate | Points per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall record since start of 23-24 season | 121 | 42 | 32 | 47 | 35% | 1.31 |
| Games where Janelt played | 102 | 34 | 25 | 43 | 33% | 1.25 |
| Games where Yarmoliuk played | 102 | 38 | 27 | 37 | 37% | 1.38 |
| Games where both played | 83 | 30 | 20 | 33 | 36% | 1.33 |
| Games where neither played | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
The team has a slightly better points per game rate when both players play compared to their overall record since the start of 2023-24.
Yarmoliuk has played in over 90% of the Bees' wins, and the Bees have a measurably higher points per game average when Yarmoliuk plays.
But the most remarkable stat is the fact that at least one of them has been there for every league game over this more than 3-year period.
Since the start of the 2023-24 season, there hasn't been a single Premier League game for the Bees without at least one of Yarmo or Janelt.
We're truly heading into uncharted territory.
Hull is home?
Homecoming for KLP
Keane Lewis-Potter will surely be looking forward to the game. He's from Hull, and played three years with Hull City, experiencing both relegation from the Championship followed by promotion from League One the following season. Across his three seasons with the Tigers, he scored 27 league goals, including 12 goals at home.
Reunion for Andrews and Egan
Keith Andrews also spent time at Hull City, playing there for two seasons in the early 2000s. One-time Bees captain, John Egan, who made 67 league appearances for the Bees, is in his third season with Hull City. Not only does he have history with the Bees, but he also played under Andrews at both Sheffield United and with the Irish national team.
This story was published on 23 October 2026. This story and the image at the top of the article were both created with care, by humans, not AI.
