This is the first meeting between Hull and Aston Villa in any competition since a 2-2 draw in the Championship in January 2019 – the Tigers have won just one of their last 16 games against Villa (D4 L11).

Aston Villa have won six of their eight Premier League matches against Hull City (D1 L1), with this the first meeting since February 2015 in what was Hull’s only win – the Tigers were victorious 2-0 with goals from Nikica Jelavic and Dame N’Doye.