Robert Snodgrass hit the victor, after Hull took the lead when Adama Diomande struck an overhead kick before Riyad Mahrez equalised from the penalty spot.
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Leicester equalised with a penalty converted by Riyad Mahrez nearly immediately after the re-start, but Snodgrass restored Hull’s lead for good in the 57th minute with a powerful low shot from inside the area. As the curtain came down on the new campaign, the Foxes were caught cold by the managerless Tigers whose winger Robert Snodgrass hammered home the victor after 57 minutes.
Manchester United managed the feat in the first ever Premier League season in 1992-93 having suffered early season losses to Sheffield United and Everton.
Guardiola’s City career got off to a flawless start when Sergio Aguero fired home a fourth-minute penalty after Patrick van Aanholt had brought down Raheem Sterling.
Everton opened the scoring in the first five minutes of a free kick from Ross Barkley, a player the Toffees will depend on heavily. “Obviously character’s a big issue when a lot of things are not going your way in preseason… a lot of the time it was fingers crossed to make sure that we had enough players to get out onto this field today”.
“Hull City played better than us because they were so concentrated and so strong, and they played like team”.
“Lloris got injured and that was a big impact on us”. Jamie Vardy failed to make contact with the goal gaping, before Riyad Mahrez fired wide after cutting in from the flank.
A Hull City fan holds a protest sign under his arm during the Premier League match between Hull City and Leicester City at KCOM Stadium on August 13, 2016 in Hull, England.
It is a tactic many teams are likely to employ against the champions, while the Foxes will also discover that opponents will raise their game when they are in town.
Hull’s interim coach Mike Phelan said: “It was great to see everyone pulled together and we got a result that surprised a few people”. Guardiola’s tenure had lift off after four minutes when Sergio Aguero struck from the spot after Raheem Sterling was felled by Patrick van Aanholt.
By the time the match entered its closing stages, the Hull fans were singing “Can’t Help Falling In Love With You” and chanting “We are top of the league”. While the Portuguese was not quite as energetic at Bournemouth’s Vitality Stadium, his reaction to Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s second-half strike was instructive.
Salomon Rondon’s 74th-minute header earned West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis a 1-0 victory at his former club Crystal Palace.
Boro lent credence to that line of thinking with a 1-1 draw to Stoke City in its opener.
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Etienne Capoue put Watford ahead in the ninth minute, but Nathan Redmond levelled in the 58th minute before Hornets midfielder Ben Watson was sent off.
