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Swans v Hull

Hull City start this season with a new manager, former Doncaster Rovers boss Grant McCann taking charge following Nigel Adkins departure.
Standout signing is 6’5” Tom Eaves from Gillingham (38 goals from 84 matches). He was second highest top-scorer in League 1 last season.
Look out for set pieces then!
 
Some surprising facts here:

Swansea City are winless in their previous four league meetings with Hull (D1 L3) since winning 3-1 in a Premier League clash in April 2015.

This is only the second time in the past 13 seasons Swansea are starting a league season at home - they lost the other game against Manchester United in August 2013.

Hull - 3-1 losers against Aston Villa last season - haven't lost on opening day in consecutive league seasons since August 2007.

Six of the previous seven permanent Swansea managers have won their first league game in charge - the exception was Bob Bradley in October 2016 against Arsenal.

Grant McCann has won all three of his opening day league games as a manager, winning in 2016-17 and 2017-18 with Peterborough and 2018-19 with Doncaster.
 
Swansea 2: Baston 48’, Hoorn 49’ - Hull 1: Batty 3’

Team:
Woodman, Roberts, Hoorn, Rodon, Bidwell, Fulton, Grimes, Dyer, Byers, Celina, Baston. Subs: Nordfelt, McKay, Peterson, Baker-Richardson, Wilmot, Dhanda, Naughton.
Ref: John Brooks
Att: 17,741

Statistics:
Possession: 63% - 37%
Shots: 19 - 12
On Target: 8 - 4
Corners: 10-4
Fouls: 9 - 10
Yellow Cards: 3 - 2
 
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Biggest surprise was that new loanee goalkeeper Freddie Woodman went straight into the side in preference to Nordfelt and Mulder. Hoorn/Rodon centre back partnership continued, with new back up Wilmot on the bench. Baston led the line.

Hull attacked from the off and within 3 mins we were behind, Batty deflecting in a Grosicki shot . Hull played a high line and gave us no room on the ball with their close marking and over robust challenges. There was plenty of attacking intent by the Swans but Hull seemed to block every attempt on goal.

Second half and the match turned with two quick goals, both headers, and we started to dominate and should have scored more. Hull came back into it in the last 15 mins but we hung in there for a deserved win.
 
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New rule this season, a player leaving the field of play must exit the field at the nearest point.

55’ Substitution: Hull. Ryan Tafazolli replaces Jordy de Wijs injured.

69' Substitution: Swansea. Kristoffer Peterson replaces George Byers.

69' Substitution: Hull. Josh Bowler replaces Kamil Grosicki.

68' Substitution: Hull. Tom Eaves replaces Nouha Dicko.

93’ Substitution: Swansea. Kyle Naughton replaces Nathan Dyer.

The ref, strangely, escorted Byers and Dyer off the field when they were subbed. Dyer was shown a yellow card whilst being escorted off, yet all the players subbed/injured, as far as I can remember, exited the field towards the tunnel and not the nearest exit point.

Was Dyer booked for this new rule, if so why weren’t the others?
Or, was it something Dyer said, or, was he too slow exiting the field(which IMO he wasn’t).
 
IFAB (International Footballers Association Board) Law Changes 2019/2020 - The Referees Association

A player who is being substituted must leave the field by the nearest point on the touchline/goal line (unless the referee indicates the player can leave quickly/immediately at the halfway line or a different point because of safety, injury etc.)
 
Yes that's why he was booked. And another new rule is players can receive a goal kick from inside the penalty box.