Buy Hull City vs Arsenal tickets for the 2026/27 Season: Hull City host Arsenal at the MKM Stadium on Saturday 16 January 2027, with kick-off provisionally listed at 16:00 and the final slot still to be confirmed once broadcasters make their selections. It is Hull's first home meeting with Arsenal in the top flight for more than a decade, in their first Premier League season since 2016/17.
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This is the harder end of the Hull calendar to get into, for reasons that have little to do with the opponent's pull alone. The club scrapped conventional season tickets in favour of a monthly membership, membership numbers hit a record on promotion, then the ground holds 25,586. Anyone looking at Hull City tickets for a marquee fixture is chasing what little sits outside that membership base.
The record between the clubs at this ground is stark. Arsenal have made five Premier League visits to Hull and won all five, scoring fifteen and conceding four.
Start with the membership model, because it is unusual in English football. Rather than selling a season ticket, Hull charge a monthly subscription at around £33 for an adult and roughly £8 for a junior, a structure the club committed to holding without a mid-season increase when promotion arrived.
That worked exactly as intended. Membership hit record levels on the back of promotion, which in a 25,586-seat ground means the pool left for single-match sale is small. The club's own guidance to supporters is blunt about it: general sale is thin to non-existent for marquee fixtures, which is precisely the category a visit from Arsenal falls into.
Arsenal are also the away support most likely to absorb every seat offered to them. Interest in Arsenal tickets for away fixtures runs high across the season, helped by a Champions League campaign running alongside the league. Their allocation at Hull will be smaller than the away ends they are used to.
The away end here is a corner rather than a stand. Allocations at the MKM Stadium have historically run between roughly 900 and 2,300 depending on the fixture, with a Premier League visit from a club of Arsenal's size sitting at the upper end of that band. That is well short of the 3,000 they receive at the division's larger grounds.
January adds its own pressure. This is the first home fixture after the festive programme, the sort of date that draws supporters who attend a handful of matches a season rather than every one. The return meeting in north London runs on completely different economics, with a 60,000-seat stadium absorbing the same interest far more comfortably.
Through the club, not realistically. The membership is the mechanism by which almost all seats are allocated. The club has told supporters directly that general sale for the highest-demand fixtures will be minimal or absent altogether. Arsenal in January sits at the front of that category.
The membership itself is worth understanding even if you will not take one. It runs monthly rather than as an annual lump sum, which lowers the barrier considerably, then confers priority windows for cup plus away tickets on top of league access. For a local supporter attending half the home fixtures or more, the arithmetic favours joining.
For anyone travelling, the arithmetic looks different. A monthly subscription to see one match makes no sense; a membership taken out in December sits behind everyone who joined in June when priority windows open. The structure rewards continuity rather than one-off attendance, which is the point of it.
Away supporters face a parallel filter. Arsenal distribute their allocation using membership status plus away attendance history, so the threshold on a fixture like this clears high. Supporters without a long away record will not reach it.
Resale is what remains. It is worth being clear about how to use it. Buy through a marketplace that verifies its sellers plus backs the order, because a corner allocation at a small ground is exactly the scenario where unverified listings cause problems. 1BoxOffice has operated since 2006 with a 150% money-back guarantee behind every order, which is the standard to hold any resale purchase to.
Five things set the number: which stand the seat sits in, how little has been released, when in the season the fixture falls, what the match means competitively, plus whether hospitality is bundled in. A newly promoted club hosting a Champions League side in a 25,586-seat ground pushes hard on the second of those.
For context on face value, Hull's adult matchday pricing in the Championship ran from roughly £20 to £28 before promotion, with Premier League pricing sitting above that. Resale sits well above both, because the membership model leaves so little to reach open sale. Treat any face value printed on a ticket as a historical artefact rather than a guide to the market.
The supply arithmetic is worth doing explicitly, because it explains most of the price gap between the two legs. Hull hold 25,586 seats against roughly 60,000 in north London, so the return fixture offers well over twice the inventory for demand that is broadly comparable in absolute terms. Narrow the Hull figure further by the share locked into monthly memberships plus the visiting corner, then the pool actually reachable through resale is a small fraction of the ground. That scarcity, rather than the identity of the opponent, is what moves the number.
Benchmarking against the rest of the home calendar helps. A visit from Manchester City to the MKM Stadium sits at a similar level to this fixture, both being among the small handful of dates the club flags as marquee. The mid-table home fixtures cost a fraction of either.
| Ticket Type | Resale Price Range | Best For | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behind the goal, North or South | £90 – £150 | Atmosphere on the lower budget | Roughly 4,000 seats each; single tier with no supporting pillars |
| East Stand, longside | £130 – £210 | A clean view without the West Stand premium | The largest single-tier area at around 6,000 seats |
| West Stand lower, central | £180 – £300+ | Halfway-line viewing | The main side, facing the East Stand across the pitch |
| West Stand upper | £280 – £450+ | Elevation plus comfort | The ground's only second tier, around 5,000 seats |
| Hospitality packages | £400 – £800+ | Guests or a one-off occasion | Dining plus lounge access before the match are normally bundled |
Prices reflect typical resale ranges and may change as demand and availability shift closer to the match.
The ground opened on 18 December 2002 as the KC Stadium, became the KCOM Stadium in 2016, then took its current name in 2021. It is a modern bowl rather than a ground assembled in pieces, which makes seat selection refreshingly simple: a single tier runs the whole way round holding roughly 20,000, with the West Stand carrying the only second tier at around 5,000 more.
The four sides carry their own names: the Smith & Nephew Stand behind the north goal, the Chris Chilton Stand along the east touchline, the MKM Stand behind the south goal, then the Cranswick Stand on the west side beneath the upper tier. Sightlines are good throughout, with no supporting pillars anywhere in the bowl. The MKM Stadium seating plan is worth a look before you commit, while availability across the rest of the season sits on the MKM Stadium listings.
| Area | What It Suits | Pricing Bracket | Guidance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Stand upper, central | Reading the shape of the match | Upper | The only elevated position in the ground; the most complete view |
| West Stand lower, central | Proximity on the main side | Mid to upper | Level with the benches, close to the touchline |
| Chris Chilton Stand, central | First-time visitors | Mid | The east side, facing the dugouts; the widest band of availability |
| Smith & Nephew Stand, north | Supporters who want the noise | Lower to mid | Around 4,000 seats; adjacent to the visiting corner |
| MKM Stand, south | Families and quieter groups | Lower | The opposite goal end, furthest from the away support |
| Visiting supporters' section | Arsenal travelling fans | Fixed by allocation | The north-east corner, reached through turnstiles 47 to 50 plus 1 to 5. Visiting colours belong here only |
Neutral or undecided buyers should aim for the central blocks of the Chris Chilton Stand or the south end. Both put you a clear distance from the north-east corner, with a full view of both penalty areas plus a short walk back towards the city afterwards.
The absence of pillars is worth more here than it sounds. At a ground built in one go rather than extended over decades, a lower-priced seat behind the goal gives up sightline rather than visibility, so the money saved does not buy you an obstructed view the way it might at an older stadium.
Hospitality at the MKM Stadium sits along the West Stand, sold in modest volumes that reflect a 25,586-seat ground rather than a 60,000-seat one. Demand for the marquee fixtures clears the premium inventory well before the general stands, because corporate bookings for a Premier League season are placed early.
| Hospitality Option | Typical Buyer | Main Appeal |
|---|---|---|
| Premium West Stand seating with lounge access | Couples and small groups | A padded main-stand seat with indoor space before the match |
| Matchday lounge packages | Supporters wanting the full matchday | Dining plus lounge time either side of the ninety minutes |
| Executive boxes | Corporate entertaining | Enclosed space, dedicated service plus a private view over the pitch |
| Group and business packages | Larger parties | Block seating with catering arranged through the club |
Read each listing rather than assuming a standard inclusion set. Some packages run from doors open through to an hour after the whistle; others end at the final whistle. Dress codes at the MKM Stadium are smart-casual rather than strict, which suits a January afternoon in East Yorkshire.
Outside the hospitality areas, plan the build-up around the city rather than the ground. The MKM Stadium sits inside West Park, so there is parkland on three sides and very little in the way of pubs or food within a few minutes' walk of the turnstiles. Most supporters eat and drink in the city centre, around the Old Town and Trinity Square, then walk out through the park in the half hour before kick-off. Budget fifteen to twenty minutes for that walk in January, rather more on the way back when several thousand people are heading the same direction.
Hospitality is also the one route where availability for this fixture behaves differently from the general stands. Because it sits outside the membership allocation entirely, it can still be obtainable when standard seats are not, though at a price that reflects that.
Premier League entry is almost entirely digital. Hull issue match tickets as codes through their own ticketing system, so the delivery method stated against a listing is the one that will apply to your order.
| Delivery Type | What to Check |
|---|---|
| Mobile ticket transfer | Which app or wallet receives the code; how close to kick-off it is released |
| Emailed print-at-home | Whether the turnstile accepts a phone screen or requires paper |
| Collection in Hull | The meeting point, the window it operates in, the identification you must bring |
| Courier to a UK address | Delivery window against your travel date; hotels will usually hold a package |
Read the listing notes before buying rather than afterwards. Bring photo identification, since stewards can ask for it where a ticket has been transferred. If your entry is a mobile code, arrive with a charged phone, because a January afternoon on the Humber drains a battery quickly plus there is no paper fallback once a code has been issued.
One point specific to a membership-led club is worth knowing before you buy. Where a seat reaches resale because a member cannot attend, the entry is a transferred digital ticket rather than a fresh issue, so the code lands in an app account and not as a PDF. Confirm with the listing which account will hold it plus how the transfer is completed, because a transfer that has not been accepted is not a ticket. Anything advertised as a paper ticket for a Premier League fixture at this ground should prompt a question rather than a purchase.
Gates at the MKM Stadium typically open ninety minutes before kick-off, which is ample for a crowd this size. Arriving early matters more in the visiting corner, where entry through turnstiles 47 to 50 plus 1 to 5 is processed separately from the home sides of the ground.
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Step1
Open the fixture listing
Go to the Hull City against Arsenal listing for 16 January 2027 and confirm the date and venue before anything else.
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Set up your account
You can create an account in under a minute. It saves your delivery details plus keeps your order history together.
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Filter by stand and quantity
Narrow to the side of the ground you want plus the exact number of seats. Filtering by quantity first removes listings that will not split the way you need.
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Compare like with like
Check each block reference against the stadium layout. The West Stand has two tiers while every other side has one, so the tier matters as much as the stand.
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Read the seller notes
Notes flag restricted views, seats that are not adjacent plus any condition attached to entry. They are the most useful part of any listing.
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Confirm the delivery method
Match it to your travel plans. A collection-only listing is awkward if you arrive on the morning of the match.
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Complete the checkout
Pay through the secure checkout, then keep the confirmation email. It carries the reference number for everything that follows.
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Follow your order through
Use track order to see exactly where your tickets are, right up to the codes reaching your phone.
Hull is more accessible than its position on the east coast suggests. Most overseas visitors route through Manchester or London, with direct rail into Hull Paragon taking around two and a half hours from King's Cross. The MKM Stadium sits in West Park, roughly a twenty-minute walk from Paragon station, with drivers coming in on the A63 and stadium parking around £5. The walk from the station takes you through the city centre, which makes public transport the sensible option.
Accommodation needs more thought here than at a larger host city. Hull's hotel stock is modest and concentrated in the city centre plus around the Marina, which is convenient for the walk to West Park but thin on rooms once a Premier League Saturday is in the calendar. Two habits help. Book a rate that allows a date change, since the kick-off slot is not yet fixed and a move to the Sunday would strand a Saturday-night-only booking. Then treat Leeds or York as fallbacks if Hull sells out, both being under an hour away by train.
Two practical points for anyone travelling from abroad. Mobile delivery is the safest route because nothing depends on a UK postal address, though the code may not arrive until the final days before kick-off. Beyond that, treat the kick-off time as provisional until broadcasters confirm the round, because a Saturday afternoon fixture can move to a lunchtime, an evening or to the Sunday. January on the Humber estuary is cold and frequently windy, so dress for an open bowl rather than a sheltered one.
The connection between these clubs is defined by one afternoon that had nothing to do with the league. Hull reached the 2014 FA Cup final, went two goals up inside eight minutes against Arsenal, then lost 3-2 after extra time. It remains the closest the club has come to a major trophy; it is the meeting every Hull supporter thinks of first.
The league record at this ground offers no such consolation. Arsenal have visited five times in the Premier League across three separate Hull spells in the division, winning every one of them. Fifteen goals scored, four conceded, no draws, no home points. For a fixture spread across eight years and three different Hull teams, that is a remarkably consistent outcome.
Nine years have passed since that last league meeting; both clubs have changed beyond recognition in the meantime. Hull spent the intervening period across the Championship and a season in the third tier before winning the 2026 play-off final at Wembley; Arsenal have become a fixture in the Champions League. What has not changed is that Hull have never taken a point off them at home in this competition.
All figures cover Premier League meetings at the MKM Stadium with Hull City as hosts, calculated from the verified match-by-match record below.
| Metric | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 5 |
| Hull City wins | 0 |
| Arsenal wins | 5 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Hull City goals | 4 |
| Arsenal goals | 15 |
| Widest Hull City win | None recorded |
| Widest Arsenal win | 1-4 |
| First Premier League meeting here | 17 January 2009 |
| Most recent meeting here | 17 September 2016 |
The 0-3 in April 2014 was also a three-goal margin, so the 1-4 in 2016 stands as the widest on goals scored rather than on margin alone. Compiled from 11v11 club records, Arsenal's own match reports plus ESPN and Premier League match data. Meetings at Arsenal, at Wembley and in cup competitions sit outside this scope.
All five Premier League fixtures at the MKM Stadium with Hull City hosting, newest first.
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2016 | 1-4 |
| 04 May 2015 | 1-3 |
| 20 Apr 2014 | 0-3 |
| 13 Mar 2010 | 1-2 |
| 17 Jan 2009 | 1-3 |
Scores shown from the home side's perspective, each cross-checked against at least two independent match records.
Very unlikely. With a monthly membership replacing season tickets and numbers at a record level in a 25,586-seat ground, the club expects general sale to be minimal or absent for its marquee fixtures. Arsenal is one of those.
No. It runs as a monthly subscription designed for regular attendance, so a membership taken out late sits behind everyone who joined earlier when priority windows open.
Allocations at this ground have historically run between roughly 900 and 2,300 depending on the fixture, with a visit of this size at the upper end. The away area is the north-east corner rather than a full stand.
No supporting pillars anywhere in the bowl, since the stadium was built in one phase in 2002. Sightlines vary by how central you sit rather than by obstruction.
The ground is about a twenty-minute walk from Hull Paragon station through the city centre. Drivers come in on the A63, with stadium parking around five pounds.
Sources: Hull City official club ticketing and membership information; Premier League official club and competition records; Arsenal's official match reports; 11v11 club match records; ESPN match data; Football Ground Guide stadium, allocation and pricing data; published records for the MKM Stadium.