Two games, two wins, joint-top of the Premier League with Manchester City. Not bad for a club mocked openly by Joe Cole and written off by most as relegation certainties.Hull City famously surprised everyone by riding high in the early part of the 2008-09 season and they are threatening to do so again.‘To say we are the worst team in Premier League history… it’s not a bad start from the boys,’ smiled forward Oli McBurnie, who was excellent.‘Joe Cole has been a professional for however many years and knows what it’s like. I know he’s just saying it for banter and he’s probably got carried away – I’ve done it before. His photo wasn’t put up in the dressing room or anything like that!’What a story Hull are becoming. Their colourful chairman Acun Ilicali shares transfer updates with supporters on social media and much of their XI here looked like a Championship tribute act, featuring players like Semi Ajayi, John Egan, Cody Drameh, Ryan Giles and Oli McBurnie.But they are Premier League players, all right. Even at this early stage, Hull look more equipped for this level than Coventry, who had most of the ball but lacked the speed or guile to break their opponents down.After losing at Arsenal on the opening day and with Manchester City to come next weekend, this was a fabulous chance for Frank Lampard’s team to put a win on the board against a team who finished 22 points below them in the Championship last season. But it was not to be as substitute Liam Millar outpaced the Coventry back line eight minutes from time to finish a swift counter-attack.Already owner Doug King, who belted out the club’s anthem from the posh seats before kick-off, will be wondering where his club’s first win will come from. Hull City look better equipped for the Premier League than Coventry City – Liam Millar gave them the victory on Saturday afternoon With a trip to Manchester City next, Coventry may fear a long wait before their first win Hull’s unlikely ladsMan of the match Ajayi was released by West Bromwich Albion in May 2025. Egan has played at this level before with Sheffield United but joined Hull in winter 2025 when on the fringes at Burnley.Apart from half a season with Luton in 2023-24, Ryan Giles has bounced around the EFL: Hull is the eighth club he has represented after failing to make the grade at Wolves. This is the 30-year-old McBurnie’s ninth club, having joined on a free transfer a year ago. Before joining Hull four years ago, Regan Slater played for Carlisle and Scunthorpe.While they are still likely to be battling the drop this term, they have the raw material to give them a fighting chance. McBurnie held the ball up superbly. Mohamed Belloumi is a lightweight by modern Premier League standards but he is the sort of lock-picker Coventry lacked and supplied the pass for Millar to run in for the winner.Millar was a youth player at Liverpool and has since played for Kilmarnock, Charlton, Basel and Preston, and his future at Hull is uncertain despite his goal. He has rare pace, though, and could have scored shortly before he did, following another rapid break. ‘We knew the centre-backs struggle with balls behind them,’ said boss Sergej Jakirovic. ‘It was an excellent win, unbelievable.’ Sergej Jakirovic has done a fine job to get his Hull players up to speed with elite footballTough autumn for CoventryCoventry have worked hard through the summer to improve the squad while trying to keep faith with some of the players who brought them up. It did not work here, though, as Lampard acknowledged.‘It depends how we want to react to defeat,’ said Lampard. ‘Two games gone, 36 left. We can’t expect anything in the Premier League. When we had chances to play forward, we played safe. That’s not us.’Coventry are unlikely to face many teams here who are happy to sit deep and defend. They will play more conservatively themselves and when summer signing Sidiki Cherif is fit, they will have pace on the counter-attack themselves.Yet when you’ve lost your first two and you’ve yet to score, none of that feels very comforting. The Sky Blues have been out of the top flight for a quarter of a century. They have their work cut out to make sure it is not just a one-year stay. Match facts and ratings Coventry XI: Rushworth 6; Van Ewijk 6, Amenda 5.5, Thomas 6 (Pinnock 78, 6), Dasilva 6.5; Grimes 6, Yirenkyi 6 (Torp 71, 6); Tchaouna 6.5 (Sakamoto 59, 6), Rudoni 6.5 (Hamer 71, 6), Mason-Clark 5.5 (Thomas Asante 59, 6); Awoniyi 5.Scorers: N/A Booked: AmendaManager: Frank Lampard 6Hull City XI: Tzolakis 7; Mendy 6.5 (Herrington 60, 6), Egan 7.5, Ajayi 8; Coyle 6.5 (Drameh 46, 6.5), Morita 6.5 (Gourna-Douath 46, 7), Slater 6, Giles 6.5; Stroud 6.5 (Millar 59, 7.5), Belloumi 7; McBurnie 7.5.Goal: Millar 82Booked: Coyle, Slater, Stroud, McBurnieManager: Sergej Jakirovic 7Referee: Josh Smith 6Attendance: 31,239