Sunderland 0 Hull City 0 (Hull win 5-4 on penalties) - player ratings

The Tigers beat Sunderland 5-4 on spot kicks after a goalless 90 minutes the Black Cats had the better of, although Hull's superior fitness came into play in the final half-hour.

There was plenty for Grant McCann's side to improve on, but after finishing bottom of last season's Championship they just needed to start the new campaign on a positive note, and did so thanks to their accuracy from 12 yards.

Matt Ingram – two good saves in normal time, and a decisive one in the shoot-out too 8

Josh Emmanuel – an important clearance in the first minute 7

Reece Burke – the back four looked suspect early on again 5

Jordy de Wijs – won a few headers at set-pieces but could not direct them 5

Brandon Fleming – booked, and worked hard by O'Nien 5

George Honeyman – his erratic performance summed up by an excellent tackle on Denver Hume midway through the second half, then passing the ball straight to him seconds later 6

Richie Smallwood – brought some assurance, which is what he was signed for. Scored his penalty too 7

Greg Docherty – showed glimpses in midfield 6

Mallik Wilks – struggled to get involved out wide, but an extra mark for converting his Bruno Fernandes-style penalty 5

Tom Eaves – glanced a Honeyman cross wide but it was his only chance before limping off 5

Martin Samuelsen – switched to centre-forward when Eaves made way, he scored in the shoot-out and had Hull's only shot on target in 90 minutes but like his team as a whole, he will need to do more 6.

Substitutes:

Lewis-Potter (for Eaves, 30) – hacked down as he threatened in a second-half counter-attack 6

Not used: Batty, Jones, McLoughlin, Sheaf, Cartwright, Berry.