Life after Chelsea began with a draw for John Terry as Aston Villa were pegged back by Hull and it finished 1-1 at Villa Park.
All eyes were on Terry as he made his eagerly-awaited competitive debut.
His move to Villa, following 19 years with Chelsea, was the story of the summer in the Championship and talk of his first appearance dominated the build up to the match but it was Gabriel Agbonlahor who put himself in the spotlight early on.
His seventh-minute goal gave Villa the lead and the hosts looked comfortable in the first half.