Tim Walter claims first win as Hull manager
Narcis Pelach's debut in Stoke dugout ends in disappointment
Ben Wilmot's own goal and Regan Slater complete comeback
Kasey Palmer had cancelled out Wilmot's first-half header
Potters guilty of missed chances before the break
Stoke City 0-0 Hull City
After a frenetic opening 10 minutes or so, the game has just settled down a bit.
Credit to Hull City who have tried to take the sting out of it with their attempts to keep the ball.
Lewis Koumas makes a surge down the right but his cross is straight at Hull goalkeeper Ivor Pandur.
Three shots apiece so far but none on target.
Stoke City 0-0 Hull City
Marvin Mehlem tries to break away for Hull City but he's brought down by Ben Gibson.
The Stoke centre-back will be relieved to get away without a yellow card there.
Stoke City 0-0 Hull City
Peter Swan
Former Hull City player on BBC Radio Humberside
Hit the target. Make the keeper work. That was disappointing.
Tim Walter will be happy with the start they've had though.
Stoke City 0-0 Hull City
Lewie Coyle makes a surge down the right-hand side and lays it off to Mohamed Belloumi who sees his cross cleared.
It breaks on the edge of the box and Lewis Koumas commits a foul.
The resulting free-kick is hit over the bar by Kasey Palmer. A good opportunity for Hull goes to waste.
Stoke City 0-0 Hull City
Hull City are content on continually trying to play out from the back, as per manager Tim Walter's philosophy.
They're knocking it about nicely in their own half but Stoke City are doing well to contain them.
Stoke City 0-0 Hull City
Peter Swan
Former Hull City player on BBC Radio Humberside
The good thing there is two passes from your own box and you're on the edge of their box.
I don't mind the lad having a shot from there to be honest.
Stoke City 0-0 Hull City
Hull City come forward with Mohamed Belloumi down the right-hand side.
He's allowed to drift inside on his left foot but blazes his effort high and wide from about 25 yards.
Stoke City 0-0 Hull City
Stoke City fans get into fine voice with a loud rendition of Delilah.
Their team responds with a very nervy moment for Viktor Johansson, though, who has to react quickly to clear an almost under hit backpass.
Stoke City 0-0 Hull City
Mike Pejic
Former Stoke defender on BBC Radio Stoke
You've got to be marking tighter around the penalty area.
That was a good chance for Hull to take the lead.
Stoke City 0-0 Hull City
Hull City make their first real venture forward and the ball breaks to Mohamed Belloumi who fires an excellent effort just over the top from the edge of the box.
Almost immediately, Stoke City go up the other end and Lewis Koumas hits one from range from the right but it fizzes past the far post.
Stoke City 0-0 Hull City
Stoke City are enjoying the majority of possession in these early stages and Lewis Koumas makes a drive down the right-hand side but Cody Drameh defends well to put the ball into touch.
Image source, Rex FeaturesStoke City 0-0 Hull City
Stoke City have unsurprisingly come out of the blocks with the words of new boss Narcis Pelach likely ringing in their ears.
They're aggressive in the press and trying to put Hull City under pressure.
A lively start.
Image source, Getty ImagesStoke City 0-0 Hull City
Peter Swan
Former Hull City player on BBC Radio Humberside
You can see straight away that Stoke are pressing high and expecting a mistake to be made.
The Hull players don't want to leave space in case they have the ball nicked away and over the course of a game that will happen.
Stoke City 0-0 Hull City
An early chance within 20 seconds for Stoke City! Million Manhoef slides in the unmarked Bae Jun-Ho on the left but he drives it wide of the near post.
Almost a dream start for Stoke and a nightmare for Hull as they had given possession away just outside their penalty area.
Stoke City 0-0 Hull City
We are underway. Will Stoke City get the new manager bounce or can Hull City secure their first win of the Championship season?
Stoke City v Hull City (20:00 BST)
The light show is finished, the teams are out, Narcis Pelach has found his way to the correct dugout... nothing left to do but play ball.
Kick-off is moments away...
Stoke City v Hull City (20:00 BST)
Ged Scott
BBC Sport at the Bet 365 Stadium
Not much of a pre-match atmosphere from the fans at the bet365 Stadium as the sound and lights people have taken over.
And the players have walked out in almost darkness!
Not for me, Clive! For all off-field ballyhoo, what really matters is whether the Potters can play. The fans will soon let them know!
Another new boss. Their sixth since going down from the Premier League in 2018.
Sooner or later, they have to make an appointment that works. Will this be the one? And will he be given the time?
Narcis Pelach does at least get a warm welcome from the fans as he takes his place just before kick-off.
Stoke City v Hull City (20:00 BST)
Mike Pejic
Former Stoke defender on BBC Radio Stoke
There are players that weren't performing for Steven Schumacher but will perform now the new manager has come in. I think Stoke will win tonight, 1-0.
Stoke City v Hull City (20:00 BST)
Peter Swan
Former Hull City player on BBC Radio Humberside
I think Tim Walter has no idea of his best team yet. I think he needs to get the players out on the training ground. He has got a vast array of players. It's going to take him a while.
We've got to try and stay positive and support what he's trying to do. If it clicks, I hope I am proven wrong. We have to stay positive and try to get up that table.
Stoke City v Hull City (20:00 BST)
Image source, OptaStoke City’s new manager Narcis Pelach has made two changes from the line-up Steven Schumacher chose for his final game in charge - a 1-0 defeat away at Oxford United last weekend.
Lynden Gooch, who limped off with a suspected knee ligament injury last time out, is replaced by 18-year-old Lewis Koumas, who is on loan from Liverpool.
Teenager Sol Sidibe, son of ex-Stoke stalwart Mamady, is replaced in midfield by Jordan Thompson, while Brighton loanee Andrew Moran is reportedly ill and will not feature.
Hull City's new signing Kasey Palmer makes his first start for the Tigers, following his switch from Coventry, and is one of three changes to the side which lost 2-0 at home to Sheffield United last time out.
Defender Cody Drameh and midfielder Oscar Zambrano also come into the team with Finley Burns, Ryan Giles and Abu Kamara all dropping to the bench.
Midfielder Steven Alzate, another recent signing, is named in the squad for the first time.
Image source, BBC Sport
Kasey Palmer's equaliser turned the game - the first of three goals in 16 minutes
Hull City produced an astonishing second-half turnaround as they ruined Stoke City boss Narcis Pelach's first game in charge by earning a first win at the seventh attempt for Tigers boss Tim Walter.
It looked like Stoke were on course for a comfortable victory when they led 1-0 at the break thanks to Ben Wilmot's 30th-minute header.
But Kasey Palmer nodded in a 63rd-minute equaliser from the rebound - after his penalty had been saved by Viktor Johanssson - and it proved to be the first of three Tigers goals in 16 minutes.
Substitute Regan Slater cashed in on a Wilmot error to crash home from 18 yards on 77 minutes - and, just two minutes later, they got another.
Cutting from the left, Palmer managed only a weak effort but it deflected off Wilmot's calf and nutmegged Stoke goalkeeper Johansson, as it went through his legs and crept over the line.
Stoke had chances before they scored. Bae Jun-Ho fluffed a good chance inside the first minute, while the lively Liverpool loan man Lewis Koumas was just off target with a 20-yard shot.
Hull's only serious effort was a Palmer free-kick curled high and wide before Stoke stole in front on the half hour.
Million Manhoef darted forward and fired in a low right-foot shot only to be denied by Hull keeper Ivor Pandur. But there was no respite from the resulting corner.
Jun-Ho swung in a pinpoint delivery from the left corner flag - and Wilmot ran across half the static Hull defenders to power home a near-post header.
Ben Wilmot's previous Stoke goal was a year ago - to the day
Stoke looked so comfortable for so long, it seemed only a matter of time before a second goal came.
Instead, they were stung by a bolt from the blue when Eric Bocat reacted to a loose ball by getting in an unnecessary tangle with Mohamed Belloumi in a seemingly harmless corner of the penalty area.
Belloumi went down and referee Ben Toner pointed to the spot.
Johansson dived to his right to save Palmer's penalty, but the former Coventry man was first to react to the rebound and headed in.
If Stoke felt aggrieved about Hull getting back on level terms, it was about to get a whole lot worse for the hosts.
Wilmot’s slip freed the Tigers to attack and some fine trickery from Slater gave him an opening to fire his side in front.
The turnaround was then complete when Wilmot’s own goal trickled through Johansson’s legs and just over the white line to earn Hull their first win since 24 April, when they won, also in the Midlands, at Coventry.
Following their second straight defeat, Stoke go to Middlesbrough next Saturday for the second time in just over a month, having won 5-0 there in the EFL Cup in August.
Hull return home to host bottom club Cardiff City, in another of the Saturday afternoon kick-offs.
Stoke City boss Narcis Pelach told BBC Sport:
"I was happy with the first half hour. We scored a nice goal from a set play.
"But we have to make the most of our chances and then we made mistakes.
"The first goal should not have been allowed. It was offside before the penalty was given. The second goal was our mistake.
"But I did not think it was that bad. Our heads went down after the third goal went in."
Hull City boss Tim Walter told BBC Sport:
"After conceding the goal, we stayed bright and showed a lot of courage and found better solutions.
"We have to make the most of the chances we created. It’s the hardest thing in football to do. Such a small goal on such a big pitch.
"I was actually happy with how we played last week. Now we’ve had more time together and that has helped a lot.
"It has helped the feeling in the group but we have always believed in ourselves. It’s all about mentality – and having the confidence."
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
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| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
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| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
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| 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 10 |
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| 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
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| 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
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| 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
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| 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
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| 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
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| 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
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| 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
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| 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 6 |
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| 13 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 6 |
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| 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 6 |
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| 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 5 |
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| 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 5 |
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| 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 5 |
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| 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 5 |
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| 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
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| 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 4 |
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| 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 4 |
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| 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 4 |
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| 23 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 3 |
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| 24 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 1 |
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Manager: Narcis Pelach
Formation: 4 - 4 - 1 - 1
Manager: Tim Walter
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Manager: Narcis Pelach
Formation: 4 - 4 - 1 - 1
Manager: Tim Walter
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
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Stoke City have lost just one of their last seven league games against Hull City (W5 D1), keeping five clean sheets in the process.
Hull City have won just one of their last 12 away league games against Stoke City (W7 D4), though that sole victory did come last season during a 3-1 success.
Stoke have lost three of their last four league games (W1), as many losses as in their previous 13 games in the Championship (W7 D3).
Hull have lost two of their last three away league games (D1), one more than in their previous nine such games (W6 D2).
Hull are without a goal in their last three league games; it’s their longest such run since a four-game spell in September 2022.
