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Hull City boss Ruben Selles admitted they need to turn their home form around following Saturday's 2-1 defeat by Stoke City.

The Tigers have only won once in seven home games since Selles arrived on 6 December - a 2-1 victory against Swansea City.

Following their latest setback, he told BBC Radio Humberside: "I understand that fans will want to see more victories at home. It's frustrating for everyone. We are all in it together and if we were not getting the result we want I, and the team, need to do things better.

"We controlled for 42 minutes of the game and created enough situations to score a second goal. But that's the Championship - when you are in these situations you have to be ruthless and, unfortunately, we conceded a goal from one isolated action.

"Their two goals were disappointing so we need to speak to individuals and as a team about how we go through these moments.

"The second half was not as good as the first but we were still creating situations. "We did a lot of good things more than enough to get a result."

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Chris Bedia has had his loan spell at Hull City cancelled in order to join Swiss side Young Boys.

The 28-year-old forward from the Ivory Coast moved to the Tigers from Union Berlin in the summer and made 21 Championship appearances, including nine starts.

He scored three times in his spell at the club, including goals in back-to-back matches against Cardiff City and QPR at the end of September and start of October.

His final appearance came as a substitute in the 1-0 loss to Middlesbrough on New Year's Day.

Hull City welcome Stoke to the MKM on Saturday (15:00 GMT) for a game with potentially big implications in the bottom half of the Championship.

The two sides are level on points, two points clear of the drop-zone, with the Tigers one place ahead of the 20th-placed Potters by virtue of their goal difference being two goals better.

• Hull City have won two of their past three league games against Stoke City (L1), as many victories as across their prior 15 meetings with the Potters combined between 2010 and 2023 (D3 L10).

• Stoke City have won each of their past three away league games against Hull City, keeping a clean sheet in each of those victories.

• Hull have won just one of their past 11 home league games (D4 L6), failing to keep a clean sheet in any of those matches during that time.

• Stoke have failed to win any of their past seven away league games (D3 L4), last enduring a longer run on the road without winning during an eight-match streak between January and April 2022.

• Matt Crooks has scored five goals in seven career EFL appearances against Stoke City – his joint-most against any side during his career.

Watford are trying to hijack Hull City's deal to sign 31-year-old Southampton defender Charlie Taylor, who already has an agreement in place with the Tigers. (Football League World), external

QPR are set to battle Swedish club AIK for the signing of Hull midfielder Xavier Simons after the 21-year-old has fallen down the pecking order since Tigers boss Ruben Selles arrived. (Football League World), external

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Hull City are in line to sign Aston Villa forward Louie Barry on loan, BBC Radio Humberside report, external.

Barry spent the first half of the season on loan at Stockport County where he scored 15 goals in League One before being recalled by Villa at the start of this month.

Barry also spent last season with Stockport, scoring nine goals as they were promoted from League Two.

In a statement at the time of his recall Aston Villa said they would 'assess' the striker before deciding their next move, with numerous other Championship clubs including Leeds United and Middlesbrough linked to the striker.

It is believed the 21-year-old will undergo a medical with a view to spending the remainder of the season on loan with Hull City as they battle to avoid relegation from the Championship.

Hull City have made Huddersfield Town winger Sorba Thomas their number one transfer target and the 26-year-old, who is on loan at French Ligue 1 side Nantes, was left out of their squad at the weekend amid ongoing talks. (HullLive), external

Hull's back-up goalkeeper Timothee Lo-Tutala is wanted by Crawley Town after a move to Wrexham fell through. (The 72), external

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On-loan Middlesbrough defender Ryan Giles says he would consider making the move permanent.

The 25-year-old re-joined Boro for the rest of the season from Hull City last week, having spent the 2022-23 campaign at the Riverside on loan from Wolves.

"Of course I would," Giles told BBC Radio Tees on being asked whether he would like to sign permanently.

"Sometimes things like that are out of my control a bit, I've got to focus on the here and now, there are 17 games to go and just look to give my all in those and what will be will be."

After returning to Wolves in 2023, Giles signed for Luton before moving to Hull for £5m in August 2024.

"The last few years have been a learning curve for me but I've always felt that love here and it's never gone away, and this opportunity to come back was a no-brainer for me," Giles said.

"The move happened for me to go to Luton which was an opportunity to play in the Premier League - something I've always wanted to do since I was a little boy.

"Obviously there are also clubs negotiating things, so it isn't me just saying I want to leave, I want to go to Luton, it wasn't that at all."

The wing-back made his second Boro debut as a second half substitute in Saturday's 2-1 defeat by Preston in the Championship.

"The reception I got from the fans, I can't ask for any more than that.

"We're in a brilliant position, there's a really good squad here and the foundations and fundamentals are there for us to really kick on," he added.

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Hull City's Ivor Pandur believes he deserves to be back as first-choice goalkeeper at the Championship club.

The Croat returned to the starting line-up for Friday's 3-0 win at Sheffield United after Carl Rushworth was recalled from his loan by Brighton last week.

Pandur had been left out by manager Ruben Selles for the previous three games in favour of Rushworth.

"It was one of the toughest moments in my career but it did happen. The gaffer explained his point of view to me and there were no hard feelings," he told BBC Radio Humberside

"I believed in myself from the moment I came here [that] I can do the job. Some things happen but you cannot cry about it, you have to pick yourself up and go again and prove you deserve to be there - I think I deserve it."

The win at Bramall Lane was their second in the past three games and lifts the Tigers two points clear of the relegation zone, with Pandur confident they will survive under Selles.

"It doesn't stop here - this is the right direction. We need to continue, we need to keep playing like this and we will have many more wins I hope.

"The way he [Selles] acts, the way he treats us is brilliant and it's paying off and I think it will get even better.

"It's a great group of characters, the best I ever saw and that will lead us to a great future."

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Hull City boss Ruben Selles praised his side's "excellent application" after they shocked promotion-chasing Hull City with a 3-0 win at Bramall Lane.

The Blades had lost just once at home all season and conceded only five goals in 13 games in front of their own fans prior to Friday's game.

The win moved Selles' side out of the relegation zone and two points clear of the bottom three.

"I feel really good because of the result but also because of the performance," he told BBC Radio Humberside.

"It's difficult to come and play and get points from here and I think we did a lot of good things today.

"I think the players fully believe in what we are doing and their application was excellent today.

"The early goal made it easier because then they had to open spaces. To start the game in that way gives you confidence.

"I hope we can build on this. Now it's important to take the weekend to rest a little bit and then go again.

"I think the team has a way and a identity, we can win or lose matches but the way has to always be there. I'm proud of that."

Hull City midfielder Xavier Simons, 21, could be allowed to leave the MKM Stadium this month, with Swedish side AIK said to be interested. (Hull Daily Mail, external)

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Sheffield United host Hull City on Friday evening (20:00 GMT) with the chance to regain top spot in the Championship table.

The Blades were league leaders after a 2-1 win against Swansea City on Tuesday, but were displaced by Leeds United when the Whites took victory the following evening.

Hull City lost 2-1 at home to QPR to drop back into the bottom three following a win for previous tenants Portsmouth.

• United are unbeaten across their past seven league games against Hull (W6 D1), conceding one goal during that time.

• Hull have won one of their past 17 away league games against the Blades since 1971 (W1 D6 L10), failing to score in each of their past three visits to Bramall Lane.

• United have won each of their past three home league games against fellow Yorkshire sides 1-0 and will be looking to win four in succession for the first time since April 2006.

• Hull have won each of their past two away league games whilst keeping a clean sheet, not since March 2011 have the Tigers won three in succession on the road without conceding a goal in the process.

• No team have more home clean sheets in the Championship this season than Sheffield United (10), while only Burnley (4) have conceded fewer home goals than the Blades so far (5).

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Brighton have recalled Carl Rushworth from his loan spell at Hull City - and also confirmed fellow goalkeeper Jason Steele is set for a period on the sidelines.

Albion have said Rushworth will return to the first-team squad, with Steele due to have surgery on an unspecified problem.

Former England Under-21 international Rushworth struggled with injuries while at Hull but did feature in the past three games for the Championship side.

Brighton technical director David Weir said: "We have recalled Carl, with Jason Steele due to undergo surgery on a problem which will sideline him for a period.

"Alongside Killian Cahill, Carl will provide goalkeeping competition for Bart Verbruggen for the period ahead."

Steele has made five appearances for the Seagulls so far this season.

Wrexham have beaten Oxford for Hull City winger Ryan Longman with a bid worth £500,000. (Telegraph Sport, external)

Hull have made a move for Kilmarnock striker Bobby Wales, 19, with the teenager out of contract at the end of the season. (Football Insider, external)

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Hull City boss Ruben Selles spoke to BBC Radio Humberside following his side's 2-1 defeat by Queens Park Rangers.

"I think the first goal put us on the back foot and the second happened so quickly, we didn't have time to react.

"It is important we analyse the situations and see what went wrong. We have to continue with the players we have and introduce the new players, some of whom are coming from not having competitive games for eight to 10 weeks."

Selles believes his team suffered a lapse in concentration in the build-up to Rangers' second goal.

"It can not happen. Cody [Drameh] can get beat in that situation but we were not ready for that quick throw-in.

"I think that it was more about the level of attention for the team - those situations are the kind of situations we are trying to remove from our game."