Stoke City vs Hull City
Ref: Josh Smith, Englandbet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · 30,089 cap
Match recap
Hull City beat Stoke City 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Thomas scored for Stoke City; Ajayi and Gelhardt replied for Hull City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.80 for Stoke City versus 1.18 for Hull City. Stoke City sit 17th in the Championship table while Hull City are 6th.
First Half
⚽
Thomas
Second Half
46'
⇄
Tshisanga Ndala
46'
⇄
Gyabi
48'
⚽
Ajayi
Assist: Belloumi
68'
⇄
Giles
⇄
Boženík
76'
Destan
Yellow Card
80'
⇄
Slater
80'
⇄
Destan
⇄
Pearson
⇄
Manhoef
Mohammed Olabosun Lawal
Yellow Card
90+6'
Crooks
Yellow Card
90+8'
Joseph
Yellow Card
Phillips
Yellow Card
90+8'
Lundstram
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
Gelhardt
Assist: Belloumi
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |  Hull City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 |  Wrexham | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | +4 | 71 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Stoke CityHull City
10Won
Statistical edge
10–5
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.80VS1.18
Attack3 · 3 won
12
Shots
11
7
Shots on target
6
10
Shots in the box
6
2
Shots outside box
5
1
Shots off goal
3
7
Corners
8
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
56%
Possession
44%
394
Total passes
310
303
Accurate passes
209
77%
Pass accuracy
67%
Discipline2 · 1 won
12
Fouls
15
2
Yellow cards
4
6
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
6
4
Blocked shots
2
0.10
Goals prevented
0.10
Stoke City
4-2-3-1
Hull City
4-4-2Stoke City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. JohanssonG
- 3A. CresswellD
- 4B. PearsonM
- 7S. ThomasM
- 10Bae Jun-HoM
- 11R. BoženíkF
- 12T. SekoM
- 18B. Lawal
- 22J. TchamadeuD
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 42M. ManhoefM
Substitutes
- 9D. MubamaF
- 13J. BonhamG
- 15S. NzonziM
- 16B. WilmotD
- 17E. BocatD
- 19T. RigoM
- 20S. GallagherF
- 29L. CisséF
- 40M. TalovierovD
Hull City
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1I. PandurG
- 2L. CoyleD
- 3R. GilesD
- 6S. AjayiD
- 15J. EganD
- 19Joel Tshisanga NdalaM
- 21J. GelhardtM
- 24D. GyabiM
- 25M. CrooksF
- 27R. SlaterM
- 39E. DestanF
Substitutes
- 4C. HughesD
- 5J. LundstramM
- 10M. BelloumiF
- 11D. AkintolaF
- 12D. PhillipsG
- 20A. HadžiahmetovićM
- 22K. JosephF
- 23A. FamewoD
- 58C. McCarthyD
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorba Thomas | M | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Jun-Ho Bae | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2/2 |
| Viktor Johansson | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bosun Lawal | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Junior Tchamadeu | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/3 |
| Million Manhoef | M | 86 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Ben Pearson | M | 86 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ashley Phillips | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Róbert Boženík | F | 69 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Aaron Cresswell(C) | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Eric Bocat | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maksym Talovierov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Wilmot | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Bonham | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamine Cissé | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomáš Rigo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Gallagher | F | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Divin Mubama | F | 21 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Steven N'Zonzi | M | 12 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hull City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivor Pandur | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Egan | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Joe Gelhardt | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3/5 |
| Semi Ajayi | D | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Lewie Coyle(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enis Destan | F | 80 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Crooks | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Darko Gyabi | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Ndala | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Regan Slater | M | 80 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Giles | D | 68 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Cathal McCarthy | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dillon Phillips | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie Hughes | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Babajide David Akintola | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mohamed Belloumi | F | 45 | 7.5 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0/1 |
| Akin Famewo | D | 22 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amir Hadžiahmetović | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Lundstram | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Kyle Joseph | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |