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Stoke vs Hull: match report

Stoke City hosted Hull City at bet365 Stadium on Tuesday 25 August 2026, in the Carabao Cup (round 2). John Busby is the referee, averaging 3.5 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Stoke 1-1 Hull. Goals: Róbert Bozeník 39' for Stoke; Kieran Dowell 45' for Hull. Attendance: 7,141.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 39' Goal: Róbert Bozeník (Stoke) 1-0
  • 45' Goal: Kieran Dowell (Hull) 1-1
  • 82' Yellow card: Lucas Herrington (Hull)
  • 90'+5' Yellow card: George Hirst (Stoke)
Match stats (contains the result)
44.4%Possession55.6%
10Shots18
4Shots on target6
1Corners4
11Fouls6
1Offsides2
5Saves3
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Stoke 4-2-3-1

Coach: Mark Robins

  1. 24 Joshua Griffiths GK
  2. 2 Ben Johnson DEF
  3. 16 Ben Wilmot DEF
  4. 5 Luke Graham DEF
  5. 52 Laurence Giani DEF
  6. 8 Ethan Galbraith MID
  7. 4 Ben Pearson MID
  8. 42 Million Manhoef FWD
  9. 19 Tomás Rigo MID
  10. 7 Sorba Thomas FWD
  11. 9 Róbert Bozeník FWD

Bench

  • 27 Djibril Soumaré MID
  • 15 George Hirst FWD
  • 18 Bosun Lawal DEF
  • 20 Sam Gallagher FWD
  • 43 Freddie Anderson DEF
  • 34 Frank Fielding GK
  • 59 Gabriel Kelly MID
  • 10 Jun-Ho Bae MID
  • 58 Tyler Martin FWD

Hull 4-1-4-1

Coach: Sergej Jakirović

  1. 12 Dillon Phillips GK
  2. 18 Cody Drameh DEF
  3. 22 Lucas Herrington DEF
  4. 17 Paddy McNair DEF
  5. 23 Matt Targett DEF
  6. 29 Lucas Gourna-Douath MID
  7. 33 Abdülkadir Ömür FWD
  8. 26 Kieran Dowell MID
  9. 14 Jens Hjertø-Dahl MID
  10. 7 Liam Millar FWD
  11. 30 David Akintola FWD

Bench

  • 5 Hidemasa Morita MID
  • 21 Elliot Stroud MID
  • 10 Mohamed Belloumi FWD
  • 27 Regan Slater MID
  • 41 Tyrell Sellars-Fleming FWD
  • 19 Konstantinos Tzolakis GK
  • 15 John Egan DEF
  • 32 Nobel Mendy DEF
  • 3 Ryan Giles DEF
Previous meetings
  • Thursday 1 January 2026: Hull City 0-1 Stoke City
  • Saturday 29 November 2025: Stoke City 1-2 Hull City
  • Saturday 1 February 2025: Hull City 1-2 Stoke City
  • Friday 20 September 2024: Stoke City 1-3 Hull City
  • Friday 29 March 2024: Hull City 0-2 Stoke City