STOKE. Stoke City had a surprising win over Hull City with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Vrancic (35′) and a goal from N. Powell (58′).
The match was played at the Bet365 Stadium stadium in Stoke on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Thomas Bramall with the help of Adrian Waters and Richard Wild. The 4th official was Geoff Eltringham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.9 degrees Celsius or 71.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.
Stoke City – Formation
Stoke City
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35'
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Stoke City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Michael O’Neill decided to play with the following team: Adam Davies , Ben Wilmot , Harry Souttar , James Chester , Demeaco Duhaney , Sam Clucas , Romaine Sawyers , Mario Vrančić , Josh Tymon , Nick Powell and Jacob Brown .
The home team had on the bench: Sam Surridge , Thomas Ince, Danny Batth , Josef Bursik, Alfie Doughty , Leo Østigård and Jordan Thompson.
Stoke City could not rely on the presence of D. Batth (injured).
Best player: Adam Davies
The player that probably impressed the most for Stoke City was the goalkeeper: Adam Davies. His rating is 8.02. He performed 4 saves.
Hull City – Formation
Hull City
Hull City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Grant McCann played with: Matt Ingram , Lewie Coyle , Alfie Jones , Jacob Greaves , Callum Elder , Richard Smallwood , Greg Docherty , Mallik Wilks , Matthew Smith , Keane Lewis-Potter and Tyler Smith .
They had on the bench: George Moncur , Di’Shon Bernard, Josh Emmanuel, Andy Cannon , Nathan Baxter, Tom Eaves and Ryan Longman .
Best player: Greg Docherty
The player that probably impressed the most for Hull City was Greg Docherty.
His rating is with 35 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 10 Total 12
- 5 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 96 Attack 120
- 33 Dangerous attack 45
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 1 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Stoke City was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Hull City that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Hull City was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Stoke City found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Stoke City shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Hull City shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Stoke City received 2 yellow cards (S. Clucas and ). On the other side, Hull City didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Stoke City will have 17 points like Fulham to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Hull City will stay with 5 points like Nottingham Forest to stay in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Stoke City will play away against Preston North End on the 28th of September with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Preston North End (4 draws).
Hull City will host Blackpool on the 28th of September with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Blackpool (3 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Reading – Middlesbrough – 1-0
- AFC Bournemouth – Luton Town – 2-1
- Birmingham City – Preston North End – 0-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Cardiff City – 5-1
- Blackpool – Barnsley – 1-0
- Bristol City – Fulham – 1-1
- Nottingham Forest – Millwall – 1-1
- Sheffield United – Derby County – 1-0
- Stoke City – Hull City – 2-0
- Swansea City – Huddersfield Town – 1-0
