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FULL-TIME STOKE 1-1 HULL. It finishes all square with Ricardo Fuller levelling from the spot after Marlon King's opener.
Sam Ricketts tries to put Marlon King in with a flicked header but the striker can't profit.
There are four minutes of added time to be played
Richard Garcia replaces Deiberson Geovanni for Hull.
Zayatte has his name taken by the referee in a late booking
Boaz Myhill gathers from Mamady Sidibe's bouncing strike.
Marlon King crosses into the area but Daniel Cousin can't get to the ball.
Salif Diao goes into the referee's notebook.
Rory Delap launches another of his trademark long throws but Hull clear away.
Sam Ricketts throws long into the area but Andy Griffin clears for Stoke.
George Boateng is replaced by Daniel Cousin for Hull.
The action is swinging from end-to-end but neither side is able to profit in the final third.
Stoke have been buoyed by the goal as they search for a second goal.
STOKE 1-1 HULL. Ricardo FULLER shoots home from the spot, although Myhill got a hand to the ball.
Stoke are awarded a PENALTY after Boaz Myhill was adjudged to have brought down Ricardo Fuller, the Tigers keeper is booked for the foul as well.
Kamil Zayatte is receiving treatment after picking up a knock.
Nicky Barmby is replaced by Peter Halmosi for Hull.
Andy Griffin is looking to lead by example as he looks to get Stoke forward.
Hull hit Stoke on the break, Marlon King forcing a freat save out of Thomas Sorensen.
The ball is fired across the face of goal by Michael Tonge but Rory Delap is just unable to get the final touch.
Michael Tonge replaces Tom Soares for Stoke.
Michael Tonge looks to be warming up for Stoke.
Tom Soares free kick finds Leon Cort but his header is cleared away.
Hull win a corner as Sam Ricketts' strike comes off the feet of Andy Griffin.
Deiberson Geovanni goes on a charging run but his shot is charged down.
Tom Soares fires a free kick into the danger area but no Stoke player attacks the ball.
Rory Delap's throw is flicked on by Leon Cort but does not trouble Boaz Myhill.
Sam Ricketts' sends in a dangerous cross but Stoke clear their lines.
Boaz Myhill makes a great save to keep out Ricardo Fuller's header from Rory Delap's long throw.
The second half is underway. Stoke will be looking to get back into the game.
HALF-TIME: STOKE 0-1 HULL. Hull lead at the break courtesy of Marlon King's strike.
STOKE 0-1 HULL: MARLON KING fires into the top corner to give Hull the lead on the stroke of half time.
Andy Griffin is booked for a challenge on Dean Marney.
Subsitute Dean Windass has gone into the referee's notebook for impeding Rory Delap at the throw-in.
Nicky Barmby's flicked cross is gathered by Thomas Sorensen.
Boaz Myhill punches the ball away from Andy Griffin's centre.
Thomas Sorensen collects comfortably from Marlon King's cross.
Mamady Sidibe's flick header from Rory Delap's long throw is claimed by Boaz Myhill.
Amady Faye makes a great challenge to take the ball off Nicky Barmby.
Stoke are firing in the crosses but Hull are defending resolutely.
Rory Delap's drive is blocked. Stoke are turning up the pressure.
Ricardo Fuller tries to wrap his foot round the ball but his shot flies wide.
Rory Delap's long throw is cleared away by Paul McShane.
Dean Marney whips in a free kick, causing the Stoke defence problems, but the ball goes out for a goalkick.
Danny Higginbotham takes the free kick but fires over the crossbar.
Stoke win a free kick as Tom Soares is dragged to the ground.
Boaz Myhill is caught in two minds from a back pass and kicks the ball out for a corner.
Dean Marney's free kick goes out for a goal kick. It looked as though it came off a Stoke head though.
Marlon King's strike is deflected out for a Hull corner.
Salif Diao fires wide of the target as Stoke enjoy an opportunity.
Andy Griffin defends well to halt the progress of Deiberson Geovanni .
Stoke waste a free kick as the ball goes straight out of play.
The home crowd are getting behind their side at a noisy Britannia Stadium.
Rory Delap's cross is chraged down as Stoke look to get forward.
Tom Soares enjoys a half chance but doesn't connect well with the ball.
Hull are passing the ball well in the early stages of this game.
Referee Keith Stroud gets what is set to be a cracking game underway.
Caleb Folan and Andy Dawson miss the game for Hull through injury, while Bernard Mendy starts on the bench.
Ricardo Fuller returns from suspension for Stoke, while Andy Griffin has recovered from an injury problem to start.
Two of last term's promoted teams meet at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday with both Stoke City and Hull City doing far better than most pundits predicted in the summer. The Potters and Tigers were the two favourites to go straight back down to the Championship, but Stoke's fine home form has lifted them to 14th in the Premier League table after more than a third of the campaign, while Hull's excellent away results have helped them move up to sixth spot. Tony Pulis' side have won five of their seven home matches so far this season, including shock victories against high-flying Aston Villa and Arsenal as well as taking all three points from their matches with Tottenham, Sunderland and West Brom. Ricardo Fuller's five goals have been crucial to their fine start - as have the long throws of Rory Delap - but Pulis may be without Dave Kitson and Ryan Shawcross for the Tigers' visit to the Potteries after they were both sent to see specialists this week. Striker Kitson and defender Shawcross had to be substituted during last weekend's win over West Brom with knee and back problems respectively. However, captain Andy Griffin will play with a plaster cast on the hand he broke in the victory against Albion. Hull City, still sixth despite failing to win any of their last five matches, have already claimed the scalps of Newcastle United, Arsenal, Tottenham and West Brom on their travels. Their only away loss so far this season came at Old Trafford when they crashed to a 4-3 defeat to Manchester United despite grabbing two late goals. Long-term absentee Craig Fagan is the only player definitely ruled out of the game, but Andy Dawson (ankle) and Anthony Gardner (thigh) are major doubts.
Stoke City and Hull City both deserved a point from a tough battle at the Britannia Stadium which ended 1-1 after 90 hard-fought minutes. Marlon King gave Hull the lead on the stroke of half-time before Stoke responded admirably after the break and snatched a deserved equaliser through Ricardo Fuller. Some feisty challenges in the keenly contested opening stages set the tone, with Hull determined to stand up to Stoke's power game. But neither goalkeeper was extended in a largely uneventful first 20 minutes, with a mis-hit shot from Stoke's Tom Soares the best anyone could muster. Stoke finally posed a serious threat just before the half hour, when Fuller shot a foot wide under the challenge of Kamil Zayatte after Mamady Sidibe created the chance. And Sidibe was then inches away from getting on the end of a fine cross from Soares with the game opening up and the home side building up a head of steam. Hull's mischievous substitute Dean Windass, warming up, was booked as he attempted to impede Rory Delap as he wound up for a trademark long throw. But it was the visitors who took the lead in the second minute of first-half stoppage time with their first attempt on the home goal. A long free-kick from Sam Ricketts was headed back by Michael Turner and Dean Marney got a vital touch, before King rifled a 12-yard shot into the roof of the net. Stoke were stung and came out bombing at the start of the second half, with Fuller brilliantly denied by Boaz Myhill within two minutes of the restart. Delap's long throw created the chance and Fuller's firm downward header from eight yards was scooped off the line by Myhill's right hand. It was frenetic stuff and Stoke substitute Michael Tonge almost set up an equaliser with his first touch after replacing Soares in the 62nd minute. Tonge took a pass from Fuller in his stride before sliding a low cross which narrowly avoided Delap's outstretched boot at the far post. Hull were always looking to counter and good work by the grafting Geovanni and King led to a Marney shot which was saved by Thomas Sorensen. But Stoke got the equaliser their territorial superiority deserved in 73rd minute when Fuller got ahead of Turner and had his heels clipped by the onrushing Myhill. Myhill almost atoned as he got a hand to Fuller's penalty, placed low to the keeper's left, but the ball had enough power to roll over the line and into the back of the net.
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