It looked like at one stage that Stoke City had the keys following an early goal in the first half by Ben Wilmot following a huge change within management a few days ago. However at the end of the day, Hull City got away with the 3-1 win away from home at Bet365 Stadium. For Stoke, they dropped down a bit from 13th to 14th – even though they already sacked Steven Schumacher a few days ago and yet they continued to pay compensation once again to have Narcis Pelach onboard from Norwich City. Meanwhile, Hull got their first win of the 24/25 season following a series of draws and losses after Round 6.
A lot can change as thought Stoke fans would see some fresh breath of air thanks to Pelach as the new manager/head coach but again, they’ll have to give him time since it’s the boards choice to bring him on rather than going differently with a free agent option. Doesn’t mean it’s impossible not to bring someone young who is out of work or even promote within in-house as this is the way things are to align modern day’s football standards (i.e. promote youngsters with entertaining football) unfortunately should Pelach be gone within 1-2 years. Other than that, Stoke’s 2nd half wasn’t as good as the first including one own goal later on by their 1st half goal scorer Ben Wilmot (Centre-Half).
And congratulations to Hull with the win as still a long way to go when it comes to reaching Top 6 to have another opportunity to get themselves into the Premier League but it’s early days still between now and May. Yes, nothing much happened in the first half other than Stoke’s early lead but Hull did improve in a few ways later on via a brilliant team effort including some fresh faces off the bench & a Ben Wilmot own goal at the other end to safely guide them home. That midfield three engine was up and thriving today with Kasey Palmer (off a missed penalty kick) & Regan Slater providing them the goals & as said with the impact subs, Slater and Liam Millar (winger) proved to be the difference from the team’s poor 1st half into an excellent three-goal finish.
Hull may get the chance to move up the ladder when they will host the last-placed (24th) strugglers Cardiff City next Saturday, while Stoke will travel to Middlesbrough at the same time (currently 10th who will also face the high-flying Sunderland side later this weekend).