Preview by BBC
Odds by Paddy Power
PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue: Britannia Stadium Date: Saturday, 29 November Kick-off: 1500 GMT
Coverage: Commentary on BBC Radio Stoke 94.6FM, 1503MW and DAB Digital Radio, BBC Radio Humberside, updates on BBC Sport website & highlights on Match of the Day; featured game on Final Score <hr> <!-- S SF -->Striker Ricardo Fuller returns from suspension for Stoke.
Defender Ryan Shawcross and striker Dave Kitson face tests on back and knee injuries respectively while skipper Andy Griffin has a damaged hand.
Hull City have Wayne Brown available for selection after his loan period at Preston North End came to an end.
Andy Dawson and Bernard Mendy are unlikely to play because of injury but striker Caleb Folan may feature despite missing training with a knee problem. <!-- E SF -->
<hr> Stoke (from): Sorensen, Griffin, Shawcross, Cort, Amdy Faye, Higginbotham, Soares, Tonge, Abdoulaye Faye, Diao, Delap, Sidibe, Fuller, Kitson, Cresswell, Simonsen, Olofinjana, Wilkinson, Whelan, Pugh, Pericard.
Hull (from): Myhill, McShane, Turner, Ricketts, Ashbee, Boateng, Marney, Geovanni, Cousin, King, Dawson, Doyle, Barmby, Windass, Hughes, Folan, Garcia, Halmosi, Giannakopoulos, Duke.
<hr> Stoke manager Tony Pulis told BBC Radio Stoke:
"They are very competitive, a strong team. They have lots of things going for them and the main thing is confidence. Results breed confidence, and they are full of it.
"They don't give up and they are playing with a togetherness that pushes teams forward.
"But we are confident too. We are very pleased with the way our players have performed."
Hull City boss Phil Brown told BBC Look North:
"They've conceded the first goal on seven occasions and lost all seven.
"When they've scored first on five occasions they've won, so it's the first goal that matters."
Facts and Figures
The two most successful of the three promoted clubs go head-to-head at the Britannia Stadium.
Stoke are challenging for a fifth successive home league win; Hull battling to end a five-match winless run.
Victory for the Tigers could lift them into the top four, and consign Stoke to a place in the bottom four.
The Potters have won five home Premier League games so far this season (two more than Chelsea); the Yorkshire newcomers have picked up four away wins (two more than Manchester United).
These clubs have scored more headed goals than any other clubs in the Premier League this season; eight each.
Hull have been at their most vulnerable in the first 15 minutes of Premier League games this season (five goals conceded); Stoke in the last minutes (seven goals shipped).
Stoke and Hull have met 50 times in the Football League, but this is their first ever clash in the top-flight.
Distance between the clubs: 123 miles (198 kilometres)
Linear Mode
