Hull City vs Stoke City. Sky Bet Championship.
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Friday 1 February 2019 11:44, UK
Hull are facing a defensive headache as Reece Burke, Jordy de Wijs and Ondrej Mazuch will be missing against Stoke.
Nigel Adkins has confirmed the trio will be absent Saturday's Sky Bet Championship, with Burke and De Wijs potentially returning next weekend at Derby.
Deadline-day signing Liam Ridgewell is not match fit so the Tigers are likely to line up at centre-back with Robbie McKenzie and Eric Lichaj. Australia international Jackson Irvine has returned from the Asian Cup, while fellow midfielder Jon Toral missed the trip to Blackburn with a groin strain.
Sam Vokes and Danny Batth could make their Stoke debuts as Nathan Jones' men travel to the KCOM Stadium. Wales striker Vokes signed a three-and-a-half year deal after joining from Burnley in a deal that saw Peter Crouch head the other way.
Centre-back Batth arrived from Wolves in midweek and is another pushing for their debut in Yorkshire, while Cuco Martina, Erik Pieters and Tyrese Campbell left on deadline day. Charlie Adam faces two to three weeks out with a calf injury sustained in the build-up to last week's match against Preston.
Hull have won one of their last 15 league matches against Stoke (D6 L8), a 2-1 win in November 2009 in the Championship.
Stoke have won each of their last four league matches against Hull, scoring eight goals and conceding just once.
Hull have won their last four home league games, scoring 14 goals and conceding just twice. They last won five in a row at the KCOM Stadium in January 2016.
Stoke are winless in six away league games (D4 L2), since a 1-0 win at Bristol City in October.
Stoke have failed to score in four of their last six Championship games - as many as they had in their opening 23 league games this season.
Hull boss Nigel Adkins has never beaten Stoke City as a manager (P4 W0 D1 L3), with all matches coming in league competition. His last home game against them was in November 2007 with Scunthorpe United, a 2-3 defeat.
David Prutton predicts: 1-0 (7/1 with Sky Bet)
