Stoke City will begin life under the new management of Narcis Pelach on Friday, when they play host to Hull City in a Championship contest.

Match preview

Stoke City head into their first game under new permanent management on Friday, following the departure of Steven Schumacher on Monday early on in the Championship campaign.

After arriving in Staffordshire in December and eventually guiding them to a 17th-placed Championship finish, he led them into the new term with the aim of kicking on, and they experienced a mixed start prior to the September international break, recording 1-0 victories over Coventry City and Plymouth Argyle either side of defeats to Watford and West Bromwich Albion.

Their return to action last weekend, a trip to Oxford United on Saturday, proved to be Schumacher's last game at the helm, as the Potters fell to a 1-0 defeat following Idris El Mizouni's opener at the beginning of the second half.

They were back in action on Tuesday, under the temporary stewardship of Ryan Shawcross, and progressed to the EFL Cup fourth round after a tricky test against fourth-tier Fleetwood Town, eventually being held to a 1-1 draw as Rhys Bennett cancelled out Michael Rose's 54th-minute opener in injury time before the Potters prevailed in a penalty shootout.

Having now turned to Spanish coach Narcis Pelach to lead them forward, Stoke City will be keen to record a second home league victory of the campaign on Friday.

Their visitors, meanwhile, make the trip to Staffordshire on Friday still in search of a first victory of the season under the new management of Tim Walter, who took over from Liam Rosenior over the summer.

With the aim of building on last season's seventh-placed Championship finish, Hull City kicked off life under their new boss with three consecutive draws in England's second tier, sharing points with Bristol City, Plymouth Argyle and Millwall in August.

Then in search of a first victory of the campaign, the Tigers have since turned out against Yorkshire rivals Leeds United and Sheffield United either side of the recent international break and failed to add any further points to their tally, firstly suffering a 2-0 defeat away at Elland Road at the end of last month.

On their return to action last Friday, Walter's men welcomed promotion-chasing Sheffield United to the MKM Stadium and took a second straight 2-0 loss, as Gustavo Hamer put the hosts ahead inside 15 minutes and Sam McCallum doubled the lead soon after the hour mark.

With concern bound to be growing around the MKM Stadium with Hull City yet to kick into gear in their new era, Walter will be desperate to oversee a much-needed first win on Friday to kickstart a climb up the Championship table.

Player injuries:

stoke city

20 (Center) Sam Gallagher

4 (midfielder) Pearson

2 (left winger) Gucci

26 (Central Defender) Ashley Phillips

(Central Defender) Bosson Laval

Hull City

(left winger) Sicknick

17 (Central Midfielder) Alzate

16 (left winger) Ryan Longman

possible starting lineup: