Hull City 0 Stoke City 3 - player ratings

The Tigers were 2-0 down before they started to play – and that had a lot to do with Stoke sitting back and containing them.

Matt Ingram – a deflection left him no chance for the opener but badly at fault for the second before being beaten from distance by the third 5Lewie Coyle – like all the defenders, he had a difficult night 5

Alfie Jones – found it tough on the right of the back three 6

Tobias Figueiredo – needed more protection than he got 6

Jacob Greaves – given a tough evening by Liam Delap 6

Callum Elder – Hull tried to funnel their first-half attacks down his side so the fact he did not reappear for the second told its own story 5

Jean Michael Seri – you can see the quality there, but Regan Slater needed a more defensive-minded midfielder to help him hold the 3-4-2-1 formation 6

Regan Slater – did his best in difficult circumstances 6

Ozan Tufan – like Seri, a quality player, but one in need of service 6

Oscar Estupinan – hit a post after moving right up to centre-forward in the second half 7Tyler Smith – did not have much effect leading the line but nor did he have much to work with 6

Substitutes:

Dimitrios Pelkas (for Smith, 46) – improved matters in the second half, playing off the front 7

Ryan Longman (for Elder, 46) – likewise at wing-back 7

Greg Docherty (for Tufan, 75) – N/A

Ryan Woods (for Seri, 75) – N/A

Cyrus Christie (for Jones, 85) – N/A

Not used: Baxter, McLoughlin.