Both Hull City and Stoke City have lined up as expected for this afternoon's Premier League clash at the KC Stadium.

The home side will once more deploy a 3-5-2 formation, with Tom Ince providing support to the lone forward Nikica Jelavic.

Former Tottenham Hotspur pair Tom Huddlestone and Jake Livermore will start in central midfield.

For Stoke, summer signing Mame Biram Diouf continues to lead their line, while fellow new acquisition Steve Sidwell also starts for the Potters for the first time.

There is no place in the XI for Bojan, however, with the former Barcelona attacker named on the bench.

Hull: McGregor; Chester, Davies, McShane; Elmohamady, Robertson, Huddlestone, Livermore, Quinn; Ince, Jelavic

Stoke: Begovic; Bardsley, Shawcross, Wilson, Pieters; Odemwingie, Nzonzi, Whelan, Sidwell, Arnautovic; Diouf

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