Fans and pundits were left ‘in disbelief’ at Stoke’s Ben Gibson escaping a red card for an elbow to the face on Hull player Oscar Zambrano.
Ex-Potters boss Gary Rowett spoke about the first half incident while live on Sky, upon reviewing the footage.
Gibson went in with his elbow and sent Zambrano to the ground when a cross was sent into the Hull penalty area.
Stoke player Ben Gibson somehow escaped a card for this assault on the Hull player!#HCFC pic.twitter.com/v36hCpEbwq
— Top Tier Podcast🎙️⚽️ (@yourtoptierpod) September 20, 2024
Love this from our captain. Their boys had been pushing us all over the park tonight. So he deserved this from Lewie, and I also guarantee a ban is on its way for Ben Gibson when the post-match officials see his assault on Zambrano #hcafc pic.twitter.com/SjY0TEhbcP
— Carl (@Carlwilks2011) September 20, 2024
Gary Rowett said: “I’m absolutely amazed. I just don’t know what he’s doing. Ben Gibson is running with his arm out. He looks at the defender. He pushes. After that, I can’t see any other outcome really than it being a red card for that sort of incident.”
While there was an agreement from Jay Bothroyd, he felt it was more to do with Stoke’s more aggressive play under Pelach, saying: “I think it shows a real intent. I think they’ve really, really laid a marker on it.”
But it wasn’t the result the new Stoke boss wanted come full time, a 3-1 defeat to a team that hadn’t won a game this season.
Stoke took the lead through Ben Wilmot, but Kasey Palmer and Regan Slater turned the scoreline around, then Wilmot’s own goal made it three for Hull.
Stoke City: Johansson, Tchamadeu (Rose 81′), Wilmot, Gibson, Bocat (Stevens 92′), Koumas (Tezgel 60′), Burger, Thompson (Seko 81′), Bae Jun-Ho, Manhoef, Cannon (Ennis 92′)
Subs: Stevens, Rose, Seko, Bonham, Ennis, Sidibe, Tezgel, Dixon, Chibueze
Hull: Pandur, Coyle, Jones, McLoughlin, Drameh, Mehlem (Slater 58′), Zambrano (Simons 58′), Palmer (Burns 84′), Belloumi, Bedia (Burstow 95′), Ömür (Millar 45′)
Subs: Giles, Millar, Burns, Simons, Alzate, Rushworth, Slater, Kamara, Burstow
30′ Ben Wilmot scores
46′ Liam Millar replaced Abdulkadir Omur
58′ Regan Slater replaced Marvin Mehlem
58′ Xavier Simons replaced Óscar Zambrano
60′ Emre Tezgel replaced Lewis Koumas
62′ Kasey Palmer scores
63′ Ben Gibson cautioned
77′ Regan Slater scores
80′ Kasey Palmer scores
81′ Michael Rose replaced Junior Tchamadeu
81′ Tatsuki Seko replaced Jordan Thompson
84′ Finley Burns replaced Kasey Palmer
85′ Emre Tezgel cautioned
85′ Ivor Pandur cautioned
87′ Ben Wilmot cautioned
89′ Liam Millar cautioned
90+2′ Enda Stevens replaced Eric Bocat
90+2′ Niall Ennis replaced Thomas Cannon
90+5′ Mason Burstow replaced Chris Bedia
Hull City’s man of the match Kasey Palmer speaking to Sky Sports: “To be fair, it’s the win that matters. Happy to get on the scoresheet and obviously a big three points.
“I think we were more clinical and that’s been the problem this season so far.
“We’ve been good in the build-up and taking lots of risks but today we’ve been clinical in front of goal and scored three, so we will take it.”
On kicking on from here, Palmer said: “There was a lot of pressure from the outside and we could all hear it from the fans in the last home game.
“But that’s football and tonight’s results changes a lot and we can look up the Championship table.
“It kickstarts our season and now we’ve got to follow it up and keep climbing the table.”
Hull goalscorer Regan Slater told Sky Sports: “I saw it rising so I knew it was out of his reach. I got lucky because it was a real bad first touch from me.
“Three points was big for us today. First half arguably we struggled a little bit but the lads stuck at it as we have been in the opening games and it came good for us.”
Stoke City manager Narcis Pelach told BBC Radio Stoke: “It’s a pity we couldn’t win the game.
“We wanted to take the points but I think the lads tried to put a new style of play in place.
“But in the second half we lost control and ran out of energy. We should have pressed more but we will try to explain this tomorrow and keep working on the defensive style.
“There is some things to work on mentally and we will do it. We will take the positives and we will improve.”
Narcis to Sky Sports: “We lost control in the second half. I would say at the end of the first half as well, we started to lose control. We looked out of energy, I could see some things of new style of working to do, defending the space. But we gave them a lot of possession. We had to be more on the front foot.
“But it’s just today, we will try to be more solid, to make the team more compact. It went that way, so I’m looking forward to the next week to try to train more and be more aggressive.
“The penalty, I think it was one. It’s a big moment, we didn’t take our moments in the game. We had a big chance for 2-0 and then it’s 3-1. If we take it, it’s a different story. We shouldn’t have lost, but then the game changed.
“We were affected from the [first] goal. We all saw that. We have to be stronger mentally. Something is always going to happen in games, so we have to try to accept it and try to go into the next action. We saw some things that we started to implement, but it’s a long season and we have to keep working and try to get better.”
Hull City manager Tim Walter speaking to Sky Sports: “It’s hard to describe because I never had this feeling before. I’ve never not had a win in five games so for me it’s a new situation.
“But I also knew the whole time that we can win. Today we did it and that’s the reason I’m really proud of my boys. They deserved to win.
“I’m happy because they always believed they can win and that’s important.”
On how the game changed in the second-half, Walter said: “After conceding the goal, we were better. We were more courageous. We showed more bravery and that’s the key to the result.”
When asked if it was a reward for sticking to his principles, Walter added: “It’s a first win. All we have to do is keep working. We can do everything better but it’s a start.”
“We gave them a lot of possession”
Stoke City head coach Narcis Pelach on his side’s loss to Hull 🗣 pic.twitter.com/pKlvop5Zdt
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) September 20, 2024
“I’m really proud” 👏
Tim Walter on his first win as Hull City head coach 🙌 pic.twitter.com/x1iOslHk0y
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) September 20, 2024
“Things will be different, of course”
Stoke captain Ben Gibson on new manager Narcis Pelach 🤝 pic.twitter.com/sxQ1K1jmHR
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) September 20, 2024
As mentioned, fans and pundits were ‘in disbelief’ at Stoke’s Ben Gibson escaping a red card for an elbow on Hull player Oscar Zambrano…
@Carlwilks2011: Can that bit of luck be the beginning to kick start our season. How Ben Gibson is still on this pitch is baffling #utt #hcafc
@jlofts20: Ben Gibson’s a right git isn’t he #hcafc
@Toao2001: Frst half obviously has not been great but how is Ben Gibson still on the pitch? #hcafc
@HullCity1975: Ben Gibson should be off by now. Blatant elbow on Zambrano then a clear booking for a blatant trip on Mehlem. Gets nothing for either #Stoke #hcafc
@WhiteEddy_83: 23 minutes into Stoke v Hull and Ben Gibson should be off already… dirty bastard
@MattyHC5: Ben Gibson is one dirty twat isn’t he Jesus Christ, refs letting them off with absolutely everything. #hcafc
@MattyHC5: Ben Gibson leading with his elbow, fucking red card all day long. Officials are embarrassing. #hcafc
@Carlwilks2011: Ben Gibson is taking the fucking piss, how has he not been booked ffs #hcafc
@GazBcfc11: That’s awful from Ben Gibson there 100% a red card
@Miles_Fletcher: EFL officials 😂😂😂
@baggiedave70: Retrospective ban
@ArgyleMemes: They’ve got away with a few tonight.
@maxpalace03: Ben Gibson you dirty fucker
@AH_1882: Ben Gibson should have gone then
@DeaconHordz: Don’t even think he got booked for this …
@stoke_city_pub: Ben Gibson caught live on Sky Sports giving a forearm-smash to a Hull player!! Ben, you’re not Robert Huth! Cool it! #stoke #city
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