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Stoke City 1-2 Hull City: Joe Gelhardt’s late strike sparks a big brawl

Mark Robins absolved his Stoke City players of blame following a mass end-of-match skirmish which marred Hull City’s late win in the Potteries.

Semi Ajayi, right, celebrates scoring Hull City’s first

By Trevor Baxter

STOKE CITY 1
Thomas 17

HULL CITY 2
Ajayi 48, Gelhardt 90
Mark Robins absolved his Stoke City players of blame following a mass end-of-match skirmish which marred Hull City’s late win in the Potteries.
The Stoke boss, though, fears his club – and Hull – will nevertheless be fined following the unsavoury scenes after Joe Gelhardt struck a 90th-minute winner for the Tigers.
Sorba Thomas’ wonder goal had put Stoke in front, Semi Ajayi levelled just after the break and then Gelhardt won it for Hull before all hell broke loose, with several objects having appeared to be thrown...

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