LATE GOAL FROM SHAWCROSS EARN STOKE A POINT FROM HULL CITY

A scruffy late goal from Ryan Shawcross earned Stoke City a 1-1 Premier League draw away at 10-man Hull City.

Late goal from Ryan Shawcross earned Stoke City a 1-1 Premier League draw away at 10-man Hull City

Tigers' centre-back James Chester was sent off after 14 minutes, but it was the hosts who took the lead through Nikica Jelavic just before the break.

Steve Bruce's side held firm until the 84th minute when Shawcross bundled in after Phil Bardsley had hit the post.

The centre-back's late strike earned Mark Hughes' side their first point of the season, while Hull remain unbeaten.

Last season Hughes guided the Potters to their highest ever Premier League finish of ninth, but they began this term with a surprise home defeat by Aston Villa.

Bojan Krkic, Stoke's marquee signing from Barcelona in the summer, was subsequently dropped for Sunday's game at the KC Stadium, while Steve Sidwell, signed from Fulham in June, was handed his first start.

Hull's James Chester is sent off after 14 minutes

Despite the changes Hull were the better side early on, but once Chester - the last man in defence - was dismissed for a foul on goal-bound midfielder Glenn Whelan, Stoke inevitably took control.

However, despite plenty of possession, the Potters lacked a cutting edge and after 41 minutes Hughes brought on Bojan for Whelan to add some attacking verve to a ponderous attack.

And it was actually Hull who took the lead a minute later when Jelavic tapped home from four yards after Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic had palmed Tom Huddlestone's low shot into his path at the far post.

Steve Bruce's side, who had travelled to Belgium in midweek for a Europa League play-off match, worked hard to defend the lead after the break but visibly tired with 20 minutes to go.

Hughes - whose side only managed three shots on target in the entire match - threw on striker Peter Crouch and attacking midfielder Charlie Adam for Marko Arnautovic and Steve Sidwell and the pressure started to mount on the hosts.

Jelavic gave Hull the lead despite the hosts being reduced to 10 men

With Hull looking set for two Premier League wins out of two, Shawcross bundled home and after a quick debate over whether the ball had crossed the line, which it clearly had, the goal was given.

However, the equaliser was not without controversy, as Stoke were incorrectly awarded a throw-in during the build-up.

It was the piece of luck Hughes' side needed after struggling to find their rhythm, despite playing against 10 men for the majority of the match.

New signings Mame Biram Diouf, a former Manchester United striker, and Bojan look like they still need time to bed in, while Peter Odemwinigie, who had been given time to recuperate from his exertions at the World Cup with Nigeria, went missing for large parts of the first half.