Tim Walter admitted Hull City's response to falling a goal behind at Stoke City was crucial to their terrific comeback victory. Regan Slater slammed in a second for the second season in a row, but were a goal down after half-an-hour when Ben Wilmot headed the hosts in front.

Hull boss Tim Walter hailed the character of his side after seeing them come from a goal down to earn their first win of the season at Stoke. Ben Wilmot opened the scoring in the first half before goals from Kasey Palmer,

Tim Walter looks to be firmly in the sack race at Hull City following a poor start to the season. The Tigers narrowly missed out on the play-offs last campaign, but under Walter, they occupy a spot inside the relegation zone.

After sharing the spoils against Bristol City, Plymouth Argyle and Millwall to begin the campaign, defeats to Leeds United and the Blades leave the Humberside outfit in the bottom three in the early stages of the season, with only Portsmouth and Cardiff City the other sides yet to secure a win.

Follow live coverage as Stoke City face Hull City in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.