Covid-hit Stoke City made light of the absence of manager Michael O'Neill as they comfortably ended a three-game winless Championship run with victory at Hull.
Scotland striker Jacob Brown headed the Potters' first-half opener before Tom Ince's neatly taken second after the break - both made by Sam Clucas - as confident Stoke rediscovered their touch in front of goal.
The Potters had a much-changed side, marshalled from the sidelines by Stoke assistant Dean Holden.
They had three players, 39-year-old Phil Jagielka and fellow new signing Lewis Baker and Manchester City youngster Taylor Harwood-Bellis all making their debut - and there was also a first league start for D'Margio Wright-Phillips, grandson of ex-Arsenal legend Ian Wright and son of another former England player, Shaun Wright-Phillips.