A season full of clouds can end with the Silva lining of safety thanks to Hull's new manager and their impressive home record, according to defender Michael Dawson.
Despite this defeat, Marco Silva's men remain two points clear of the drop and Dawson said: 'It will be enough if we win our home games. That would give us another nine points.
'We've been terrible on the road but our home form puts us in a position where it's still in our hands and while that's the case, we've got massive belief in the manager.'
Stoke boss Mark Hughes's decision to bring on Jon Walters and Peter Crouch, after Harry Maguire had cancelled out Marko Arnautovic's opener, was met with jeers from the home fans.