Stoke City have officially confirmed the appointment of Narcis Pelach as their new head coach following the sacking of Steven Schumacher on Monday.

Stoke lost by three or more goals on four occasions in the nine months that he was in charge, with a 5-0 defeat at home to Leicester City in February followed up by 3-0 losses against Norwich City and Swansea City last season, and then another 3-0 defeat at Watford in the first league away trip of this campaign.

Narcis Pelach becomes Stoke City's eighth boss in six and a half years Stoke City have appointed Norwich City coach Narcis Pelach as their new head coach on a three-year contract. The 36-year-old Catalan succeeds Steven Schumacher following his shock sacking on Monday after just nine months in charge.

Stoke City have named Norwich City coach Narcis Pelach as their new manager on a three-year deal. The announcement came on Monday morning, after the club decided to part ways with Steven Schumacher, despite being 13th in the Championship.

Narcis Pelach has made two changes to the Stoke City starting XI from the last league game as he takes charge for the first time. Jordan Thompson and Lewis Koumas come into the team against Hull in place of Sol Sidibe and injured Lynden Gooch, with Andrew Moran believed to suffered from illness in the last couple of days.