While Odemwingie returns, his compatriot, Victor Moses, and Bojan are ruled out for the season.
The Black Cats sit just one point above the bottom three after a disastrous run of form, while the hosts are well on track to achieve their best ever Premier League finish
Browsing: Osaze Odemwingie
The 33-year-old returned back to full training last week having completed his rehabilitation and Hughes on Friday delivered the news that the forward is in contention to feature against the Black Cats
The 33-year-old has been on the treatment table for the last eight months due to knee surgery and Hughes wished that he had had the forward’s services for the majority of the campaign
The speedy forward suffered a knee ligament injury during his club, Stoke City’s famous 1-0 defeat of champions, Manchester City, in the English Premiership in August last year, and has been out since
The Nigerian forward has not played since damaging knee ligaments in August and it was initially feared that he would play no further part in the campaign after being forced to undergo surgery
The 33-year-old was forced to go under the knife once again last month to help aid his recover and he is now back in light training.
Nigerian international players, Brown Ideye and Victor Anichebe, are presently on the books of West Brom, while Nigerian legend, Nwankwo Kanu, and World Cup star, Osaze Odemwingie, also wore the colours of the Baggies
The striker has been on the sidelines since suffering a serious cruciate knee ligament injury against Manchester City back in August, but is making good progress
The 33-year-old forward was impressing in the Potters first-team before damaging an anterior cruciate ligament during a 1-0 win at Manchester City back in August
The 34-year-old winger is back in light training at the club after previously shutting himself away to cope with the psychological blow of suffering his cruciate knee ligament injury at Manchester City back on August 30
Super Eagles’ trio of Vincent Enyeama, Osaze Odemwingie and Ogenyi Onazi have been nominated for the 2014 edition of the Nigerian Sports Award Player of the Year.
Stoke City are confident Osaze Odemwingie will make a full recovery.
The forward who had only entered the match at half-time, came down awkwardly after launching a cross just after the hour mark, buckling his knee. He was eventually stretched off a couple of minutes later
While Moses was involved for 79 minutes of the game, his Nigerian compatriot, Odemwingie was introduced at half time for Charlie Adams
Looking lively in the game, the Nigerian launched several attacking forays into the vital areas of the Potters but he was replaced with Marko Arnautovic, who came on in the 63rd of the encounter
Odemwingie, making his first Stoke appearance of the campaign, says the side showed character to fight back after Nikica Jelavic had put Hull in front against the run of play just before half-time
The Super Eagles’ striker drifted into wide positions to deliver a teasing cross towards the back post, which Steven N’Zonzi failed to divert towards goal.
A glowing report from Nigerian teammate, Odemwingie, was another tick in the box, even if he did not let him in on how close he was to already sealing a deal with Mark Hughes
Odemwingie missed out on the team’s 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa last weekend, but could return for Sunday’s trip to Hull City
According to claims, Odemwingie is embroiled in a legal dispute with Rob Segal, who represented him in that September 2013 move, over the payment of agents’ fees