Samba came closest to scoring but his header was cleared off the line by Dean Whitehead.
Bardsley shot just wide and Dean Whitehead's header was comfortably collected by Green.
Jon Obi Mikel almost deflected Dean Whitehead's near-post cross past Cudicini but the home side's best chances fell to Jones.
Stoke have been desperate to strengthen their squad before the transfer deadline, with midfielder Dean Whitehead from Sunderland their only major arrival during the summer.
Stoke seemed content to soak up Hull pressure and rely on counter-attacks, but both Etherington and Dean Whitehead skewed shots horribly off target from promising positions.
Dean Whitehead had Sunderland's two best chances in the opening period, with his second effort - a low shot - producing a fine save from Nelson.
The best was yet to come, however, with Wolves handed a free-kick on the edge of the box after defender Kevin Foley was hacked down by Dean Whitehead.
But there was little possibility that Fletcher would miss after an unfortunate ricochet off Dean Whitehead presented the United midfielder with the simplest of tap-ins shortly after the half-hour mark.
Arsenal were awarded an indirect free kick just six yards out on 57 minutes when Dean Whitehead cushioned a Walcott cross into the arms of Fulop but Gilberto could only fire wide.
Tottenham consolidated fourth place with a hard-fought 2-1 victory at 10-man Stoke , as substitute Eidur Gudjohnsen came off the bench to put the London club ahead before Dean Whitehead was sent off and then helped set up Niko Kranjcar's 77th-minute winner.
However, after the break, the diminutive winger imposed his authority on the game and after delivering a delightful cross for Huth, he found Dean Whitehead and Kenwyne Jones with two more accurate centres and although they did not lead to goals, Stoke ran out comfortable winners thanks to Marc Wilson's late strike.
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