Nick Pope is set to gain his 4th cap for England tonight against the Republic of Ireland in a friendly fixture at Wembley.
Gareth Southgate confirmed yesterday, that Pope would be starting the match as the pair faced the media at St. George’s Park.
Although Southgate confirmed Pickford as the England number one only last week, he was full of praise for the Burnley keeper when speaking to the press.
The England gaffer stated that Pope “is just behind Jordan” when talking about the rankings of the England goalkeepers..
Alongside this Southgate showed his admiration for the keeper on a personal level as well, saying “We couldn’t be happier with him as a guy to work with”.
Nick Pope is yet to concede a goal in his 3 matches for the Three Lions and will be hoping to extend this run to 4 before the end of tonight.
He is clearly no stranger to a clean sheet after keeping 15 last season for the Clarets, just being pipped to the golden glove award by Ederson.
Despite his perfect record for England, Pope accepted that Pickford was the number one at this moment in time.
Pope will be eager to take his chance tonight after admitting that he would have to work hard to displace the Everton keeper.
England’s fixture tonight is the first of three in this international break as they warmup for UEFA Nations League matches against Belgium and Iceland.
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