Stoke City are facing a crisis in the goalkeeper department ahead of their Quarter Final clash against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup tonight.
The Potters currently have 4 senior goalkeepers ruled out of the tie against Jose Mourinho’s side.
Angus Gunn, Adam Davies & Niki Mäenpää are all injured whereas Joe Bursik is cup tied after being recalled from his loan at Doncaster.
This leaves Stoke City gaffer Michael O’Neill with the choice of only 2 goalkeepers who are available for selection.
Andy Lonergan (37) & Blondy Nna Noukeu (19) are the 2 keepers in contention to start the match.
Both are out of match practice with Noukeu having never made a senior appearance and Lonergan’s last outing being almost 2 years ago.
O’Neill has shown faith in the pair though, saying “Andy is fine, he’s trained the last couple of days…Blondy has been around the first team now for the best part of nine months and he’s done very well“.
Since O’Neill took over in 2019, Stoke have kept the most clean sheets in Europe’s top 5 leagues (21).
The goalkeeping trio of Gunn, Davies & Bursik have set the bar high so far this season with their performances.
Lonergan and Noukeu will have to be prepared as they face the possibility of coming up against one of the worlds deadliest duos in Son & Kane.
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