MX23RW : Friday, November 8 13:42:43| >> :120:26012:26012:

Stoke City boss Mark Hughes: 'We will miss Jack Butland'

Stoke City boss Mark Hughes says that the Potters "will miss" injured goalkeeper Jack Butland in the final weeks of the season.

Stoke City boss Mark Hughes has conceded that the Potters "will miss" Jack Butland in the final weeks of the season.

The 23-year-old goalkeeper picked up a serious ankle injury while representing England during the recent international break and underwent surgery on the fracture earlier this week.

Hughes has officially ruled Butland out for the season and also Euro 2016, but expects to have the stopper available for the start of pre-season training ahead of the new campaign.

"We are disappointed for him, but from my point of view, as a club and a team, we will miss him because he has played a big part in what we have achieved," Hughes told Stoke's official website.

"We won't end the season with Jack but he will come back stronger. By all accounts the operation was successful and straightforward, and we expect to have him available to us for the start of pre-season.

"It's just a real shame for him that he won't be able to feature for us over the final seven games or at the European Championship in the summer."

Reserve goalkeepers Shay Given and Jakob Haugaard will fight to replace Butland for Stoke's final seven league matches.

ID:269707: cacheID:269707:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2336:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Shay Given of Stoke City kicks the ball during the Colonia Cup 2015 match between FC Porto and Stoke City FC at RheinEnergieStadion on August 2, 2015 in Cologne, Germany.
Read Next:
Higginbotham: 'Given should replace Butland'
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
FT
Bengals
34-35
Ravens
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sunderland149322391430
2Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd149321871128
3Leeds UnitedLeeds147522291326
4Burnley146621761124
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom14572148622
6Millwall146441712522
7Watford147162222022
8Middlesbrough146351816221
9Swansea CitySwansea14545119219
10Blackburn RoversBlackburn145451616019
11Bristol City144731819-119
12Norwich CityNorwich144642320318
13Derby CountyDerby145361818018
14Stoke CityStoke145361718-118
15Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds145361724-718
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd144551717017
17Coventry CityCoventry144371819-115
18Hull City143651518-315
19Luton TownLuton144371621-515
20Preston North EndPreston143651420-615
21Cardiff CityCardiff144371320-715
22Plymouth ArgylePlymouth144371425-1115
23Queens Park RangersQPR141761223-1110
24Portsmouth141671327-149


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!