Wood, who has scored three times in our last two Premier League games since returning from injury, was expected to be in the first squad selected by new coach Fritz Schmidt and his omission is being regarded as the biggest surprise in the 24 man squad alongside the exclusion of regular first choice goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic. (uptheclarets.com)
The decision of coach Gernot Rohr to stick with goalkeeper Francis Odinaka Uzoho for today's game ahead of regular first choice goalkeeper Ikechukwu Ezenwa has stirred up some debates among followers of Nigerian football. (owngoalnigeria.com)
The 33 - year - old has arrived to provide some much needed cover to Asmir Begovic while regular first choice Thibaut Courtois recovers from surgery on a knee injury. (caughtoffside.com)