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HART SINKS

PLAYING FOR KEEPS

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Player HART FORSTER BUTLAND England appearance­s ............................. 71 6 4 Mins on pitch .................................... 6,090 418 224 Goals conceded ...................................... 47 7 2 Clean sheets ........................................... 33 0 1 Saves made .......................................... 130 11 4 Saves-to-shots ratio ...................... 73.4% 61.1% 66.7% Total distributi­on ................................ 882 43 38 Distributi­on success ..................... 76.0% 72.1% 84.2%

Last full club seasons

Games

Joe Hart (Torino, 2016-17) ....................... 37 Fraser Forster (Southampto­n 2016-17) ...48 Jack Butland (Stoke 2015-16) ................. 35

Goals

64 55 39

Goals per game 1.73 1.15 1.14 SCOTLAND hero Leigh Griffiths says he only had to hit the target as Joe Hart would never save his free-kicks. Griffiths (left) admits he caught Hart by “surprise” on the first – but the second was simply too good for him. The Celtic striker said: “As long as I got that second one over the wall and on target, there was a good chance that it would go in. “Joe said to me the first caught him by surprise but that the second one I couldn’t have hit any better and that it was a great free-kick.” TERRY BUTCHER believes it is time to drop Joe Hart as England’s No.1. He felt that Hart was at fault for both goals against Scotland and says Stoke’s Jack Butland now deserves a chance. The England legend (left) said: “There is a strong case for Jack Butland because he was in pole position before he got injured. “I was disappoint­ed with the goals. Joe’s a big guy, but his positionin­g – neither shot was particular­ly close to the post and it’s disappoint­ing he did not even get a glove on it.”

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TARGET PRACTICE IS A STEAL FOR GRIFFITHS BUTLAND DESERVES A CHANCE SAYS BUTCHER
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