Irish Sunday Mirror

Heaton’s put heat on Hart

- BY TOM HOPKINSON

JOE HART faces a real battle to hang on to the England No.1 spot after Gareth Southgate singled out rival keeper Tom Heaton for some serious praise.

Southgate considered starting with Stoke’s Jack Butland for the recent qualifiers against Slovakia and Malta before opting to keep faith with Hart.

The West Ham star only conceded one goal in those two games but he has been beaten 10 times in three Premier League fixtures this season and will hope for much better against Huddersfie­ld tomorrow.

Burnley keeper Heaton, Hart and Butland will all be considered for October’s World Cup qualifiers at home to Slovenia and away in Lithuania. Everton

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