Lossl’s happy keeping up appearances

season with Jordan Pickford as No.1 and Lossl and Joao Virginia as back-ups.

Town have already held positive talks with the Goodison Park club about extending Lossl’s loan through to the scheduled new end of the season on July 22, and he is in prime position to start against Wigan Athletic on Saturday.

Lossl took a big pay cut to come on loan to Town and his popularity with the Terriers’ support will only be enhanced if he helps to secure Championship safety.

The prospect of playing for Town again came about after first choice, Liverpool loan man Kamil Grabara, was carried off injured during the 2-1 victory at Hull City. The Polish Under-21 international was ruled out with a nasty head injury and Joel Coleman, who replaced him, played in the following Championship match at Fulham.

Coming during the January transfer window, however, boss Cowley had just enough time to recruit another keeper - bringing back Lossl, although the deal wasn’t completed in time for him to feature at Craven Cottage.

Lossl has taken the No.1 place for seven matches so far and seems certain to resume this weekend.

Cowley can pick from only three keepers for the rest of the season, unless he delves into the ranks of the Academy – as he did against Fulham by putting teenage Australian Jacob Chapman on the bench.

With Ryan Schofield ineligible because of his loan to Livingston in the Scottish Premiership, the boss has only Lossl, Grabara and Coleman available for the final nine matches.

Schofield has been working with the senior group at PPG Canalside, along with youngster Scott Moloney, and Cowley has been keen to encourage the Academy keepers, often taking one of them to matches to take part in the pre-match warm-up, just for experience. It’s highly unlikely Town will have to look beyond Lossl during the Championship run-in.

But Cowley could well have a choice to make on the bench. Because only five loan players can be included in a matchday squad, it could be that Coleman gets the nod on the bench and Grabara has to sit it out.

Should there be any problems, then Grabara could play and