Championship

Walton woe opens door for Hladky

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The LeaguePaper Team
6 August 2023

By Jon Couch

SUNDERLAND v IPSWICH TOWN
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HE’LL BE MISSED: Christian Walton has been a key man for Ipswich

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JACK CLARKE Sunderland
IPSWICH Town boss Kieran McKenna says he has complete faith in reserve goalkeeper Vaclav Hladky after losing number one Christian Walton for “a few months rather than a few weeks” with a plantar fascia tear.
Highly-rated Walton, 27, picked up the foot injury in pre-season and missed last week’s Innsbruck Cup tournament in Austria where the Tractor Blues came out on top against Bundesliga pair RB Leipzig and...

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