David Stockdale makes a brilliant save
First published in Albion by Steve Hollis
David Stockdale hopes his luck has changed after making one of the most unconventional saves of his career.
The Albion goalkeeper preserved a second successive clean sheet – and his sixth in the last ten games – at Ewood Park on Saturday after keeping out a second-half header from Jordan Rhodes with his nose.
Stockdale brilliantly tipped the initial effort onto a post from point blank range with the rebound hitting him in the face and deflecting to safety.
It completed a rollercoaster seven days for the 29-year-old who was guilty of a costly blunder in the 1-1 draw with Wolves the previous weekend.
Stockdale said: “The header deflected off Greg (Halford) and I thought it was in to be honest. I managed to get a finger on it and push it onto the post. I was lying there and didn’t really have time to think so I headed it and it hit me in the nose. It was a bit lucky I suppose.
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