Wilson leg break mars stalemate

Stoke 0 Sunderland 0

Not only was the under-fire Ireland manager subjected to a game sure to be a contender for the Premier League’s worst this season, injury was added to insult when left-back Marc Wilson was carried off on a stretcher with a broken leg.

Stoke defender Wilson confirmed yesterday that he had suffered a broken fibula as he made a challenge on Black Cats striker Steven Fletcher just a few minutes into the second half.