Jon Walters determined to face Poland in Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2016 qualifier

Jon Walters hasn’t ruled himself out of the running for Ireland’s Euro qualifier against Poland at the end of the month despite confirmation yesterday that he has a fractured cheekbone.

The Stoke City striker incurred the injury when he took a blow to the face in the 1-0 loss to West Brom at the Hawthornes on Sunday, prompting his manager Mark Hughes to fear the worst and speculate that the player could be out of action for a number of weeks.

But, following yesterday’s x-ray which confirmed the damage, it’s understood that Walters himself has still not given up hope of being able to feature against the Poles at the Aviva on March 29.