Cillessen to miss England friendly with broken nose

Netherlands coach Danny Blind will now have to choose between Kenneth Vermeer and Jeroen Zoet, while England have goalkeeper problems of their own with both Joe Hart and Jack Butland injured.

Published : Mar 27, 2016 21:09 IST , London

The Ajax goalkeeper suffered the injury in a collision with striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and will play no part in the game at Wembley as a result.
The Ajax goalkeeper suffered the injury in a collision with striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and will play no part in the game at Wembley as a result.
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The Ajax goalkeeper suffered the injury in a collision with striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and will play no part in the game at Wembley as a result.

Jasper Cillessen will miss the friendly between Netherlands and England on Tuesday after breaking his nose in a training session.

The goalkeeper suffered the injury in a collision with striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and will play no part in the game at Wembley as a result.

Netherlands coach Danny Blind will now have to choose between Kenneth Vermeer and Jeroen Zoet, while England have goalkeeper problems of their own with both Joe Hart and Jack Butland injured.

Daley Blind also missed part of the Netherlands training session, but the Manchester United player is hopeful of being fit.

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