Newcastle United’s goalkeeper situation had only recently started to stabilize, with Ewen Jaouen returning from an ankle injury to resume his role behind first-choice Lukas Hornicek before joining France Under-21s during the international break.
The young French stars were playing on Tuesday and both Ewen Jaouen and Aladji Bamba in the starting eleven. The latest European Championship group qualifier for the France Under 21s.
It was a busy night of international football at Under 21 level as a number of young Newcastle United stars were involved. These were European Championship group qualifying games that were played out on Friday.
Newcastle United has shuffled its goalkeeper rotation in recent weeks depending on the competition, but an injury to Ewen Jaouen reopened a place in the matchday squad for ostracized Nick Pope behind established No.
Early round Cup ties in August aren’t always games that Premier League clubs and fans alike get up for. Especially when it’s a home game against a team from a lower level.