Narcis Pelach delivers Stoke City injury update and reveals blow before Norwich
Stoke City injury latest as Narcis Pelach prepares to tackle the next three games – at least – without Sam Gallagher
Stoke City will be without striker Sam Gallagher for the forthcoming three-game week after the hamstring injury he suffered in the goalless draw at Swansea City prior to the international break. Gallagher arrived from Blackburn Rovers in the summer but was struck down by a calf problem which delayed his debut.
Unavailable to Steven Schumacher prior to his sacking, Gallagher was handed his long-awaited debut by Narcis Pelach, from the bench, in the defeat at Middlesbrough, and he got the nod to start as the Potters trounced Portsmouth 6-1 at the beginning of this month – he scored his first goal for the club that night to complement the four of Tom Cannon.
The pair looked like striking up an attacking partnership which was burgeoning as Stoke headed to Swansea last time out, but he limped off the pitch towards the end of the stalemate and hasn’t trained during the break. Indeed the club still aren’t entirely sure of the severity of the issue but Pelach is aware he’ll not have Gallagher at all for the coming games.
