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Published 17:14 9 Nov 2014 GMT
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On the opposite side, John O’Shea was his usual self in that you’d barely notice he was playing (in a good way). He was reliable, thorough and made no mistakes which has been a rarity for anyone who has pulled a Sunderland jersey on over the past few weeks.
The biggest talking point came in the Spurs-Stoke game as Marc Wilson had to leave the game in the first half after sustaining a hamstring injury. He limped out of proceedings and will have caused a selection headache for O’Neill who has relied on the centre-back partnership of Wilson and John O’Shea for each of the qualifiers thus far.
Ireland's opponents this Friday didn't get away Scot-free either, however, as Stoke defender Phil Bardsley had to leave the game after just 10 minutes with what appeared to be a groin problem.
Jon Walters enjoyed his game much more than the unfortunate Wilson as it was his 33rd-minute goal that made all the difference as Stoke saw off Totttenham 2-1. More of that on Friday please Jon.
The last player worth talking about, or maybe not, is Anthony Stokes. The striker started for Celtic in their 2-1 win over Aberdeen but all he offered to the game was a 59th-minute booking before he was substituted late on.
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