Etebo rues missing Ajayi showdown (Punch)

Stoke City midfielder, Oghenekaro Etebo, has expressed disappointment on missing out on the opportunity to face his international teammate Semi Ajayi when West Bromich Albion play against Stoke City on Monday in the Championship.

Etebo, who is injured and unable to take part in the fixture, has nothing but respect for Ajayi, but said he would have loved to face him again, having done that twice when the Potters battled his former club, Rotherham United.

“He is always very hardworking in training when we are in camp,” Etebo told ESPN.

“I would say that 95 per cent of the time, we are almost always on the same side in training and I can see how much work he is doing. Read more