Steve Clarke is keeping fingers crossed he can call upon Craig Gordon for the Nations League tie with Ireland as the Scotland No.1 braces himself for a late dash to the maternity ward.
The Hearts keeper almost missed Wednesday’s win over Ukraine as he raced to be at partner Summer’s bedside as they await the birth of their second child together. The hospital drama proved to be a false alarm and Gordon was able to return to the Scotland camp with just four hours to spare before his side kicked off their 3-0 Hampden win.
But with the expectant mum-to-be already 10 days past her due date, Clarke is wary another twinge could throw his plans for this evening’s clash with Stephen Kenny’s team into chaos. The Scots boss said: “It’s something we have to monitor and we are monitoring it. It’s possible we’ll have the same sort of Saturday as we had on Wednesday. But the most important part of that is that mum and baby do well.”
