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James Hunter

Sunderland boss Alex Neil predicts Ross Stewart will earn Scotland call-up despite latest omission

Alex Neil believes Ross Stewart will get a Scotland chance - even though he has yet to receive a call-up. Sunderland striker Stewart is League One's top scorer with 22 goals this season, but has so far been overlooked at international level.

He was not included in the squad for the friendly against Poland at Hampden Park next Thursday, with Scotland coach Steve Clarke instead picking Southampton's Che Adams, Stoke's Jacob Brown, Bournemouth's Ryan Christie, and QPR's Lyndon Dykes, as his strikers - none of which have reached double figures in their respective leagues this season. Stewart is being monitored by Scotland, and Black Cats boss Neil says Clarke's assistant John Carver was at a game recently to to keep an eye on the 25-year-old.

But while the former Ross County man has yet to receive the call, Neil is convinced that his time will come. "I'm sure Scotland will be keeping tabs on all the Scottish players," he said.

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