{"id":569581,"date":"2020-10-16T16:48:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T20:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=569581"},"modified":"2020-12-21T20:02:47","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T01:02:47","slug":"angus-gunn-completes-stoke-city-move-as-jack-butland-joins-crystal-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/16\/angus-gunn-completes-stoke-city-move-as-jack-butland-joins-crystal-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"Angus Gunn Completes Stoke City Move as Jack Butland Joins Crystal Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crystal Palace have made a late addition to their squad, confirming the arrival of <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/cc70a1d5\/Jack-Butland\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Butland<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/clubs\/stoke-city\/\" target=\"_self\">Stoke City<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old has signed a three year deal with the club. Following his departure, Stoke City have completed a deal to sign goalkeeper Angus Gunn from Southampton.<\/p>\n<h2>Crystal Palace Sign Jack Butland as Angus Gunn Joins Stoke City as Replacment<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83e\udde4 Welcome to Palace, Jack Butland!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CPFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#CPFC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/utMcYSDkhb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/utMcYSDkhb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CPFC\/status\/1317201160214896644?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udc40 A new name between the sticks&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude4c Angus Gunn is a Potter!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SCFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#SCFC<\/a> \ud83d\udd34\u26aa\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Stoke City FC (@stokecity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stokecity\/status\/1317202404291457024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 16, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Premier League Return<\/h3>\n<p>Butland is making his Premier League return after two years away in the Championship.<\/p>\n<p>He was part of the Stoke City side that suffered relegation in the 2017\/18 season. After a miserable season, it was Palace who sent them down after a late Patrick van Aanholt goal condemned them to relegation.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being keen to remain in the Premier League, Butland could not secure a return to the top-flight. As a result, he remained with the Potters.<\/p>\n<p>However, like the rest of his team-mates, Butland endured a miserable season during the 2018\/19 campaign. The Potters finished 16th and looked on the verge of relegation at one point. The 27-year-old featured 45 times, conceding 52 goals.<\/p>\n<p>Last season saw Butland lose his place in the Stoke side. Injuries and high-profile mistakes saw him replaced in goal by both Adam Federici and Adam Davies at time during the campaign. In total, he made 36 appearances, keeping just nine clean sheets; in comparison, he made an impressive 18 during the previous campaign.<\/p>\n<h3>How Will He Fit in at Crystal Palace?<\/h3>\n<p>The 27-year-old is likely to play second fiddle to first-choice goalkeeper Vicente Guaita at Selhurst Park.<\/p>\n<p>The Eagles were not expected to sign a goalkeeper during this window, but Wayne Hennessey has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/crystal-palace-jack-butland-transfer-wayne-hennessey-injured-a4571836.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reportedly<\/a> suffered a long-term injury, meaning they are need of reinforcements.<\/p>\n<p>While Butland will only feature sporadically, he will prove to be a good addition to the camp, despite his downturn in form in recent years. The once England international and highly-rated goalkeeper will add quality to a position that the Eagles have lacked in recently.<\/p>\n<p>Butland is the fifth player to join this window, and follows in the footsteps of latest arrival<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/10\/14\/nathaniel-clyne-joins-crystal-palace-on-short-term-deal\/\" target=\"_self\"> Nathaniel Clyne<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"ifc16tv2Q9py0tDWkNEVNQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1273692093\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ifc16tv2Q9py0tDWkNEVNQ',sig:'YJlKVQPs-Q5v-waK_LIIVYZivHNMmHviLQahZkBnWh4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1273692093',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crystal Palace have made a late addition to their squad, confirming the arrival of Jack Butland from Stoke City. The 27-year-old has signed a three year deal with the club. Following his departure, Stoke City have completed a deal to sign goalkeeper Angus Gunn from Southampton. 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