Prodigious NI shot-stopper hungry to preserve proud personal record in Iceland showdown
Teenage goalkeeper Pierce Charles is looking for home comforts at Windsor Park on Tuesday night against Iceland after the weekend friendly defeat in Denmark and has revealed he has no desire to leave Sheffield Wednesday despite speculation about his future.
Charles came on at the beginning of the second-half in the 2-1 friendly loss in Copenhagen for the injured Conor Hazard and made a number of fine saves as the Danes piled on the pressure.
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