Nico O'Reilly don withdraw from England squad for dia final two Nations League matches of dis international break because of injury. The left-back play full game for manager Thomas Tuchel side in di 3-2 defeat by Spain but miss Tuesday 2-0 win against Czech Republic. O’Reilly don return to club side Manchester City for further assessment and go miss di trip to Croatia on Saturday and di return game against Czechs on Tuesday. England no plan to call-up any replacements.
Lewis Hall replace O’Reilly against Czech Republic and di Newcastle United full-back combine well with former Magpies team-mate Anthony Gordon on England left flank.
Ezri Konsa look set to start for England against Croatia in di Nations League on Saturday evening, calming fan concerns over di centre-half fitness. Sources leak say di 28-year-old go start under Thomas Tuchel for Saturday clash at Stadion HNK Rijeka. Tuchel looks to field im strongest side for di penultimate Nations League clash of di break.
As result of Konsa return, one player wey feature for di duration of Three Lions 2-0 win over Czechia on Tuesday don demote to bench once more. Jarell Quansah go take up post at right-back, with Trent Alexander-Arnold once again forced to sit on sidelines. One goalkeeper go feature for di first time dis campaign ahead of James Trafford.
England don get mixed-bag tournament so far. Three Lions dey second for Group C standings behind table toppers Spain after two matches. England slip to 3-2 loss to di world champions at Wembley for dia Nations League opener, thanks to efforts from Lamine Yamal, Alex Baena and Mikel Oyarzabal cancelling out goals from Gordon and Harry Kane.
Tuchel men learn from dia mistakes in di following clash with 10-man Czechia on Tuesday. Gordon and Kane once again find di back of di net following Pavel Sulc sending-off for di 25th minute.
All eyes go dey on Saturday clash in Croatia to see if England can build much-needed momentum midway through as dem approach di closing stages of di break, with action getting underway at 5pm. England then round off dia opening Nations League stint with reverse with Czechia at Wembley on Tuesday, October 6, at 7.45pm.
England line-up according to leaked team news na Pickford, Hall, Guehi, Konsa, Quansah, Lewis-Skelly, Anderson, Bellingham, Gordon, Saka, Kane.
