Ivan Toney and Tammy Abraham face nervous waits with Marcus Rashford and Callum Wilson in line for recalls
Kyle Walker is hopeful of being named in Gareth Southgate’s 26-man England World Cup squad on Thursday alongside his Manchester City team-mate Kalvin Phillips.
Southgate decided against taking Reece James, despite the right-back telling him he believed he could be fit in time for the second group game against the United States, but Walker and Phillips are cautiously optimistic of travelling to Qatar.
Leicester City star James Maddison is braced for bad news, while Ivan Toney and Tammy Abraham face nervous waits with Southgate considering England recalls for Marcus Rashford and Callum Wilson.
The omission of James could be good news for Arsenal’s in-form defender Ben White, while Southgate may not call-up a specialist left-back other than Luke Shaw despite Ben Chilwell’s absence.