England hit by triple injury scare as Lee Carsley faces Nations League headache

Lee Carsley is preparing for his 3rd and 4th games successful complaint of England connected an interim ground but could beryllium forced to change his squad pursuing injuries to Harry Kane and 2 team-mates

England skipper Harry Kane is 1 of 3 wounded concerns facing interim manager Lee Carsley up of this week's Nations League double-header.

Kane, 31, was forced disconnected during the 2nd fractional of Bayern Munich's 3-3 gully astatine Eintracht Frankfurt connected Sunday. The erstwhile Tottenham striker took a sound astir his close thigh and needed attraction earlier helium was hauled disconnected connected 72 minutes.

Kane's wounded followed 2 much concerns for Carsley which came successful the Premier League 2pm kick-offs. Firstly, Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa hobbled disconnected aboriginal successful their 0-0 draw astatine location to Manchester United aft appearing to prime up a hamstring injury.

Shortly after, midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White suffered what looked to beryllium an ankle oregon little limb wounded during Nottingham Forest's 1-1 gully with Chelsea. The trio are present doubts for Thursday's crippled against Greece astatine Wembley. England past look Finland successful Helsinki connected Sunday for what volition beryllium Carsley's 4th crippled successful charge.

Kane scored some goals successful England's 2-0 triumph implicit Finland past period earlier hitting back-to-back hat-tricks for Bayern. After the crippled successful Frankfurt, Bayern manager Vincent Kompany was asked to supply an update connected Kane and replied: "It's excessively aboriginal to accidental what's incorrect with him. We anticipation it's not that bad."

Villa brag Unai Emery gave a akin effect erstwhile asked astir Konsa's injury, saying: "I don't know, hopefully it's not a lot. Hopefully, helium tin remainder successful the planetary break. We tin person immoderate days disconnected [in the planetary break] we tin retrieve our vigor and effort to propulsion successful the adjacent month."

Defence is an country of peculiar interest for Carsley, having called up conscionable 4 centre-backs. Levi Colwill was subbed disconnected precocious connected for Chelsea but it's understood that helium should beryllium capable to study to St George's Park with the remainder of the England squad connected Monday.

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With Konsa acceptable to miss out, Jarrad Branthwaite could find himself called up, though the Everton centre-back missed Saturday's crippled against Newcastle done wounded and has lone played erstwhile this season. Harry Maguire was besides near retired of Carsley's 25-man squad but suffered a limb wounded for United astatine Villa Park which saw him limp disconnected conscionable earlier half-time.

As for Gibbs-White, who Carsley handed a debut to successful September, Nuno Espirito Santo admitted that Forest are 'worried' astir him. "Hopefully, it is thing and helium tin articulation up with the England squad. But helium volition person a scan time (Monday)," Nuno commented.

"It is important that it is thing superior and that helium tin articulation them and play. But we besides request him. Hopefully, it is not excessively serious."

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