England Under 21s’ squad was further reduced after two players withdrew ahead of a crunch European Championship qualifier this week, compounding the loss of Emile Smith Rowe.
Tino Livramento, who has been pushing hard to overtake Max Aarons in the right back spot, did not join up with Lee Carsley’s squad at St George’s Park on Monday.
Shock call-up James Hill, the Fleetwood Town centre half, has sustained a knee injury, with defenders Cody Drameh of Leeds and Stuttgart’s Clinton Mola coming in. It is not ideal preparation for Carsley, who knows victory over the Czech Republic at Burnley’s Turf Moor on Thursday would put qualification in England’s own hands.