Gareth Southgate is facing a major midfield crisis ahead of Thursday’s England squad announcement.
The national team manager reveals his players for next week’s World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and Lithuania at 2pm on Thursday. But Southgate is facing up to the prospect of leaving out a number of his central midfield options.
Nathaniel Chalobah, who was named in the the previous squad, will certainly miss out on the squad amid growing concerns he could miss six months with a serious knee injury.
The Watford star has not suffered a cruciate ligament injury, which comes as a relief to the Hornets.