Five England players out injured as Tuchel calls up Garner
Cole Palmer, Declan Rice, Marcus Rashford, Kobbie Mainoo and Valentino Livramento withdraw, with Garner and Gibbs-White called in for the Nations League games.
Five players have dropped out of the England squad through injury: Cole Palmer, Declan Rice, Marcus Rashford, Kobbie Mainoo and Valentino Livramento.
Thomas Tuchel has called up James Garner of Everton and Morgan Gibbs-White of Nottingham Forest in their place.
Rice, a central midfielder who has scored 22 goals for Arsenal since joining in August 2023, and Mainoo, the Manchester United midfielder, both go. So does Rashford, United's 60-goal forward, who returned to Old Trafford this month after his loan at Barcelona.
Palmer's withdrawal comes three days after Tuchel restored him, along with Trent Alexander-Arnold, for this round of Nations League games. James and Foden were the two players dropped at that point.
England play 4 UEFA Nations League fixtures in the next two campaign windows. They face Spain on 26 September and Czech Republic on 29 September, then Croatia on 3 October and Czech Republic again on 6 October.
If the injuries prove short-term, the changes may be limited to this month's games. Tuchel now has Garner and Gibbs-White in midfield cover, and the gaps left by Rice and Mainoo may decide who starts against Spain.
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