Guehi withdraws from England squad through injury as replacement named

Dan Burn has been drafted into England’s squad after Marc Guehi withdrew through injury. Newcastle defender Burn got the call for the Nations League double header after Guehi dropped out because of a hip issue.

Manchester City defender Guehi went off injured at half time during his side’s defeat at Nottingham Forest and was sent for scans. That has led to his withdrawal with the rest of the squad reporting up for duty at Tottenham’s training ground on Monday.

It is a nice story for Burn who was a big part of England’s World Cup squad but then dropped out for the last two squads.

However, England boss Thomas Tuchel said on Friday that Burn is still in his thoughts even though they are looking at the next generation of players ahead of the Euros in 2028.

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Meanwhile, Tuchel insists Jordan Pickford is still his No.1 - but admits James Trafford is breathing down his neck. Pickford and Trafford could split the internationals against Croatia and Spain, just as they did in the last international break.

“No, he is," Tuchel said on Pickford being first choice. "But nothing has changed. The competition is on there as well. Like for the outfield players. And Traff gets regular starts now, that's what we wanted.

“James Trafford did well. They shared the matches last time. I'm not sure what we will do. There's an opportunity that we maybe do this again.

“I have to speak with our goalkeeper coach. But the goalkeepers, they are a bit of an unit for themselves, and rightly so.

“Yes it's slightly different, but when do I have a chance to see another goalkeeper, if not in Nations League? If not in high pressure matches?

“So we had James against Spain, we asked ourselves is this fair for James Trafford to straightaway go against Spain, but I think it's exactly what we need. Because what happens if Jordan Pickford is injured? What happens if he's not available? So it's better to test it."