England’s Walker & Maguire ruled out of Belgium game-ZoomTech News


Kyle Walker was England’s captain in opposition to Brazil, with Harry Maguire taking the armband when he went off injured

England defenders Kyle Walker and Harry Maguire, and back-up goalkeeper Sam Johnstone, have been dominated out of Tuesday’s pleasant with Belgium.

Burnley keeper James Trafford and Manchester Metropolis defender Rico Lewis, who had been with the England Beneath-21s, have been promoted to the senior squad.

Trafford, 21, helped England win the Euro Beneath-21 final summer season and that is his first senior call-up.

Lewis, 19, made his Three Lions debut in November in opposition to North Macedonia.

His Metropolis team-mate Walker was injured within the first half of Saturday’s 1-0 pleasant defeat by Brazil at Wembley.

Manchester United’s Maguire, who changed Walker as captain when he was substituted, got here off within the 67th minute.

Maguire, Walker and Crystal Palace’s Johnstone, who didn’t function on Saturday, have returned to their golf equipment.

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane and Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka have already been dominated out.

The damage to Kane, undoubtedly England’s first-choice striker, offers an opportunity to Ollie Watkins and Ivan Toney to impress.

Aston Villa’s Watkins performed in opposition to Brazil, with Brentford ahead Toney set to function within the Belgium sport.

“It might be his first begin, so you have to bear that in thoughts as properly,” mentioned Southgate about Toney.

“With England that is the panorama, you aren’t getting a whole lot of alternatives. I believe each participant recognises that is the world we stay in.

“However he is a assured man, he is available in on the again of an excellent run of type along with his membership. He will be on the sphere on Tuesday, no query.

“That swagger, that self-belief is essential – all the high ahead gamers have it. I believe typically the standard of his soccer might be underestimated.

“His passing, his hyperlink play. We’re nonetheless attending to know all of these strengths as a result of till you’re employed with a participant extra frequently you do not know them inside out.”

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