Chelsea defender Reece James will miss England’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Ukraine at Wembley on Sunday through injury. The 23-year-old has returned to his club for assessment of an ongoing issue.
The defender has struggled with injury problems all season long and unfortunately, it looks like another setback. James came on in Thursday night’s impressive win against Italy but was only on the pitch for just over five minutes after replacing Bukayo Saka.
Manager Gareth Southgate has decided not to call up any replacements with Kieran Trippier or Kyle Walker likely to start versus Ukraine. The remainder of the England squad, including the suspended Luke Shaw, will continue their preparations at the Tottenham Hotspur training ground on Saturday.
It now remains to be seen if the right-back will be fit enough for Chelsea’s next Premier League match. The match will be against Aston Villa on April 1. He has only appeared in 12 league matches for his club all season.
Source: BBC Sport, Goal
