England hand Bournemouth defender James Hill his first call-up
Thomas Tuchel has added uncapped centre-back James Hill, 24, to England's squad for the Nations League games against Croatia and Spain. Ezri Konsa will miss Thursday's match against Croatia at Wembley, and Marc Guehi has withdrawn injured.
Bournemouth defender James Hill has earned his first England call-up, the Football Association said on Tuesday. The 24-year-old centre-back joins Thomas Tuchel's squad for two Nations League games. England host Croatia at Wembley on Thursday. They then face world champions Spain in Madrid on Sunday. England were short at centre-back. Arsenal's Ezri Konsa will miss the Croatia game because he is following his own fitness programme. The FA said he will return to full training later this week and should be fit for Spain. BBC Sport reported that Konsa came off with a knee injury in a Champions League win at Slavia Prague on Wednesday. He then played the full 90 minutes against Hull on Saturday. Marc Guehi has also pulled out. SuperSport said he was hurt in Manchester City's Premier League defeat at Nottingham Forest on Saturday. BBC Sport described it as a hip injury. Newcastle defender Dan Burn was called up to replace him. Hill will…
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