Newcastle United defender Tino Livramento is a significant doubt for England’s World Cup marketing campaign, with Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah poised to switch the full-back.
Livramento, 23, is known to have sustained an harm throughout a coaching session on Sunday earlier than England’s World Cup opener towards Croatia on Wednesday night time (21:00 BST).
Whereas the Soccer Affiliation just isn’t commenting on the extent of Livramento’s harm, it’s understood there are fears he might be out of motion for as much as 4 weeks.
Livramento’s involvement within the match had already been unsure after he missed the ultimate 5 weeks of the season with a thigh harm.
If, as is now anticipated, Livramento is dominated out of the match, Chelsea defender Chalobah is about to switch him – although he is not going to be part of up with the squad till after the Croatia match.
Outfield gamers who maintain a severe harm or sickness could be changed in a World Cup squad as much as 24 hours earlier than the crew’s first match of the match will get beneath manner.
Livramento, who was handed his worldwide debut beneath Gareth Southgate in November 2024, has featured 5 occasions throughout Tuchel’s reign, beginning twice.
He got here on at half-time throughout England’s 1-0 warm-up win over New Zealand however was left on the bench towards Costa Rica.
Reece James is Tuchel’s first selection at right-back however there are additionally query marks about his health, following one other injury-plagued marketing campaign.
The 26-year-old missed 9 video games for Chelsea on the finish of the season due to a hamstring harm.
Different choices who’re already within the England squad embrace Djed Spence and Ezri Konsa.
Spence, who can play on each flanks, has featured six occasions beneath Tuchel whereas Konsa, predominantly a centre-back, has performed 11 occasions, together with 9 begins.
Chalobah has not featured for England since June 2025 when he performed the complete 90 minutes in a pleasant towards Senegal, however was on the bench for a number of World Cup qualifiers beneath Tuchel.
Like Konsa, the 26-year-old’s most popular place is centre-back.
