Arsenal have been left sweating on the fitness of Noni Madueke after he suffered a knee injury during England's draw with Uruguay.
The winger started on the right flank at Wembley ahead of Jarrod Bowen, providing him with the perfect opportunity to impress as a rested Bukayo Saka watched on from the stands.
Madueke was bright in the early stages as he ran at the Uruguay defence, but he was left in a heap in the first half after being clattered while attempting a shot.
Although he got up and carried on in an attempt to run off the issue, Madueke then sat down on the ground about ten minutes before hal time as he accepted defeat.
The winger was unable to continue and had to be replaced by Bowen, and looked incredibly frustrated as he trudged past England boss Thomas Tuchel.
Madueke will now be assessed but he left the stadium with a brace on his left knee, having been videoed limping through the mixed zone.
With 11 players now joining up with the England squad after being rested, Tuchel is set to release a handful from the group ahead of Tuesday's fixture with Japan.
Not looking good for Noni Madueke, who is in a knee brace after leaving the game in the first half for England. #AFC pic.twitter.com/Bt0Ty6fWT0
— Dom Smith (@MrDomSmith) March 27, 2026
Madueke's injury has delayed that decision-making process, along with concern over Phil Foden.
The Manchester City man was on the receiving end of what a furious Tuchel described as a "brutal" challenge by Ronald Araujo and came off early in the second half.
Asked who would be leaving the England squad before the Japan match, Tuchel said: "It's too early.
"Now we have some injuries and there's also a medical update on the players who came. Not everyone is fully fit as I understood.
"We will take late decisions and maybe take the decision only tomorrow to have a squad against Japan to compete.
"We also need to check on John Stones, we need to double check on Jude [Bellingham]. What's the situation and how we can use them."
