Five England stars withdraw from Nations League squad

Palmer, Rice, Rashford, Mainoo and Livramento pull out due to injury ahead of Spain clash.

Sep 21, 2026

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Five England stars withdraw from Nations League squad

Palmer, Rice, Rashford, Mainoo and Livramento pull out due to injury ahead of Spain clash.

In brief

Palmer, Rice, Rashford, Mainoo and Livramento pull out due to injury ahead of Spain clash. England loses five key players to injury withdrawals before Nations League matches, with Cole Palmer sidelined despite recent recall after World Cup snub. Originally reported by BBC Sport.

Five players withdraw from squad

Five players withdraw from squad

Cole Palmer, Declan Rice, Marcus Rashford, Kobbie Mainoo and Tino Livramento have all pulled out of England's Nations League squad due to injury.

Palmer recalled then sidelined

Cole Palmer was controversially left out of the World Cup but recalled by Tuchel. The 24-year-old now withdraws with a minor injury after playing full games for Chelsea.

Rice and Rashford assessed

Declan Rice played the full game for Arsenal in their 3-0 defeat by Brighton. Marcus Rashford was taken off late in Manchester United's 1-1 draw at Fulham and has been assessed by his club.

Mainoo and Livramento also out

Mainoo and Livramento also out

Kobbie Mainoo was taken off in the closing stages of Manchester United's draw at Fulham. Tino Livramento has been limited to three substitute appearances for Newcastle this season.

Gibbs-White and Garner called up

Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest and James Garner from Everton have been called up by manager Thomas Tuchel to replace the five withdrawals.

Spain next for Three Lions

England face World Cup winners Spain at Wembley on September 26, then travel to Czech Republic and Croatia before hosting the Czechs again in an extended international break.

The short version

England loses five key players to injury withdrawals before Nations League matches, with Cole Palmer sidelined despite recent recall after World Cup snub.

Read the original on BBC Sport

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