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LONDON (AP) — John Stones was substituted early after sustaining a suspected adductor damage in England’s pleasant match with Belgium on Tuesday.
The Manchester Metropolis defender was changed by Joe Gomez after 10 minutes at Wembley Stadium.
Stones signaled that he was in discomfort after kicking the ball within the opening minutes, which prompted England to rapidly put together Gomez to come back on.
“In fact we’re upset if he is bought an issue. It appears to be like prefer it’s within the adductor space,” England supervisor Gareth Southgate mentioned. “He got here in on the again of not enjoying for 2 weeks, so it is not about overload. However I hate sending gamers again to their golf equipment injured.”
The sport led to a 2-2 draw after Jude Bellingham’s equalizer within the fifth minute of stoppage time. Youri Tielemans had scored both facet of an Ivan Toney penalty within the first half.
Stones is the most recent damage concern for Southgate and Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola after Kyle Walker harm his hamstring in Saturday’s recreation towards Brazil.
Stones and Walker are each key gamers for membership and nation and are anticipated to be a part of Southgate’s squad for the European Championship on the finish of the season.
Metropolis, in the meantime, is defending its Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup trophies within the last month of the marketing campaign.
Metropolis performs Actual Madrid within the Champions League quarterfinals on April 9 and 17.
It additionally faces Premier League chief Arsenal in a top-of-the-table conflict at Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
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