Fabian Delph pulls out of England squad through injury and Jack Grealish snubbed AGAIN with no replacement coming in
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FABIAN DELPH has pulled out of the England squad through injury with Jack Grealish snubbed AGAIN with no replacement set to be named.
The Everton midfielder, 29, had arrived to training with the knock but has failed to recover.
England officially revealed there would be no replacement for the games against Montenegro and Kosovo, meaning Grealish still misses out.
The Aston Villa star, 24, had looked a certainty for the squad after his sensational start to the campaign.
But Gareth Southgate opted to leave him out yet again - but did reserve special praise for him, saying he'd have ";no hesitation" in calling him up if needed.
The Three Lions boss said: "He’s a very good player. I’ve watched him closely this season.
"The reality of that is that he’s up against [Raheem] Sterling, [Marcus] Rashford, [Callum] Hudson-Odoi, [Jadon] Sancho in those wide areas.
"The competition in that area is a really high level. I think Jack’s a very good player. He’s very close.
"He’s just got to keep playing the way he is, and if we had issues over the weekend, I wouldn’t hesitate to call him into the squad."
Southgate had named an unusually large squad of 27 due largely to a few key squad members carrying injuries.
Jordan Henderson is already out of Thursday night's Euro 2020 qualifier with Montenegro through suspension.
The England squad has already been rocked by a rift within the squad after Raheem Sterling and Joe Gomez clashed in the canteen at St George's Park.
Gomez was left with a cut under his eye after Sterling lashed out following Liverpool's hotly-contested win over Manchester City.
Sterling was axed from England's team to play Montenegro in their Euro 2020 qualifier following the row
In fact, the in-form City winger was in his car on his way home after being cut from the squad altogether - only for Gomez to plead with Southgate to bring him back.