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Raheem Sterling is not available for England's game with Senegal this evening

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Updated 18:03 4 Dec 2022 GMTPublished 17:42 4 Dec 2022 GMT

Raheem Sterling is not available for England's game with Senegal this evening

England have confirmed the news on social media.

Daniel Marland

Daniel Marland

The English FA have confirmed Raheem Sterling is not available for Sunday's World Cup round of 16 clash with Senegal due to personal reasons.

The Chelsea winger started England's opening two Group B games against Iran and the USMNT, scoring against Iran in a 6-2 victory.

He was rested for Tuesday's 3-0 win against Wales but will play no part at the Al Bayt Stadium this evening.

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A statement reads: "Raheem Sterling is not available for selection for the #ThreeLions tonight as he is dealing with a family matter."

Sterling has 81 caps for the Three Lions, scoring 20 goals in total.

The 27-year-old is a trusted member of Gareth Southgate's squad, helping England to the 2018 World Cup semi-finals and the final of last summer's European Championship.

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Southgate has made one change from the side that sealed top spot in Group B. Despite scoring twice against Wales, Marcus Rashford drops out for Bukayo Saka.

Phil Foden keeps his place after getting on the scoresheet himself in-between Rashford's brace.

England's team against Senegal. (Image
SPORTbible)

Southgate discussed the importance of tonight's game in his pre-match press conference, hoping to spread positive vibes across England during the cold autumn months.

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He explained per The Guardian: "Part of the reason for doing the job is to bring happiness to others, frankly. Of course, we’ve got our own pride and we want to achieve professionally. But we have taken the country on two incredible journeys and you can feel that there’s the potential for another one and we want that to happen.

"We recognise the situation at home for everybody. And we want to bring smiles to people’s faces as they get towards the end of this weekend."

Southgate watches England player train in Qatar. (Image
Alamy)

Senegal are the current Africa Cup of Nations holder and qualified after finishing second in Group A.

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Whoever wins will have the honour of facing reigning world champions France in the quarter-finals on Saturday.

Didier Deschamps' side comfortably defeated Poland 3-1 earlier on Sunday. Olivier Giroud became France's all-time top goalscorer in the first half before Kylian Mbappe scored two in the second.

Featured Image Credit: Alamy

Topics: Raheem Sterling, England, Senegal, Football World Cup

Daniel Marland
Daniel Marland

Daniel is a social editor for SPORTbible after moving from the writing team. Nearly scored past Stormzy at Old Trafford once.

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