England hit with major injury blow days before Norway game as key player expected to miss out

England have been dealt a major blow after being hit with a fresh injury concern for the upcoming World Cup quarter final with Norway.

After a hard-fought 3-2 win over Mexico on Sunday night, the Three Lions are preparing for a huge clash with Erling Haaland and Norway in Miami on Saturday.

All those involved in the historic victory at the Azteca Stadium left it all on the pitch and reports claim there is a new injury doubt for Thomas Tuchel to contend with going into the massive fixture at the Hard Rock Stadium.

Sami Mokbel from the BBC is reporting that defender Marc Guehi is dealing with a hamstring issue that could potentially rule him out of the game.

Guehi played the entirety of the Mexico win, completing 90 minutes for the fourth time in the tournament after a cameo in the opening win over Croatia.

But he is understood to have a "slight hamstring injury" that is described as a "strain".

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Guehi was recently placed on an individual training programme as opposed to being involved in the main session, though it was hoped that he was merely struggling with muscle fatigue.

While not seen as serious, the Manchester City defender is to be assessed on Friday and missing the final training session will likely make him a major doubt to play against Norway.

As expected, the former Crystal Palace man is hopeful of being fit for a showdown with his club colleague Haaland - who has hit seven goals in the tournament.

John Stones, Dan Burn and Nathaniel Chalobah are the options to partner Ezri Konsa at centre-back if Guehi does not prove his fitness.

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In another concern, Declan Rice has missed two days of training with a sickness bug that England are trying to contain so the illness does not spread around camp.

The Arsenal midfielder's struggles with his hamstring and lower back have been well documented, with Rice admitting to being in neural pain after a demanding title-winning season at club level.

He missed the group stage win over Panama but was back in the starting eleven for both knockout stage victories and remains one of England's most important players.

In a significant boost, Reece James returned to full training and is set to be in contention for the Norway game.

James has not featured since suffering a hamstring in the 0-0 draw with Ghana and was absent from full training as a result.

He was back amongst the main group for the first time on Thursday and though he did not complete the entire session, he is set to be in contention for Norway according to the BBC.

James' return is a timely one, with England plagued by problems at right-back.

Tino Livramento was sent home from the tournament and required surgery on a calf injury and Djed Spence has been the only right-back fit and available for the entirety of the tournament.

Jarell Quansah deputised for two matches but was sent off against Mexico following intervention for VAR.

FIFA have confirmed he has been hit with a two-game suspension which cannot be appealed, meaning England will be without him for both the quarter final and semi final if they get there.