England boss Roy Hodgson says he might be without the services of Danny Welbeck and Raheem Sterling after both appeared to suffer from injury niggles in the Three Lions' 4-0 rout of Lithuania this evening.

Skipper Wayne Rooney opened the scoring in the Euro 2016 qualifier at Wembley in just the sixth minute, before Welbeck added a second on the stroke of half time.




Sterling then extended England's advantage in the 58th minute, firmly killing off the visitors, while Harry Kane, who replaced Rooney for his international debut, headed the ball into the back of the net with only his third touch in the 72nd minute.

 


Welbeck was withdrawn in the 77th minute, being replaced by Theo Walcott and, along with Sterling, is a doubt for England's friendly with Italy on Tuesday evening.

"It is two blows for us", Hodgson told ITV, when asked about injuries to Welbeck and Sterling.

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"Raheem Sterling was waiting for an injection on his toe – he has been waiting for a while.

"I agreed with Brendan [Rodgers, the Liverpool manager] that he would play tonight as it was the qualifier, but he will now have the injection.

"If we're unlucky we will lose him and Danny Welbeck [for the Italy game].

"They're important players in the system we're trying to play, but it will give opportunities for other players."

England's win against Lithuania has further strengthened their standing in Group E of Euro 2016 qualifying, with five wins from five games and 15 points putting them top of the pile.

 


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