England may be forced into changes for Tuesday night's Nations League clash against the Czech Republic, with Arsenal defender Ezri Konsa and Manchester City full-back Nico O'Reilly considered doubts. Thomas Tuchel's side head to Prague under pressure for victory after falling to a 3-2 home defeat to world champions Spain in their opening match on Saturday.
Team news and fitness concerns
Konsa and O'Reilly were following individualised training programmes at Tottenham's training ground on Monday, and it remains to be seen whether they will be passed fit in time to feature. Speaking from Prague in his pre-match press conference on Monday evening, Tuchel said he is still "not sure" whether either defender would be passed fit to play. Lewis Hall also spoke at the press conference, suggesting he is in line to start.
The remaining 22 members of the squad trained as a group as normal on Monday before their afternoon flight to Prague and are fit for the game. James Trafford will once again start in goal, before Jordan Pickford returns to the team for the final two matches of this international break.
Selection decisions and predicted lineup
Tuchel must decide whether to stick with Jarell Quansah at right-back or whether Prague is the right time to reintegrate Real Madrid's Trent Alexander-Arnold. At left-back, Lewis Hall could come in if O'Reilly is unable to play due to an injury concern.
Myles Lewis-Skelly partnered Elliot Anderson in midfield against Spain, but Tuchel has other options, including James Garner or handing a debut to Bournemouth's Alex Scott. Harry Kane will be keen to get back on the scoresheet after missing a penalty against Spain with a slip and a double-kick.
The performances of Jude Bellingham and Anthony Gordon will have impressed Tuchel, and the German may find it difficult to drop either to the bench. Chelsea's Cole Palmer and Arsenal's Declan Rice were joined by Marcus Rashford, Kobbie Mainoo and Tino Livramento in withdrawing from the squad last month due to a mixture of injury and load management.
Predicted England lineup vs Czechia
England predicted line-up vs Czechia (4-2-3-1): Trafford; Alexander-Arnold, Guehi, Branthwaite, Hall; Anderson, Scott; Saka, Bellingham, Gordon; Kane.
Doubts: Konsa, O'Reilly. The match kicks off at 7:45pm BST on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at Fortuna Arena, Prague, and will be shown on ITV1 and ITVX.
