Arsenal's Konsa out of England's Croatia clash but may face Spain
Konsa out of Croatia clash but may face Spain

Arsenal defender Ezri Konsa has been ruled out of England's Nations League match against Croatia, with James Hill called up to the senior squad for the first time.

The Three Lions host Croatia on Thursday night before concluding their Nations League group with a trip to Spain on Sunday.

Konsa training separately

Konsa will play no part in the first of those matches and he is training away from Thomas Tuchel's main group as he follows his own programme.

The expectation is that Konsa will return to full training later this week and be in contention to face Spain this weekend.

Managing a minor issue

Konsa has been managing a minor issue in recent weeks, one that led to him coming off when Arsenal played Slavia Prague.

However, the defender has still been fit enough to start each of Arsenal's last 12 matches across the Premier League and Champions League.

He has been one of the Gunners' best players this season, slotting in alongside Gabriel in defence and filling the void left by the injured William Saliba.

With Saliba now fit again and closing in on a return to first-team action, Konsa faces a fight to keep his place in Mikel Arteta's side.

Despite that fitness concern in Prague, Konsa was passed fit to face Hull on Sunday and he played the full 90 minutes.

Hill earns first senior call-up

Hill represented England at Under-21 level and he now gets his chance with Thomas Tuchel's senior squad.

The 24-year-old has played every minute in the Premier League for Bournemouth this season, as well as starting in three of their four Europa League matches.