Newcastle United left-back Lewis Hall is in contention for England's UEFA Nations League encounter with Czechia tomorrow night. The Toon full-back resumed training after sitting out a host of sessions last week, with manager Thomas Tuchel concerned that keeping up with Lamine Yamal might aggravate what started as a "minor issue".
The muscle problem was enough to keep Hall on the bench during the Three Lions' 3-2 loss to Spain on Saturday night. An England statement from Tottenham Hotspur's training ground read: "Ezri Konsa and Nico O'Reilly are following their own individual programmes at Tottenham Hotspur's training ground this morning. All other 22 players are involved in group training ahead of the squad departing for Prague this afternoon."
Hall's chances boosted after O'Reilly's struggles
Given O'Reilly endured a nightmare display against Spain and ended the game going down with a knock, Hall's chances of facing the Czech outfit - ranked a lowly 49th - have been boosted. Hall would not speak to reporters as he left Wembley last night but did take part in some extra training after the game in the capital.
Given O'Reilly's poor performance against the World Cup winners, Hall is an easy choice if he is declared fit for the game against Czech Republic.
Tuchel explains cautious approach
Tuchel said after England's loss to Spain: "He missed some training sessions with a bit of an injury scare, Lewis Hall. That is why I was a bit hesitant to put him out there today. He is an option, he trained well at the end of the week but he was out of training at the start, we didn't want to take any risk because there was high speed running to do and defending against Lamine Yamal."
The England boss also added: "I did not want to risk it. He is always in our discussions in the left-back position; he plays left-back at his club. Nico plays in centre midfield. Lewis' situation is he will fight for his place and get his first matches, there are still a few matches to go."
