Thomas Tuchel reveals double injury blow on eve of England clash

Konsa and Spence ruled out for Thursday's Croatia match but expected to return for Sunday's Spain fixture.

England manager Thomas Tuchel has confirmed that defenders Konsa and Spence will miss Thursday's Nations League clash against Croatia at Wembley (7:45pm). Konsa has been managing a knee issue sustained during Arsenal's Champions League win over Slavia Prague, while Spence is still building fitness following his £30m move to Inter Milan.

Tuchel revealed both players are unlikely to feature against Croatia but expressed confidence they will be available for Sunday's match against Spain. "The hope and belief is they are in individual training on Friday, team training on Saturday and available on Sunday," the manager said.

With Konsa's absence confirmed, Tuchel moved quickly to bring uncapped Bournemouth defender James Hill into the squad as cover. England also lost Manchester City's Marc Guehi to injury, with Dan Burn called in as a replacement. However, Jarrad Branthwaite, Jarell Quansah and Ben White remain available at centre-back.