Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon has been forced to drop out of Fabio Capello's squad for England's Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro on Tuesday because of a sore back.
The former Leeds United player has returned to White Hart Lane for treatment and has been replaced in the England squad by Aston Villa's Stewart Downing.
Lennon is the second player to drop out of the squad in the last 24 hours after Everton defender Phil Jagielka picked up a hamstring injury on Friday and was replaced by Bolton Wanderers' Gary Cahill.
Jagielka missed a training game at Arsenal's London Colney complex on Friday morning after experiencing some tightness in his hamstring during the session beforehand. He then underwent a scan before being ruled out of the match.
Jagielka impressed in last month's victories over Bulgaria and Switzerland but his absence now means that Capello will almost certainly start with Rio Ferdinand and John Terry in central defence.
Meanwhile, Gareth Barry has joined up with the squad after being given additional time at home due to personal reasons.Subscribe to Football FanCast News Headlines by Email






