Tomori In Line To Start For England Against Uruguay

Fikayo Tomori is successful statement to commencement for England successful Friday's friends against Uruguay, pinch John Stones an wounded doubt.

AC Milan defender Tomori, 28, is connected standby to commencement astatine Wembley successful England's penultimate crippled earlier Thomas Tuchel selects his squad for nan World Cup.

Stones has a calf wounded which was still being assessed connected Friday.

When asked whether he would request to beryllium 100% judge of Stones' fittingness to prime him for nan World Cup, Tuchel told BBC Sport: "Yes, I conjecture so, but he came present and he was fit, past he feels something, truthful if we telephone him up location mightiness beryllium nan chance he possibly misses retired connected a lucifer astatine short notice.

"We person different apical cardinal defenders, but he tin still play a part, pinch his power and pinch his quality, but first of each I want him to beryllium successful campy arsenic a player. Let's spot really this campy continues and really it plays out."

Tomori would triumph his sixth England headdress if he plays connected Friday, his past quality coming successful a 2-0 triumph complete Malta successful 2023.

The Three Lions look Uruguay connected Friday, pinch a location crippled against Japan connected Tuesday.