duo Frank Lampard and Ryan Bertrand will both be unavailable for England in their World Cup qualifier against Poland on Tuesday.
The Three Lions are vying to qualify for the 2014 tournament in Brazil, and beat San Marino 5-0 at Wembley on Friday night.
The Stamford Bridge pair missed that game through injury, and the FA have confirmed that both are losing their battles against injury and will not travel to Warsaw.
“Frank Lampard
and Ryan Bertrand
have been ruled out of England’s FIFA World Cup
qualifier with Poland,” read a statement on the FA website.
“Lampard (calf) and Bertrand (illness) did not take part in England’s 5-0 win over San Marino, and will not be ready for Tuesday’s game.
“Roy Hodgson and his squad of 23 players travel to Warsaw on Monday morning.”
Theo Walcott has also been ruled out of the clash after picking up a chest injury against San Marino.
Roy Hodgson was hopeful that the duo would make it back to fitness in time to be considered, but both are struggling for fitness.
Bertrand has the flu and reacted angrily on Twitter last week after suggestions that he had pulled out of the Three Lions’ contingent due to a mere sore throat.
Lampard meanwhile has failed to shake off a calf injury, which will be a blow to England given that Hodgson will look to his senior players in eastern Europe.
Steven Gerrard is back in contention once more after serving a suspension against San Marino, whilst a number of senior players that were rested on Friday could be reinstated to the starting XI.
The Guardian state that Ashley Cole, Joleon Lescott, James Milner, Glen Johnson, Jermaine Defoe and Gerrard will all be brought back into the starting XI.
