England 1 Belgium 0:England had another injury scare at Wembley as Gary Cahill required an X-ray on his jaw after he was shoved into Joe Hart during this evening's friendly win over Belgium.
The incident occurred in the early stages of the game, when Cahill was deliberately barged by Dries Mertens.
With Joleon Lescott needing a hefty bandage to cover a cut above his eye and skipper Steven Gerrard looking uncomfortable as he departed, it was a worrying end to a pretty dire week for manager Roy Hodgson, who has already lost experienced central midfield duo Frank Lampard and Gareth Barry to injury.
At least there was something else to occupy his mind as he sweated on the outcome, though, as Danny Welbeck became England’s youngest goalscorer since September 2008 and put himself in line for a starting berth in his team’s Euro 2012 opener against France thanks to his well-taken first-half effort.
Whilst the choice between Welbeck and Andy Carroll does not quite amount to a dilemma that should keep Hodgson awake at night, England’s new manager does at least have an option.
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