West Ham United midfielder Trevor Sinclair has been ruled out of England's Euro 2004 qualifier against Slovakia next Wednesday with a thigh injury, the FA have confirmed today.
Sinclair sustained the injury while training with England in Spain last week, and was unable to play in Tuesday's 2-1 friendly win over Serbia and Montenegro.
Coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is not planning to call up a replacement for the Group Seven match, being played at Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium.
There was some good news for Eriksson though, as centre back Matthew Upson, who made his international debut against South Africa last month, has recovered from a similar injury and will resume training at the weekend.
Upson, who moved to Birmingham City midway through last season after failing to secure a first-team place at Arsenal, could partner Gareth Southgate in defence as England are without injured regulars Sol Campbell and Rio Ferdinand.
England top Group Seven with 10 points, Turkey have nine points and Slovakia are third with six points.