England's Oxlade-Chamberlain to have knee scan

MIAMI (Reuters) - England winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will have a scan on his knee on Thursday after picking up an injury in the 2-2 draw with Ecuador in a World Cup warm-up match on Wednesday.





"We have our fears there might be some ligament damage and a scan is required," England manager Roy Hodgson told a news conference at the Sun Life stadium.

Oxlade-Chamberlain hobbled off just past the hour mark after Ecuador's Carlos Gruezo rolled on to his knee having kicked the back of the Arsenal player's right foot in a poor challenge.

"His knee buckled under the challenge as the player turned into him," Hodgson added.

"He'll have a scan tomorrow, I'd imagine. When we've had the scan, we'll know more."

The 20-year-old, playing his first match since late April due to a groin problem, was one of England's most dangerous players in their penultimate friendly before the World Cup.





(Reporting by Ken Ferris, editing by Ed Osmond)


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