Arsenal star to miss England clash with Uruguay

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will not play any part in England's second World Cup game against Uruguay tomorrow night.

The Arsenal winger picked up a medial knee ligament injury in the Three Lions' 2-2 draw with Ecuador prior to the tournament in Brazil but remained with the squad.

Roy Hodgson never expected the 20-year-old to recover in time for the opening game against Italy - a 2-1 defeat - but there were hopes he would be ready for the Uruguay match.

However, despite returning to training, the England manager confirmed Oxlade-Chamberlain would not be considered for the crunch clash which could see the Three Lions knocked out should they lose.

"He is not in contention for tomorrow, but he will take part in the next four training sessions," the England boss said of his only injury concern.

"Today was his last training session as, if you like, an individual.

"At the minute, we could have taken a chance with him tomorrow, but it would be much better if he uses the four days after this game and before the Costa Rica game to train with the team.

"Fortunately for us, his actual injury has responded really well to treatment but I don't think we will put him into the firing line tomorrow before he has had some training sessions with the team."