England hit by triple injury scare as Lee Carsley faces Nations League headache

captain is one of three injury concerns facing interim manager ahead of this week's double-header.

Kane, 31, was forced off during the second half of 3-3 draw at on Sunday. The former striker took a knock around his right thigh and needed treatment before he was hauled off on 72 minutes.

Kane's injury followed two more concerns for Carsley which came in the 2pm kick-offs. Firstly, defender hobbled off early in at home to after appearing to pick up a hamstring injury.

Shortly after, midfielder suffered what looked to be an ankle or lower leg injury during 1-1 draw with . The trio are now doubts for Thursday's game against at Wembley. England then face Finland in Helsinki on Sunday for what will be Carsley's fourth game in charge.

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Kane scored both goals in England's 2-0 victory over Finland last month before hitting back-to-back hat-tricks for Bayern. After the game in Frankfurt, Bayern manager was asked to provide an update on Kane and replied: "It's too early to say what's wrong with him. We hope it's not that bad."

Villa boss gave a similar response when asked about Konsa's injury, saying: "I don't know, hopefully it's not a lot. Hopefully, he can rest in the international break. We can have some days off [in the international break] we can recover our energy and try to push in the next month."

Defence is an area of particular concern for Carsley, having called up just four centre-backs. Levi Colwill was subbed off late on for Chelsea but it's understood that he should be able to report to St George's Park with the rest of the England squad on Monday.

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With Konsa set to miss out, Jarrad Branthwaite could find himself called up, although the centre-back missed Saturday's game against through injury and has only played once this season. was also left out of Carsley's 25-man squad but suffered a leg injury for United at Villa Park which saw him limp off just before half-time.

As for Gibbs-White, who Carsley handed a debut to in September, admitted that Forest are 'worried' about him. "Hopefully, it is nothing and he can join up with the England squad. But he will have a scan tomorrow (Monday)," Nuno commented.

"It is important that it is nothing serious and that he can join them and play. But we also need him. Hopefully, it is not too serious."

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