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Marc Guehi pulls out of England squad

The centre-back went off at half-time against Nottingham Forest with a hip injury.

By Alex de Valletta 1 min read AI-written

Marc Guehi has withdrawn from the England squad after suffering a hip injury, according to Man City News, which reported that the defender was forced off at half-time in the 3-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest.

That is the part that matters immediately: England lose a centre-back option before a ball is kicked, and Guehi loses the international window that might otherwise have carried him through another set of high-pressure matches. Withdrawal is not a diagnosis, but it is an official enough step to settle his availability for the squad in question.

Man City News said Guehi had been unlikely to feature once he came off against Forest. The summary did not give a timescale for recovery, nor did it set out any further medical detail beyond the hip issue.

In football, these moments change selection faster than they change narratives. A defender goes off at the interval, a national team list is trimmed, and the problem becomes one of depth and timing rather than theory. For England, it is one less established option. For Guehi, it is a stoppage forced by his body rather than by form.

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