Noni Madueke picked up an injury during England's 1-1 draw with Uruguay on Friday, the same day Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka joined the squad after being rested for the friendly
England's striker Dominic Solanke, England's defender Harry Maguire, England's defender Djed Spence, England's goalkeeper James Trafford and England's midfielder James Garner, (front row L-R) England's defender Fikayo Tomori, England's midfielder Jordan Henderson, England's midfielder Phil Foden, England's striker Marcus Rashford, England's defender Tino Livramento and England's midfielder Noni Madueke pose
Thomas Tuchel has refreshed his squad
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Arsenal trio Noni Madueke, Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka are among the eight players who've left the England squad. Alongside star John Stones and Crystal Palace's Adam Wharton, the FA say that they'll will return to their respective clubs for fitness-related reasons.
Both Madueke and Wharton suffered injuries during Friday's 1-1 draw with Uruguay, prior to which Stones picked up an issue in training. Rice and Saka, on the other hand, will return to 'for medical assessment'.
Meanwhile, goalkeeper , centre-back Fikayo Tomori and striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin have been sent home, as Thomas Tuchel welcomes a number of regular players who were rested for the Uruguay friendly. Rice and Saka were among those but won't feature in Tuesday's clash with Japan at Wembley.
The remaining nine - Dean Henderson, Nico O'Reilly, Ezri Konsa, Marc Guehi, Dan Burn, Elliot Anderson, Morgan Rogers, Anthony Gordon and - are all set on the available. Madueke's injury forced him to come off in the first half on Friday.
"I'm worried, of course, because I think he was a difference-maker today," Tuchel admitted post-match. "He started well, he was full of energy, he was ready to go.
"And I think against a team like Uruguay, who relies on one-against-ones, to isolate them there and to go in one-against-ones from every minute out there, the spaces open up and he could have been a key player for us, which he is. Very sad and upset and hopefully it's not a big injury."
On Stones' setback, the England manager commented: "He's obviously very upset and at the moment he gets my full support because it helps him more than putting more pressure. He was ready to play for City in the last weeks. He was ready to play.
"He played in the and he played in the , but he was not used in the league. But he played enough for me to be important for us. So strong in training again, like every time I see him.
"I think he's a world-class player. But he felt again, I think the calf. We were then very careful and said we don't take any risk. We did a reintegration, he felt it again in the last training. So no risk at the moment. But he has a lot of credit in the bank with me. So. let's hope that he gets fit because it's most important that he finds his confidence."
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