Crystal Palace’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka has pulled out of England Under-21 duties with a shoulder injury sustained in the 1-0 defeat by Spurs on Saturday.
With nine fellow Eagles away on international duty this week, Wan-Bissaka will be left in the treatment room at Selhurst Park as he looks to recover for their league game at Old Trafford on November 24.
The 20-year-old who has received rave reviews this season will miss England fixtures against Italy and Denmark as his club continue to assess and investigate his injury.
Wan-Bissaka joins Wilfried Zaha and James Tomkins in a race to get fit for their trip to Manchester.
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There are nine Eagles representing their country this week.
Sakho and PvA
Mamadou Sakho and his French squad and could potentially be up against tea-mate and defensive partner Patrick van Aanholt of the Netherlands in a Uefa Nations League match. A draw for France would see the World Cup winners progress to the semi-finals of the competition.
Sorltoth
Alexander Sorloth may have seen his game time under Roy Hodgson limited, but he has earned a call-up the Norewgian squad as a replacement for Bournemouth striker Josh King. If the Scandinavians notch wins against Slovenia and Cyprus they too could be celebrating promotion to from League C3.
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Ayew and Kouyate
Summer recruits Jordan Ayew and Cheikhou Kouyate are also in action for Ghana and Senegal respectively.
Ayew has been re-called for Black Stars for the first time in a year for their important 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifier against Ethiopia. They currently sit second in the group, four points adrift of Kenya with two games in hand.
Kouyate will lead his country once again, with qualification to AfCON already secured.
Hennessey
Wayne Hennessey continues to keep goal for Wales and is set to earn his 81st and 82nd cap as Ryan Giggs’ side face Denmark and Albania.
Of the Palace youngsters Nya Kirby( England U19), Oliver Webber (Ireland U19) and Nikola Tavares (Croatia U20) could all feature for their respective countries.
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