Cole Palmer is expected to pull out of Thomas Tuchel ’s first England squad, with the Chelsea star set to have a scan on a muscle problem on Monday. Palmer, who had been ever-present for the Blues in the Premier League this season, missed Sunday’s 1-0 defeat against Arsenal at the Emirates after picking up a minor injury in training on Saturday.

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Thomas Tuchel has hinted he has doubts about Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca’s belief that Reece James can thrive as a central midfielder. England’s new manager announced his first squad on Friday ahead of next week’s World Cup qualifiers Albania and Latvia at Wembley.