Jagielka and Baines likely to be overlooked by Hodgson

by | 03/05/2016





Jagielka looks to be winning his race against injury to feature one more time in the Premier League for Everton this season when the Blues host Norwich City on the final day of the season but his chances of representing England could be dashed if Hodgson takes only seven defenders to France next month.

The 32-year-old's chances of being fit for Euro2016 looked slim when he played through a hamstring strain in an attempt to skipper Everton into the FA Cup Final 10 days ago but he is now expected to be fit in time for the tournament.

Hodgson, who took just seven defenders to the 2014 World Cup, could do the same for the European Championships and, barring injury to team-mate John Stones, Chelsea's Gary Cahill, Manchester United's Chris Smalling that would almost certainly mean Jagielka missing out.

Leighton Baines, meanwhile, is not expected to make the cut either, with Tottenham's Danny Rose and Southampton fullback Ryan Bertrand the more likely choices. Baines has barely featured for England this season due to his recurrent ankle problems.

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