Defenders sent for scans after Wembley friendly
Last Updated: June 2, 2012 7:50pm
Gary Cahill: Had to be replaced against Belgium after suffering a jaw problem
Gary Cahill had to be sent for a precautionary X-ray on his jaw after colliding with Joe Hart during England's match against Belgium, while John Terry also suffered an injury scare.
Cahill was pushed into his goalkeeper by Dries Mertens in the early stages of Saturday's international friendly at Wembley.
He was treated by physios on the pitch for a minute or two before being substituted by manager Roy Hodgson, with Joleon Lescott coming on in his place.
Cahill missed last weekend's match in Norway after Chelsea's players were granted extra time off following their UEFA Champions League heroics.
The 26-year-old centre-back had recovered from a hamstring problem to feature in the victory over Bayern Munich and has been earmarked by Hodgson as the ideal partner for Terry at Euro 2012.
Hodgson will now be hoping that the scans show no fracture, having already lost Frank Lampard and Gareth Barry from his squad this week.
Terry has also been sent for a precautionary scan after Hodgson revealed he had been 'feeling a bit of a hamstring'.
Hodgson added: "Cahill is slightly more of a concern because it's a jaw injury.
"I am hoping the scan doesn't show a fracture and it will be a bruising situation.
"That's wouldn't rule him out of the tournament."
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