London: Chelsea star Frank Lampard suffered a thigh injury during training yesterday and is facing a scan on Wednesday which will decide if he will be available at Euro 2012.
Roy Hodgson, England manager, put Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson on stand-by in case Lampard would not recover.
Hodgson’s medical team will assess Lampard before any decision is taken about his participation in the finals in Poland and Ukraine.
Lampard had only just joined up with the England squad after an extended break following Chelsea’s Champions League final victory
“Frank Lampard has today (Wednesday) pulled up in training with a thigh injury,” News.com.au quoted a statement from FA’s website.
“He will be assessed by the medical team, and scanned tomorrow (Thursday). Jordan Henderson has been put on standby notice as cover whilst Lampard continues to be monitored.”
“Although Lampard wasn’t certain to beat out Steven Gerrard and Scott Parker for the central midfield berths in Hodgson’s starting line-up against France, it would still be a major blow as the Chelsea star has been in superb form, playing key roles in the Champions League and FA Cup triumphs, over the final weeks of the season,” the website said.
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