Anthony Gordon is withdrawing from the English team after taking the injury in the Albania’s victory

Anthony Gordon withdrew from the England team due to an injury in front of their qualifying for the Latvia World Cup.

The Newcastle wing sustained a hip injury during a 2-0 win over Albania on Friday after coming as a replacement.

Despite being only 15 minutes on the field, the 24-year-old was seen descending in the last whistle before he started down the tunnel.

In an official statement on Sunday, England said: “Anthony Gordon withdrew from the Camp of Three Lions, who sustained injury during a 2-0 over Friday night over Albania.

“The attacker returned to Newcastle United for further assessment.”

After medical scanning, Gordon will continue rehabilitation in Newcastle, excluding him from the match on Monday against Latvia at Wembley – the second game under the new manager Thomas Tuchel.

Anthony Gordon withdrew from #Threelions The camp sustained injury during our victory over Albania on Friday.

Quick recovery, @Anthonygordon 👊

– England (@england) March 2, 2025

After the game on Friday, Tuchel commented on Gordon’s injury, saying, “He looks injured. First of all, I thought it was his belly, but that was his hip and it didn’t look good. It’s a little worrying, yes.”

Gordon, who was suspended last Sunday for the final victory in Newcastle Carabao Cup, also had to miss his first game after the international break, the home part against Brentford on April 2.

However, if he recovers on time, he could be available to choose against Leicester City on April 7th.

The injury was a failure for Gordon, who hoped to use Latvia Match as an opportunity to invest his request for more time to play under Tuchel.

The English manager expressed some dissatisfaction with the performances of the initial wings of Phil Foden and Marcus Rashford after winning Albania, hint at that there could be room for change.

“We hope for a greater impact on these positions,” Tuchel said. “More dribbling and more aggressive running toward the box. It was generally missing. The chances come from a small run behind the line. They were not as determined as they could be.

“Both of our wings that started were not as influential as I can be in club football. I’m not really sure why we fought to bring them a ball quickly.

“We missed running from the ball. There was a little too much passage, not enough dribbling, not aggressive enough towards the goal. They trained very well, they were determined in training.

“That’s why I also think they deserved (start), they were very good in the last weeks with their clubs. We will continue to encourage them.”