PHIL JAGIELKA could miss out on England’s forthcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers this week after injury added to the insult of defeat at Villa Park yesterday.
The centre-back suffered a swollen ankle as Everton’s winless start to the Premier League campaign continued with a 1-0 defeat against Aston Villa.
Jagielka has been called up by Fabio Capello for the qualifiers against Bulgaria at Wembley on Friday and in Switzerland next Tuesday, but will now have the injury assessed.
Jack Rodwell also suffered an ankle injury after being caught by a late tackle and may be ruled out of England under-21’s clash in Portugal on Friday.
Everton manager David Moyes said: “Jack Rodwell has got a bad ankle which we are going to check, he jarred his ankle during the game.
“Phil Jagielka has a sore ankle also. I was going to take him off at half-time. He’ll need to get assessed, his foot is badly swollen, so if he gets called up for England he’ll need to have that checked.”
