Johnson, Ashton pull out of England squad
Tuesday, 9 October 2007
LONDON, Oct 8 (AFP): Injured England strikers Andy Johnson and Dean Ashton have been ruled out of Euro 2008 qualifiers at home to Estonia and in Russia on October 13 and 17.
The 26-year-old Johnson, who scored in Everton's 3-2 defeat at Newcastle Sunday, will miss both internationals because of an injury to his right ankle which has been hampering him the last few weeks.
He will be having an operation Monday and will be out of action for at least four weeks.
The 23-year-old West Ham forward Ashton hurt his knee against Aston Villa Saturday and has officially pulled out of the squad.
The 26-year-old Johnson, who scored in Everton's 3-2 defeat at Newcastle Sunday, will miss both internationals because of an injury to his right ankle which has been hampering him the last few weeks.
He will be having an operation Monday and will be out of action for at least four weeks.
The 23-year-old West Ham forward Ashton hurt his knee against Aston Villa Saturday and has officially pulled out of the squad.