England confirm surprise Marc Guehi withdrawal with replacement revealed

The Manchester City centre-back was assessed over the weekend after being substituted with an injury at half time of their defeat to Nottingham Forest.

Guehi will now remain with his club over the international break and is replaced by the Newcastle United defender Burn. The 34-year-old last played for his country in the 2-1 World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina in July.

Burn joined up with the rest of the England squad at Tottenham Hotspur’s training ground on Monday morning as Thomas Tuchel’s side prepare for Nations League group games against Croatia on Thursday and Spain on Sunday.

Injury blow: Marc Guehi

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Burn joins Jarrad Branthwaite and Arsenal’s Ezri Konsa as the central defenders available to the German this month, though Bayer Leverkusen’s versatile 23-year-old Jarell Quansah can also play in the middle of defence and Tuchel says he is an option there if needed.

The injury Guehi picked up in the Forest game was a hip problem that saw him substituted at half time at the City Ground before undergoing scans over the weekend.

His replacement, Burn, has been a favourite of Tuchel’s for England, earning all of his 11 caps during the German’s tenure and making his debut in Tuchel’s first match in charge back in March 2025.