Euro 2020 qualifier: Kosovo v England
Venue: Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina Date: Sunday, 17 November Kick-off:17:00 GMT
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England boss Gareth Southgate says the injury to Joe Gomez gives him a chance to "clear his head" after the recent confrontation with Raheem Sterling.
Gomez injured his knee in training and pulled out of the squad for Sunday's final Euro 2020 qualifier in Kosovo.
The defender has been under scrutiny following a clash with Sterling at England's training camp on Monday.
"I think now is a good moment for him just to go home for a couple of days, clear his head," Southgate said.
Gomez, 22, was booed as he came on as a substitute in the 7-0 win over Montenegro at Wembley on Thursday.
Sterling, who was left out of that match because of his altercation with Gomez, said it was wrong for fans to have booed the Liverpool defender.
Former Liverpool forward Sterling is expected to return to the England team in Kosovo.
"I think the fact that Raheem put out the tweet was real closure on that whole incident," Southgate said.
"We get Raheem back on the pitch tomorrow. We won the match on Thursday and we can now just look forwards."
Asked about Gomez's recent experiences, he said: "You couldn't make it up, really, if you tried, but he's absolutely fine. He took a clash of knees yesterday. We scanned it just to be certain and I think he'll be fine in a couple of days."
Liverpool's Jordan Henderson also withdrew from Sunday's match because of a viral infection, while Leicester midfielder James Maddison is a doubt because of a calf problem.
The Three Lions have already qualified as group winners for next summer's tournament.
Southgate's free-scoring England - the stats
Looks like we'll get their vote in Eurovision anyway
Venue: Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina Date: Sunday, 17 November Kick-off:17:00 GMT
Coverage: Listen live on BBC Radio 5 Live, plus live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app. Click here for Live Guide.
England boss Gareth Southgate says the injury to Joe Gomez gives him a chance to "clear his head" after the recent confrontation with Raheem Sterling.
Gomez injured his knee in training and pulled out of the squad for Sunday's final Euro 2020 qualifier in Kosovo.
The defender has been under scrutiny following a clash with Sterling at England's training camp on Monday.
"I think now is a good moment for him just to go home for a couple of days, clear his head," Southgate said.
Gomez, 22, was booed as he came on as a substitute in the 7-0 win over Montenegro at Wembley on Thursday.
Sterling, who was left out of that match because of his altercation with Gomez, said it was wrong for fans to have booed the Liverpool defender.
Former Liverpool forward Sterling is expected to return to the England team in Kosovo.
"I think the fact that Raheem put out the tweet was real closure on that whole incident," Southgate said.
"We get Raheem back on the pitch tomorrow. We won the match on Thursday and we can now just look forwards."
Asked about Gomez's recent experiences, he said: "You couldn't make it up, really, if you tried, but he's absolutely fine. He took a clash of knees yesterday. We scanned it just to be certain and I think he'll be fine in a couple of days."
Liverpool's Jordan Henderson also withdrew from Sunday's match because of a viral infection, while Leicester midfielder James Maddison is a doubt because of a calf problem.
The Three Lions have already qualified as group winners for next summer's tournament.
Southgate's free-scoring England - the stats
- This will be just the second-ever meeting between England and Kosovo, with the only previous match coming earlier in this Euro 2020 qualifying campaign (a 5-3 win for England in September).
- England have only lost one of their last 24 competitive away games (W16 D7) - a 2-1 defeat against the Czech Republic last month. The Three Lions have conceded in just nine games in this run, keeping a clean sheet on 15 occasions.
- England have netted 13 goals since last conceding one themselves, courtesy of their 6-0 and 7-0 wins against Bulgaria and Montenegro.
- Gareth Southgate's side have scored 34 goals in just nine games in 2019 - only in 1908 (39) and 1966 (38) have they scored more in a calendar year.
- Harry Kane's hat-trick against Montenegro last time out moved him onto 31 goals for England, making him one of only six players to have netted more than 30 goals for the Three Lions (after Wayne Rooney, Bobby Charlton, Gary Lineker, Jimmy Greaves and Michael Owen).
- Raheem Sterling and Kane have combined for six England goals during this Euro 2020 qualifying campaign, with both players providing three assists for each other. They have averaged a goal combination once every 80 minutes played.
Looks like we'll get their vote in Eurovision anyway
