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Arsenal's medical team will assess the extent of Theo Walcott's ankle injury, which could sideline the England winger for the rest of the month.

Skipper Steven Gerrard believes England had no choice but to lift their game to another level in the aftermath of the "hurt" of World Cup failure.

Adam Johnson has revealed his determination to force his way into the England starting XI after netting for the second time in four days as a substitute.

England Under-21 boss Stuart Pearce praised Jack Wilshere's maturity after the Arsenal midfielder came off the bench to help fire the Young Lions into the European Championship play-offs with a 3-0 win over Lithuania Under-21s.

Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni has warned his players the hard work starts now after seeing them climb to the top of Euro 2012 qualifying Group B.

Scotland boss Craig Levein claimed his side's poor performance against lowly Liechtenstein in the Euro 2012 qualifier at Hampden was irrelevant after Stephen McManus' winner deep into injury time took them top of Group I.

Fabio Capello revealed Wayne Rooney cut a happy figure in the England dressing room after he had put the negative headlines behind him in Basle.

WAYNE Rooney put his off-the-field problems to one side with England's first goal in a fine victory in Switzerland last night - but still looked troubled.

MENTION of the debate surrounding Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard provokes a roll of the eyes from both players and every England manager who has been faced with it.

Bulgaria 0, Montenegro 1

Switzerland 1, England 3

England U21 3, Lithuania U21 0

FOR the second qualifying night in succession, England secured one of the best results across Europe.

Celtic striker Gary Hooper is targeting Saturday's visit of Hearts as his comeback from a calf injury.

Rep of Ireland 3, Andorra 1

ARTUR BORUC has revealed he is ready to quit Italian outfit Fiorentina less than two months after leaving Celtic for Serie A.

Scotland 2, Liechenstein 1

Dickson Etuhu has ended speculation over his future by agreeing a three-year contract extension at Fulham.

John Terry and Frank Lampard could both be fit for this weekend's all-London clash with struggling West Ham.

Bolton have confirmed youngster Danny Ward has committed his future to the club by signing a new three-year contract at the Reebok Stadium.