England's Konsa and O'Reilly doubts for Czechia match after missing training

England defenders Ezri Konsa and Nico O'Reilly are doubts for Tuesday's Nations League match away to Czechia after missing group training on Monday morning, BBC Sport reported. They were the only two squad members absent from the session and followed individual programmes. Their status matters because both started Saturday's 3-2 defeat by Spain, England's opening game of the competition.

Neither player has been ruled out of the match in Prague. The BBC report and the England Football pages reviewed for this story do not identify an injury or give a diagnosis for either defender. Their availability, and any decision about England's starting lineup, remain open ahead of Tuesday's game.

Two starters face a late decision

O'Reilly started at left-back against Spain, while Konsa played in central defence. Both completed the full 90 minutes, according to BBC Sport. England Football's match report says O'Reilly also supplied the cross for Harry Kane's first-half goal, which put England ahead after Anthony Gordon had equalised.

BBC Sport identified Lewis Hall as a possible left-back option if O'Reilly cannot play. Hall was an unused substitute against Spain, according to England Football's match centre. That makes him an available member of the selected squad, but the report describes an opportunity rather than a decision by head coach Thomas Tuchel.

Tuchel named both Konsa and O'Reilly in his squad for a four-match international window running from 21 September to 6 October, according to England Football. Hall and Branthwaite were also selected. Monday's individual programmes do not establish whether either doubtful player will travel, be named among the substitutes or start against Czechia.

Spain defeat sets the backdrop

England go into the Czechia match after losing 3-2 to Spain at Wembley on Saturday. England Football records that Lamine Yamal scored in the second minute before Gordon and Kane put England 2-1 ahead by half-time. Kane then hit the crossbar with a penalty in the 54th minute. Álex Baena equalised for Spain, and Mikel Oyarzabal scored the winner in the 74th minute.

The Spain match was England's first in the 2026-27 Nations League. The result gives Tuesday's game immediate importance as the second match of the campaign, but it does not settle how Tuchel will arrange his defence. O'Reilly's and Konsa's fitness decisions will come against the background of a game in which England both scored twice and conceded three times.

After the defeat, Tuchel said England had made ‘two or three big mistakes’ and conceded big chances, according to an England Football account of his remarks. He also praised parts of the performance, saying the team's reaction after Spain's early goal was ‘very, very good’. Those comments concerned the Spain match; he did not, in that account, announce a selection decision for Czechia.

Tuchel also said England had won the ball in Spain's half 12 or 15 more times than their opponents, but had failed to turn enough of those recoveries into chances and goals. His assessment points to issues beyond the two defenders' availability as England prepare for the next fixture. The account of his remarks contains no diagnosis or recovery timetable for Konsa or O'Reilly.

What comes next

England Football's published schedule puts the Czechia match in Prague on Tuesday, 29 September, at 7.45pm BST. It is the second of four fixtures in this window. England are then due to visit Croatia in Rijeka on 3 October and host Czechia at Wembley on 6 October, leaving three scheduled matches after the Spain defeat.

For Tuesday, the immediate question is whether Konsa and O'Reilly can return to team preparations and be selected. BBC Sport's account establishes that they missed Monday's group session, while its suggestions of Hall and Branthwaite are conditional. A team announcement, or a further update from England, is needed to establish who will play.