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Alex Scott and Ezri Konsa have left England’s squad and returned to their clubs for further assessment, England Football confirmed on Monday, October 5. Both players will miss the national team’s UEFA Nations League match against Czechia at Wembley on Tuesday. The update creates a fresh fitness question for Bournemouth and Arsenal ahead of the Premier League’s return at the weekend. The immediate confirmed development is their withdrawal from international duty; a return to club medical staff does not, by itself, establish when either player will be ready to play again.
England’s announcement says Thomas Tuchel will prepare for the final match of the current international window with 22 players. The statement does not provide a detailed diagnosis or an official recovery timetable for Scott or Konsa. That distinction is important when interpreting subsequent reports. Being ruled out of Tuesday’s national team match is confirmed, while missing a particular number of domestic fixtures would require additional information. Readers should therefore treat club assessments and later medical updates as the next steps in this developing story.
The Times reports that Bournemouth midfielder Scott could face an absence of up to two months after experiencing a quadriceps problem around his full international debut against Croatia. That remains a reported possible duration, rather than a recovery date supplied in England’s official announcement. The same report connects the concern to his appearance in England’s emphatic win. A possible lengthy absence would affect Bournemouth’s planning, but the medical uncertainty means it would be premature to name a guaranteed return fixture or describe every forthcoming match as one he will definitely miss.
For Arsenal, Daily Cannon reports that Konsa’s international window had already involved fitness concerns before he returned to play the full match against Croatia. The latest withdrawal changes the picture again after that appearance. The outlet also notes existing defensive availability concerns at the club. Those details provide background to why supporters are following the assessment closely, but they do not prove a particular selection decision for Arsenal’s next game. There is no confirmed starting defence in this update, and no new club recovery schedule is being inferred from the national team withdrawal.
The Premier League’s official fixture list gives both clubs an immediate domestic reference point. Arsenal is scheduled to host Leeds United on Saturday, October 10, while Bournemouth is due to visit Chelsea later that day. The Arsenal fixture is listed at 12:30 pm British time, equivalent to 5:15 pm in Nepal. Chelsea against Bournemouth is listed at 3 pm British time, or 7:45 pm in Nepal. These times help Nepal readers place the fitness news alongside the next round, without assuming that the withdrawn players will participate.
The extended international window provides further context. The league explains that the traditional September and October breaks have been merged into a period from September 21 to October 6, allowing national sides to play up to four matches. Domestic competition then resumes on October 10. For clubs, the period between a player’s return and the next fixture is when updated fitness information becomes especially relevant. This is an explanation of the calendar, rather than a claim that international scheduling caused either player’s injury.
England’s Czechia fixture remains a national team match and will not count toward the Premier League standings. The relevance here is the effect of the confirmed withdrawals on players attached to Premier League clubs. Supporters should look for further official club information before treating reported absence estimates as settled facts. Today’s reliable position is that Scott and Konsa are back with their clubs for assessment, both are unavailable for England on Tuesday, and their readiness for the weekend has not been confirmed in the cited England statement.
Source publication date: 2026-10-05. Event or reporting period: 2026-10-05.
Sources:England Football squad announcement · The Times fitness report · Daily Cannon Arsenal update · Premier League injury updates · Premier League official fixture list · Premier League international calendar
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