England suffer Bent injury scare

WORLD CUP QUALIFIER: England v Ukraine
Venue: Wembley Stadium Date: Wednesday, 1 April Kick-off: 2000 BST
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Darren Bent gave England a fresh injury scare in training on Tuesday

Darren Bent limped out of training on Tuesday ahead of England's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine at Wembley.

Bent, 25, who was called up to replace the injured Emile Heskey, only lasted five minutes of training, though it is not known how serious the problem is.

Peter Crouch is set to partner Wayne Rooney in attack on Wednesday after recovering from a dead leg suffered in Saturday's 4-0 victory over Slovakia.

Rio Ferdinand is expected to be fit to partner John Terry in defence.

Ferdinand could have played against Slovakia but England coach Fabio Capello decided not to risk the Manchester United defender, while Shaun Wright-Phillips is also available after a minor ankle knock.

Crouch limped out of Saturday's 4-0 win over Slovakia with a dead leg and may start against Ukraine after Heskey pulled out because of a hamstring injury.

Alternatively, Capello may opt to play Rooney as a lone forward, with Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard in close support.

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Rooney goes into the game on the back of winning the England Player of the Year fans' award for 2008. He will collect his 50th cap against Ukraine.

Tottenham striker Bent, who was called up to the squad as a replacement for Heskey late on Saturday, was likely to be among the substitutes and his fitness will now be assessed by England's medical staff.

Bent has won four caps for England and was part of the England team that won in Germany last November.

But Carlton Cole, who replaced Heskey after 15 minutes on Saturday but lasted only 20 himself, is definitely out with a thigh problem.

Ukraine, who are unbeaten in their three Group Six qualifiers to date, are expected to include former Chelsea striker Andrei Shevchenko in attack.

Shevchenko, 32, has only started two Serie A matches for AC Milan this season but is determined to make a mark in his first Wembley appearance.

"This is a big game for us and I dream of scoring at Wembley because it would be my 40th goal with the national team," he said.

"The national team gives me an opportunity to do what I love doing, which is to play football. But for the national team coach it is not easy to put a player on the pitch who isn't playing."

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