England duo Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell isolating after close contact with Covid-positive Billy Gilmour
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England players Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell could miss their final Euro 2020 group game against Czech Republic after coming into contact with Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour who later tested positive for Covid-19.
The pair interacted with Chelsea teammate Gilmour following England and Scotland's draw on Friday.
Gilmour tested positive for coronavirus and will miss Tuesday’s Euro 2020 vital game with Croatia, the Scottish Football Association announced on Monday.
Watch Gareth Southgate discuss what the plan is now two team members are self-isolating
Mount and Chilwell have both tested negative for Covid-19 but will stay away from their international teammates and England's backroom as a precaution.
England boss Gareth Southgate says there is "quite a doubt" about Mount and Chilwell featuring on Tuesday.
Asked if the pair will be available to face Czech Republic, Southgate said: “We don’t know at the moment.
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“There’s obviously got to be quite a doubt but there’s still a lot of discussions and investigations going on behind the scenes, so at the moment they’re isolating and we just have to find out over the last 12 hours or so.”
Southgate revealed the England players were subjected to additional testing on Monday as a precautionary measure.
“In terms of the testing, we had the mandatory PCR tests for the pre-game, and we’ve just followed that up today because of the situation that’s emerged with Scotland," Southgate said.
“It’s just belt-and-braces to make sure we’re OK for people to travel together and eat together.”
Southgate added: “I can’t say it isn’t disruptive. We don’t really know at this point whether they might be OK for tomorrow, or they could be out for 10 days.
“So there are a lot of unknowns at this moment in time.”
A statement from the Football Association read: “As a precaution at this time and in consultation with Public Health England, Ben Chilwell and Mason Mount are isolating after interaction with Scotland player Billy Gilmour at Friday’s match.
“The pair will be kept away from the rest of the England players and wider support team, pending further discussions with PHE. The entire squad had lateral flow tests on Monday afternoon and all were again negative, as was the case with Sunday’s UEFA pre-match PCR tests.
“We will continue to follow all Covid-19 protocols and the UEFA testing regime, while remaining in close contact with PHE.”
Gilmour will be a huge loss for Scotland, having put in a man of the match display against England, for the final group match which will decide Scotland's Euros fate.
A statement read: "The Scottish FA can confirm that a member of the Scotland National Team playing squad, Billy Gilmour, has tested positive for Covid-19.
"Having liaised with Public Health England since the positive test was recorded, Billy will now self-isolate for 10 days and therefore miss tomorrow’s Uefa EURO 2020 Group D match against Croatia at Hampden."
The Champions League winner had a breakthrough season at Chelsea and is tipped to be a focal point in Steve Clarke's Scotland squad for years to come.
Scotland have not been instructed to put any other players into self-isolation following Gilmour’s positive test.
When asked about the coronavirus protocols, manager Clarke said: “It’s not my department. My department is getting the team ready for a massive game against Croatia and that’s what I have been concentrating on.”
On Gilmour, manager Clarke said: “He’s upset, as you would expect. He has no symptoms, hopefully his health will hold up.
“Billy would have started the game and now he won’t so it’s a chance for someone else to come into the team and make themselves a national hero.”