Chalobah Poised to Step in for Marc Guehi in England National Team

The Chelsea defender is expected to link up with the Three Lions selection to cover for unavailable Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi.

The 26-year-old is due to meet up with the team for England's last World Cup qualifiers against Serbia and Albania, but it has yet to be officially announced.

The Three Lions have already secured qualification for next summer's tournament.

Chalobah received his initial call-up under England manager Thomas Tuchel in May and then played his first game against the Senegalese team.

In September, Tuchel said Chalobah was unlucky to be excluded from the team for qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia, and also omitted him for the subsequent October international break.

Tuchel has been an key influence in Chalobah's development, having handed him his Chelsea first-team bow in the year 2021.

Chalobah has played in all but four games for Chelsea this season, with the team in third place in the English top flight, in the EFL Cup quarter-finals and in the league phase of the European competition.

Guehi suffered a injury to his foot in Crystal Palace's Conference League victory over AZ Alkmaar recently.

There are likely to be further additions to the squad. Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has said that both winger Anthony Gordon (hip) and goalkeeper Nick Pope (concussion symptoms) are set to pull out from the national team.