• Chelsea midfielder to have scan on Thursday
• Jordan Henderson of Liverpool placed on standby
Frank Lampard has pulled up in England training with a thigh injury and the Chelsea midfielder is being assessed by the national team's medical staff. The problem occurred during a session at Arsenal's London Colney training ground in Hertfordshire.
The 33-year-old, who joined up with the squad following the weekend's friendly in Norway along with the other Chelsea players, will have a scan on the injury on Thursday.
As a precaution, Liverpool's Jordan Henderson has been put on standby. Roy Hodgson named his 23 for Euro 2012 on Tuesday, the deadline for the tournament, but the regulations allow a player to be replaced before his team's first match "if a doctor from the Uefa medical committee and the team doctor concerned both confirm that the injury is sufficiently serious to prevent the player from taking part".
Lampard enjoyed a renaissance under the caretaker manager Roberto Di Matteo at Chelsea in the second half of last season and helped them lift the Champions League for the first time.
It helped to cement his place in the England squad for Poland and Ukraine after a season that began amid doubts over Lampard's continuing effectiveness at the very highest level.
Yet, if Wednesday's injury setback does rule him out of Euro 2012, it could be that Lampard has played his last major tournament for England as he turns 34 in June.
The former West Ham player had ceased to become a regular part of the England side under Fabio Capello. He started only one of the past five internationals and looked to have slipped down the pecking order even when Jack Wilshere and Steven Gerrard were injured.
But Lampard is still regarded as an important squad member and, if he is forced out, his experience will be sorely missed.
Henderson made his only England start against France – who will be the opponents in the Euro opener on 11 June – in November 2010.
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