Josh Acheampong has pulled out of England Under-21 duty as the minor injury he picked up last week continues to bother him.

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Josh Acheampong has been one of the success stories of Chelsea’s season. He’s played more than most expected, and has given fans a big boost as they finally see their academy star get the minutes he deserves.

It’s to Xabi Alonso’s credit that he’s trusted the youngster from day one.

Acheampong latest shows injury is bad – but not too bad

Unfortunately now things have hit a bit of a speed-bump. He was unexpectedly left out of the squad to face Sunderland on Sunday, and we soon found out he had a minor injury.

It was dismissed as insignificant, but Acheampong has now also pulled out of the England Under-21 team for their games in this international break against Portugal and France.

The fact that news has come today indicates he went and was assessed by England physios before being released. He wouldn’t have done that if it was a really bad injury.

However, it’s clearly more than nothing, otherwise he would obviously stay with England and try to get fit for the France game next week.

In any case, it’s still very possible he recovers in time for the Leeds game next weekend.

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