The FA has announced that Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell are isolating after coming into contact with Billy Gilmour during England’s Euro 2020 collision with Scotland.
Gilmour, who was named the man of the match on Friday at Wembley, will miss Scotland’s last group match with Croatia, as well as any 16 matches after it was announced that he had tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.
As it now stands, no other players in Scotland have been identified as close contacts, and no positive tests have been returned in the England camp. But Mount and Chilwell have both gone into isolation as a “precautionary measure” after coming close to Gilmour during the clash at Wembley.
An FA statement reads: “As a precautionary measure at this time and in consultation with Public Health England [PHE], Ben Chilwell and Mason Mount isolate after interacting with Scotland’s player Billy Gilmour in Friday’s match.
The pair will be kept away from the rest of England’s players and wider support team, pending further discussions with PHE.
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“The whole squad had lateral flow tests on Monday afternoon and all were again negative, as was the case with Sunday’s UEFA PCR tests before the match.
“We will continue to follow all COVID-19 protocols and the UEFA Test regime, while remaining in close contact with PHE.”
This means that the duo will probably miss England’s last match with the Czech Republic when they go all-out to win Group D. But as long as they do not test positive, they can return to battle for the knockout stages.
While Mount has been one of Gareth Southgate’s mainstays in the two opening group matches, Chilwell has yet to play in Euro 2020, with Kieran Trippier and Luke Shaw both starting before him on the left-back.
