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Injury concern for England and Chelsea as Fran Kirby is replaced in Lionesses' starting line-up by Ella Toone after pulling out of warm-up before Austria clash

Kirby left the warm-up early ahead of the friendly in Spain and was seen in discussion with the England physio before being replaced in the Lionesses' XI by Manchester United star Ella Toone.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Kirby is one of England's most talented players but has sadly been hampered by setbacks in recent times. <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/news/lionesses-chelsea-star-fran-kirby-miss-women-s-world-cup-injury/bltb042511c3338c4c3" target="_blank">It was only last summer when the Chelsea playmaker was forced to miss the World Cup as a result of a knee problem that had already ended her club season early</a>. Both the Blues and the Lionesses will hope this problem is nowhere near as serious.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Kirby became Chelsea's all-time top goal-scorer on the women's side in late 2020 and has now scored over 100 goals for the club. The only other player to hit a century for the Blues is Sam Kerr.

DID YOU KNOW?

More news on the extent of Kirby's issue and whether or not she'll be able to feature in Tuesday's friendly against Italy will be known in the coming days, as the England staff assess the talented playmaker.

WHAT NEXT FOR KIRBY AND ENGLAND?

Injury concern for England and Chelsea as Fran Kirby is replaced in Lionesses' starting line-up by Ella Toone after pulling out of warm-up before Austria clash | Goal.com Ghana

Fran Kirby pulled out of England&apos;s starting line-up on Friday ahead of their clash with Austria, causing injury concern for the Lionesses and Chelsea.

Injury concern for England and Chelsea as Fran Kirby is replaced in Lionesses&apos; starting line-up by Ella Toone after pulling out of warm-up before Austria clash