Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon is waiting for scan results after
feeling discomfort in his injured groin while training at the
weekend.
The 22-year-old had been recovering well from the problem he
picked up in December but this setback could mean more time on the
sidelines depending on the assessment of the complaint, which is
due on Tuesday.
It means he is a huge concern ahead of England's friendly
against Egypt a week on Wednesday, the last chance to impress boss
Fabio Capello before the domestic season finishes and the focus
switches to the World Cup.
Lennon appeared to be leading the race to be Capello's
first-choice right winger when he started the final three
qualifiers, with Theo Walcott, David Beckham and Shaun
Wright-Phillips also looking to board the plane to South Africa.
Since featuring in the win over Belarus, Lennon suffered an
ankle problem against Stoke - when he took himself off despite boss
Harry Redknapp wanting him to continue - then injured his groin two
months ago against West Ham.
Spurs have been inconsistent in his absence but are still in
the hunt for a Champions League place after their win over Wigan at
the weekend.
"It will go down to the last day," said centre-back Michael
Dawson. "There is one point separating four teams, so we are all in
with a shout and hopefully we will finish there at the end of the
season.
"If people no longer thought we were part of the race, let's
hope they keep thinking like that.
"We'll just keep going about our job as we know we can, and
as we did at Wigan. Reaching the Champions League would be
fantastic.
"We lost out on the last day of the season four years ago and
it was devastating. We want to play against the best players and
teams in the world."
