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Alex Pritchard out of U21 Euros for England following ankle injury

Alex Pritchard's European Championship is over and he is due to fly home later in the week after suffering an ankle injury.

The Tottenham winger was hurt during England Under-21s' 1-0 win over Sweden on Sunday and will now return home after England's final group game against Italy on Wednesday.

"Alex Pritchard has been forced to withdraw from the England Under-21 camp through injury,'' said a Football Association statement.

"The Tottenham Hotspur player will play no further part in the 2015 UEFA European Under 21 Championship in Czech Republic.

"Competition rules state that no replacement player can be called into a squad after a team's first match in the final tournament.''

Having impressed as a substitute in the defeat to Portugal, the 22-year-old was handed a starting berth in the Young Lions' must-win clash with Sweden.

Pritchard repaid Gareth Southgate's faith with an exciting display in the 1-0 win, albeit he only managed 55 minutes before going off with the injury.

Losing the diminutive attacker is a further blow for an England side already robbed of top scorer Saido Berahino through a knee injury.

The West Brom forward was replaced in the squad by Wolves' Benik Afobe, while John Stones missed the opening two games with suspected concussion.

The Everton defender trained with his England team-mates on Monday and is set to start against Italy.

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