Newcastle United star sporting ‘nasty gash’ after injury scare at Euro 2024

Anthony Gordon was pictured with a cut chin and bruised nose following a freak accident on England duty.

The Newcastle United winger could also be seen with strapping on his knee and grazed knuckles after falling from a mountain bike on Wednesday. While avoiding serious injury, Gordon must be cursing his luck due to a lack of minutes at Euro 2024.

Gareth Southgate brought the 23-year-old on with two minutes to spare against Slovenia. This was Gordon’s first act of the tournament and it took him just seconds to start off an attack that almost resulted in Cole Palmer breaking the deadlock.

A bright cameo plus Phil Foden’s temporary withdrawal from the England camp had many tipping the winger to start the last-16 clash with Slovakia on Sunday. But the latest images look concerning, with Gordon sporting a nasty gash and several minor injuries.

The Toon talisman took part in training as normal alongside the rest of his Three Lions teammates. England have stuttered - especially going forward - so far in Germany and are looking to set the record straight this weekend.

Gordon received praise for his honest assessment of England’s performances following the goalless draw with Slovakia. He said: “I think our aim was to make a statement and sort of correct the performance we've had in the past two games. I still think we're in that place. I think we've still got to do better.

“I just think we can do so much better. That's the problem. We've got such good players. In training, we're so good every day. We do everything right. And then it's just not clicking. Hopefully, in the coming games, it will (click) because we need to start really attacking teams and dominating games.

“I don't think it's nerves. I mean, we've all played on big stages for a while. So I don't think nerves are the best thing to put it down to. I just think football is like that sometimes. I think we're controlling games really well, we keep the ball well. But that direct approach, causing problems and going for teams, is probably what we're missing.”