Summary

  • 'Raheem is very important for us but I felt it was the right thing.'

  • Sterling dropped from squad to face Montenegro after Gomez clash

  • England need point to guarantee Euro 2020 qualification

  • Get involved via #bbcfootball

Live Reporting

Tom Rostance

  1. A feeding frenzy. First question will probably be about James Maddison.

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  2. Should Southgate have gone public?

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer

    Raheem SterlingGetty Images

    Gareth Southgate will have carefully weighed up the decision to go public with his punishment of Raheem Sterling - already criticised by former England internationals such as Rio Ferdinand - but clearly feels the potential damage means he has to deliver a public show of strength.

    Many will argue such matters should be kept in-house, but once the decision to drop Sterling was taken, it had to be explained and, given the headlines surrounding the incident, no-one would have bought a convenient injury as a reason for him missing the Montenegro game.

    The England manager has shown authority and leadership.

  3. Get involved

    #bbcfootball or text us on 81111 (UK Only)

    So two players have had a row in training, we are always told this happens all the time.

    Does it matter? Should England have swept it all under the carpet? Has Gareth Southgate done the right thing?

    Let us know your thoughts.

  4. I've been watching a live stream of a fire door for the last 10 minutes. Gareth Southgate will walk through it any minute.

  5. What happened?

    Raheem Sterling & Joe Gomez take part in England training

    Raheem Sterling admitted "emotions got the better of me" after being dropped for England's Euro 2020 qualifier against Montenegro following a clash with team-mate Joe Gomez.

    The Football Association said Sterling had been dropped "as a result of a disturbance in a private team area".

    The Manchester City forward, 24, then took to social media to confirm "a five to 10 second thing" with Liverpool's Joe Gomez, 22, in the England camp.

    But he added the pair were now "good".

    Sterling and Gomez had an on-field argument during the Reds' 3-1 Premier League victory at Anfield on Sunday.

    "Both Joe and I have had words and figured things out and moved on," Sterling said via his Instagram account on Tuesday.

  6. It was all going so well...

    Gareth SouthgateGetty Images

    Ah.

    Gareth Southgate was all set to talk about England men's 1,000th match and the prospect of qualifying for Euro 2020.

    And then Raheem Sterling and Joe Gomez had a dust-up and the world of sports news went into overdrive...