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Alex Greenwood is well enough to return home and is set to be checked out by Manchester City after sustaining a head injury while on England duty.<\/p>\n
England\u2019s 3-2 Women\u2019s Nations League loss in Belgium on Tuesday evening was compounded by Greenwood being carried off on a stretcher following an accidental clash of heads with Jassina Blom in the first half.<\/p>\n
Greenwood was \u201cconscious and talking\u201d afterwards, according to Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman, who added: \u201cI haven\u2019t talked to the medical staff yet. She\u2019s alright \u2013 when she\u2019s walking, she\u2019s alright.\u201d<\/p>\n
City issued a further update on their defender, who received treatment for more than 10 minutes on the field before being taken off and replaced by Chelsea\u2019s Jess Carter.<\/p>\n
A statement on City\u2019s website on Wednesday morning said: \u201cAlex Greenwood will return to the City Football Academy for further medical assessments after sustaining a head injury on international duty.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can confirm she has been carefully monitored, is alert and well and will return home later today ahead of a review with our medical team.\u201d<\/p>\n
England\u2019s hopes of progressing in the competition suffered a blow following a second loss, with Belgium leapfrogging the Lionesses into second place in their group after a seesaw encounter in Leuven.<\/p>\n
Belgium took the lead through Laura de Neve but an England side missing several key players hit back through Lucy Bronze and Fran Kirby before a leveller from Tessa Wullaert, who then scored a penalty.<\/p>\n
Former England captain Faye White believes this will be a good test of the resolve of the Euro 2022 champions and Women\u2019s World Cup finalists and called on them to be more clinical in front of goal.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think after major tournaments in the past, England have always gone into really easy qualifying group games and this Nations League is a good test now because it\u2019s higher quality opposition, almost like the knockouts or a group stage of a of a tournament,\u201d White told BBC Radio 5 Live.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s dealing with all these different factors, plus (they had) two real key players still out, waiting for Beth Mead and Leah Williamson to come back. Lauren James wasn\u2019t available either in the squad.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we\u2019re strong enough still to be able to get these games \u2013 when you make 18 chances but only put two away and still concede three, that\u2019s the issue, isn\u2019t it?\u201d<\/p>\n