England's Euro 2012 plans have been hit by another worrying injury to a key player. And speculation is growing that manager Roy Hodgson may be forced to ask Rio Ferdinand - left out of his original squad - to step into the breach.

Chelsea defender Gary Cahill went straight to hospital from Wembley on Saturday night for a scan to determine whether or not he has a broken jaw after he was hurt in a 17th-minute collision with goalkeeper Joe Hart.

Ouch! England's Gary Cahill, centre, collides with goalkeeper Joe Hart

If Cahill is ruled out of the tournament, which starts on Friday, Hodgson will come under pressure to call up Ferdinand. The Manchester United defender, who has returned home after an end-of-season holiday in Thailand, was left out of the original Euro 2012 squad.

Hodgson cited ‘football reasons’ for his decision, claiming the embarrassment of Ferdinand being in the same squad as John Terry while the Chelsea captain is awaiting trial for racial abuse of Ferdinand’s brother, Anton, was not a factor.

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