Chelsea defender Josh Acheampong has been spotted training with the England Under-21s ahead of their fixtures against Moldova and Andorra.

The Blues centre-back limped off in the second-half of the memorable victory over Liverpool on Saturday afternoon with what appeared to me a muscular problem. After the game, assistant coach Willy Caballero, stepping in for the post-match press conference after Enzo Maresca was sent off, said the decisions to take Acheampong and his defensive partner Benoit Badiashile off were precautionary.

Acheampong, though, appears to be fine. The 19-year-old defender, who was imperious in the win over the Reds, has been training at St. George's Park this week as he prepares to compete for Lee Carsley's young Lions over the next 10 days.

Maresca will be pleased that Acheampong is fit as the last thing the Chelsea head coach needs is more of his defenders suffering an injury. The Blues were without Tosin Adarabioyo (calf), Wesley Fofana (concussion) and Levi Colwill (knee) for the win at the weekend, while Trevoh Chalobah sat out to serve his one-match suspension.

There is hope, however, Tosin will return for the trip to Nottingham Forest after the international break, with the defender...