Ricketts spot on for Bolton

Bolton 1 Aston Villa 0

Vassell, who was a member of England’s World Cup squad on duty in Japan during the summer, sustained a hamstring injury in the dying stages of the first-half of his side’s 1-0 defeat against Bolton at the Reebok Stadium.

England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson will today name his squad for the Villa Park friendly, with the 22-year-old Vassell seemingly unlikely to be included, according to Taylor.