England’s Gareth Southgate puzzled by implications of Billy Gilmour Covid case

Gareth Southgate’s England have had their preparations disrupted (Frank Augstein/AP)

Gareth Southgate is confused as to how Billy Gilmour’s positive coronavirus test appears to be having a bigger impact on England than Scotland as isolating Mason Mount and Ben Chilwell face missing the Czech Republic clash.

The Scottish Football Association announced on Monday morning that the 20-year-old midfielder had tested positive for Covid-19 and would miss Tuesday’s crunch Group D encounter with Croatia.