Midfielder pair out of crucial game

England midfield duo Owen Hargreaves and Frank Lampard are out of tomorrow's vital Euro 2008 qualifier with Russia report Football.co.uk.

Both players have been struggling with thigh problems which kept them out of the game with Israel on Saturday. Aston Villa skipper Gareth Barry is now certain to retain his place alongside Steven Gerrard.

Russian captain, Andrei Arshavin, has targetted Paul Robinson as England's weak link say 4 The Game. Let's just hope they don't get anywhere near the goal to find out if their theory is correct.