KEVIN Nolan has been forced to withdraw from the England U20s squad for tomorrow's friendly International in Portugal.

The Wanderer's midfielder picked up a knock in Saturday's 4-1 victory over Ipswich. He is undergoing treatment but is expected to be available for the Reebok clash with Spurs on Saturday week, a fixture Gudni Bergsson and Stig Tofting have targeted for their comebacks.

Nolan is one of four withdrawals from Martin Hunter's U20s squad, joining Jolean Lescott (Wolves), Bobby Zamora (Brighton) and Andrew Johnson (Birmingham City) on the casualty list.