Agbonlahor handed England call-up

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Darren Bent limped out of training on Tuesday morning to reduce Capello's options for Wednesday's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine still further, following the injury withdrawals of Carlton Cole and Emile Heskey after Saturday's victory over Slovakia.

That left just Peter Crouch - who Capello has confirmed will start at Wembley - to fill the advanced berth usually occupied by Heskey.

So Capello has turned to Agbonlahor, despite the fact the youngster withdrew from the England Under-21 squad last week with an apparent injury problem.

Agbonlahor was impressive on his senior international debut in Germany last November but has suffered a dramatic loss of form since.

One goal in his last 16 matches for a struggling Villa side saw him booed by his own fans in a recent home game against Tottenham, before he was dropped by Capello when he picked his original squad for the current double-header.

Agbonlahor was selected instead by under-21s boss Stuart Pearce, only to pull out last Thursday with a hamstring strain.

However, the injury appears to have healed sufficiently for him to be considered for Wednesday's crucial match with Group Six rivals Ukraine.