11.   Prop George Latu limped out of training Wednesday after damaging his ankle and lock Daryl Williams was unable to train with a stomach bug.

12.   Shearer returned to training after a severe strain in his lower back, while Gascoigne trained for the first time in more than two weeks after damaging his ankle.

13.   Sheringham damaged the ankle when he collided with reserve keeper Espen Baardsen during training.

14.   Stich was referring to his new outlook on the game following his long injury lay-off after badly damaging his ankle while playing in Vienna last October.