Overview

• Stones said recurring foot and hamstring problems left him so drained last season that he thought about stopping international football.
• He made only 11 Premier League appearances in 2024–25, with a hamstring injury ending his campaign in February and his last England cap coming in October 2024.
• The 31-year-old has been named for Thursday’s friendly against Wales and for the 14 October World Cup qualifier in Latvia, where a win would clinch a place at next summer’s finals.
• While injured in June, he joined an England warm‑weather camp in Spain at Tuchel’s request to support the group and continue training.
• At Manchester City he has five starts this season as Pep Guardiola leans on a Ruben Dias–Joško Gvardiol partnership, and he enters the final year of his contract with reports questioning whether a new deal will be offered.