Owen should be fit for Welsh clash, says Eriksson

England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson is confident Michael Owen will shrug off injury and take his place in the starting line-up to face Wales in Saturday's World Cup qualifier.

However, the Real Madrid striker may have to miss one or possibly two of England's training sessions due to the slight muscular strain which he sustained in his team's Spanish League defeat to Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday.

"Michael has a slight problem with his hamstring but we believe it is only a minor issue," Eriksson told www.TheFA.com.

"Michael will meet up with the rest of the squad on Tuesday and our medical staff, who are already aware of the situation, will assess him then."

"Our feeling at the moment is that it should only keep him out of one or two training sessions so we expect him to be available for selection for the game against Wales on Saturday."