May 8 2006

Andy Johnson

Andrew Johnson has been put on standby for England's World Cup squad.

Johnson who has scored 17 goals for Palace this season has been named in Sven-Goran Eriksson's standby list for the final 23-man squad which will travel to Germany in June.

Other players on standby include Tottenham's Defoe, and West Ham's Reo-Coker.

With both Rooney and Owen currently struggling for fitness there could well be a place for Palace's star striker.

The full 23-man squad is as follows: -

Robinson (Tottenham), James (Manchester City), Green (Norwich); G Neville (Manchester United), Ferdinand (Manchester United), Terry (Chelsea), Cole (Arsenal), Campbell (Arsenal), Carragher (Liverpool), Bridge (Chelsea), Beckham (Real Madrid), Carrick (Tottenham), Lampard (Chelsea), Gerrard (Liverpool), Hargreaves (Bayern Munich), Jenas (Tottenham), Downing (Middlesbrough), J Cole (Chelsea), Lennon (Tottenham), Rooney (Manchester United), Owen (Newcastle), Crouch (Liverpool), Walcott (Arsenal).

Players on standby: -

Carson (Liverpool), Young (Charlton), Reo-Coker (West Ham), Defoe (Tottenham), Johnson (Crystal Palace).