Theo Walcott hospitalized after Clash with San Marino's Keeper

Theo Walcott was taken to hospital for a chest scan following a challenge described by manager Roy Hodgson as "reckless" in his team's 5-0 win over San Marino in World Cup Group H qualifying on Friday.

San Marino goalkeeper Aldo Simoncini charged into the Arsenal player in the fifth minute as Walcott tried to get on the end of a through ball.

He needed five minutes of treatment on the field before going off to be replaced by Tottenham Hotspur's Aaron Lennon.

"I think if I describe it as a reckless challenge I am being very kind," Hodgson told reporters. "It was a very fierce challenge.