Serious injuries to Ben Foster and Fraser Forster have rocked the England squad and Roy Hodgson made no attempt to pretend otherwise . ‘ We thought we had three top-class goalkeepers and now we only have one , ’ said the England boss . It probably wasn ’ t what Rob Green and Jack Butland wanted to hear , but at least he was honest . ‘ We were devastated , ’ said Hodgson , when asked about Forster , who could be out for the rest of the year after surgery to mend a broken knee-cap . Joe Hart is England 's only remaining 'world class ' keeper after the injuries to Ben Foster and Fraser Forster . Rob Green ( centre ) returned to the England squad with Hart ( left ) and Jack Butland ( right ) Roy Hodgson said : 'We thought we had three top-class goalkeepers and now we only have one ’ ‘ I ’ ve been in touch but there ’ s not much you can do to cheer him up . It ’ s the same with Ben Foster , who will be out for the rest of the season and a good way into next . 'It is a good opportunity for every goalkeeper in the country to show me what they can do . In the past we thought people were hard to replace but others came along. ’ Forster , 27 , was hurt when he collided with Burnley 's Sam Vokes while clearing the ball in Southampton 's 2-0 win on Saturday . It 's estimated he could be out of action for between nine months and a year . Roger East checks on Forster after the clash with Burnley 's Sam Vokes that could put him out for a year . Southampton 's in-form keeper Forster was carried off the pitch on a stretcher on Saturday . West Brom 's Foster will be out for six months after surgery found he had damaged his anterior cruciate ligament . The injury in the Baggies ' victory over Stoke was initially thought to be cartilage damage but an exploratory operation found it to be much worse . QPR 's Green has been called up for the Euro 2016 qualifier against Lithuania on Friday and friendly against Italy on Tuesday , joining England Under 21 's first-choice Jack Butland . England 's No 1 Joe Hart , the remaining 'world class ' keeper for Hodgson , admitted that the injuries to Foster and Forster hit the England camp hard but backs Green to step into the void . West Brom 's Ben Foster was also forced out of the England squad with an anterior cruciate ligament injury . Foster will be out for a month with the knee injury that paves the way for Green to join the England squad . ' I was gutted for Ben and Fraser . It ’ s really , really sad news . It has rocked us all as a goalkeeping group and rocked all the lads in the squad because they are great guys and they are having a great season , ' the Manchester City keeper said . 'But Greeny has come in and hopefully he can profit . He did brilliant in the Championship last year . I remember watching him in the play-off final , when he was man of the match for me . QPR are in a bad position but he has been fantastic this season . 'Greeny is rock solid . His mentality is great . And he is a very good goalkeeper who has been playing at the top level for a long time . There are no surprises . '
England 's back-up keepers Ben Foster and Fraser Forster out long-term . Roy Hodgson said it leaves England with one world class keeper , Joe Hart . Southampton 's Forster out for up to a year after breaking his knee cap . Foster suffered anterior cruciate ligament damage playing for West Brom . Comment: