CHALOBAH GETS THE LAST LAUGH

WATFORD midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah took just five days to go from victim of a spoof call to the proudest day of his career – a genuine England call-up.

At Bournemouth last weekend, Chalobah (above) was tricked by the Cherries’ Harry Arter, who shouted for him to leave the ball when he had a goalscoring chance.

But as Hornets head coach Marco Silva celebrated the prospect of only the third permanent Watford player to win a senior England cap, after Luther Blissett and John Barnes, Chalobah, 22, had the last laugh.

Silva said of the former Chelsea midfielder’s call-up: “Congratulations to him – it is very good for us as a club, but firstly for the boy himself.

“He is a wonderful boy and has worked hard for this moment.”

Of the Arter incident, Silva added: “It is not the best thing to see. But it helps players to learn faster and shows we have to be ready for everything in a match.”