King had been a major doubt for the match having played against Bolton just 4 days earlier, however his performance in this game and many other games in early 2010 look to have secured his place in Fabio Capello's England squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
King hade varit ett stort tvivel inför matchen då han hade spelat mot Bolton bara 4 dagar tidigare, men hans prestationer i denna och många andra matcher i början av 2010 säkrade platsen i Fabio Capellos Englandtrupp för VM i Sydafrika 2010.