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Manny Feyi-Waboso endured a nightmare return to rugby as he was sent off and saw England blow a 12-point lead to lose to France.
The Exeter Chiefs flier, back on a pitch for the first time in six months after shoulder surgery, caught France fly-half Antoine Hastoy with a neck-high tackle half an hour into the Twickenham friendly.
British and Irish Lions head coach Andy Farrell had hinted he could add Feyi-Waboso to his tour party, but that looks unlikely after the yellow card initially shown to the 22-year old was upgraded to red.
England co-captain George Ford said: 'It's all pretty raw right now for Manny so it's hard to say anything to him other than try to keep his head up
'You just want to get around him and support him. What will be will be with the disciplinary process.'
Steve Borthwick, the England head coach, refused to prejudge the matter, which will be decided on Sunday by a disciplinary panel.
On Monday he names his 36-man tour squad for the three-Test tour to Argentina and the United States and is keen as mustard to have available a player who burst onto the international al scene with five tries in his first eight Tests.
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso was sent off on his return to rugby after six months out injured
The England star's chances of being added to the British & Irish Lions party have taken a hit
England blew a 12-point lead to fall to a 26-24 defeat by France at Twickenham on Saturday
England's concerns run deeper than the fate of one player. Having given the French a 12-point head start they had the game in the bag when leading by the same margin with five minutes to go.
'When you're 24-12 up you need to be better to see the game out,' said Ford.
England must learn fast as they face the Pumas on Saturday week in the first of back to back Tests against a nation celebrating its historic defeat of the Lions.
'Argentina are obviously a brilliant team,' Ford acknowledged. 'It's a tough challenge but an exciting one.'
