The England coach was at The Emirates as Wilshere played for 69 minutes in Arsenal's 4-0 win over Aston Villa, although team-mate Theo Walcott missed out with a hamstring injury that is likely to sideline him for up to 10-days.
But Andros Townsend is hoping that his late surge of form for relegated Newcastle could see him force his way back into the reckoning following Danny Welbeck's injury.
Hodgson was expected to name a 23-man squad for the European Championships, but is now set to unveil a larger-than-planned party which he will then have to explain the make-up of.
England will be without at least six players from Liverpool and Manchester United for the opening friendly against Turkey next Sunday due to their Europa League Final and FA Cup Final commitments. The Football Association must submit their final squad by May 31.
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After the disappointment of losing Welbeck, Hodgson was boosted by the return of Jordan Henderson in Liverpool's 1-1 draw with West Brom.
Henderson made his first appearance since damaging knee ligaments against Borussia Dortmund on April 7 when coming on for the final 26 minutes at The Hawthorns.