Flutey has struggled for form recently and has suffered a series of injuries Riki Flutey is expected to be omitted when England manager Martin Johnson names his 30-man squad for the Rugby World Cup on Monday, BBC Sport understands.
The New Zealand-born centre failed to impress in the recent warm-up friendly against Wales at Twickenham.
BBC Sport's Alastair Eykyn said Flutey's absence will leave the England midfield short of guile.
But Leicester's Manu Tuilagi and Wasps scrum-half Joe Simpson will be picked.
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Johnson is set to announce his squad selection at 1945 BST.
Flutey, 31, made his debut for England against the Pacific Islanders in 2008, two months after qualifying under residency rules, and scored four tries in the 2009 Six Nations before being selected for the Lions tour later that year.
However, he was unable to recapture that form in the 2010 Six Nations and he was then sidelined by a series of shoulder and calf injuries.
He returned to win his 14th cap after an absence of 17 months against Wales at Twickenham earlier this month.
Tuilagi, who marked his England debut with a try against the Welsh in that match, was voted last season's Premiership young player of the year and the Samoan-born 20-year-old will be hoping to make a big impact for Johnson's side.
Simpson, who has yet to win his first senior cap, looks set to benefit from the toe injury which ruled Danny Care out of the tournament.
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