Caretaker England manager Lee Carsley has named his squad for October’s internationals.
After a perfect start to life in the senior dugout, Carsley has made a handful of bold changes to his second team, including the introduction of Tottenham Hotspur striker Dominic Solanke.
Solanke, the lone England boss to come off the bench in November 2017, earns a souvenir for the Three Lions after an impressive run of form with spurs who gave up three goals in as many games before Carsley’s squad was announced.
However, Solanke’s Spurs team-mate James Maddison continues to miss out on a place in the England squad despite catching the eye in recent weeks.
There is a big return to midfield as Jude Bellingham is set for his first taste of life under Carsley. The Real Madrid The star, who was injured for September’s internationals, never played under the current manager at Under-21 level, but was promoted to the seniors shortly before Carsley took the job.
Manchester City defender Kyle Walker also returns to the squad, having missed out in September.
One in-form player who hasn’t made the cut is Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers, whose return of one assist and two goals this season has not seen him force his way into the senior set-up.
There are no places for Manchester United the duo Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw. The former has struggled for minutes this season and leaves the squad, while the latter remains out of action and is not expected to return until later this month.
England enjoyed a perfect start to Nations League B, taking on both the Republic of Ireland and Finland last month, but the Three Lions currently sit second in Group 2 as Greece have piled up a difference of goals superior
Greece head to Wembley on October 10 for a battle that could go a long way to deciding top spot in the group, before England make the trip to Finland three days later in search of a repeat win by 2-0 last month.
The goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Newcastle United)
defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Rico Lewis (Manchester City), John Stones (Manchester City), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
midfieldersJude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Angel Gomes (Lille), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Declan Rice (Arsenal)
in front: Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
