England have confirmed their squad for September’s UEFA Nations League matches.
Interim manager Lee Carsley, who replaced Gareth Southgate after Euro 2024, promised to put his own stamp on the squad when he was announced and has made a handful of big calls ahead of games this month comes
Carsley has shown faith in the young players he knows from his time as England Under-21 manager, handing initial call-ups to Chelsea winger Noni Madueke, Newcastle United right-back Tino Livramento, Lille midfielder Angel Gomes and Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White.
Chelsea centre-back Levi Colwill, who has a senior cap, is also part of an England squad for the first time since October 2023, while there is also a return for Manchester City’s Rico Lewis.
Jack Grealish is back in the fold after being left out of Southgate’s final Euro 2024 squad this summer, despite seeing just 19 minutes of action for Manchester City this season, while Harry Maguire also returns.
There is no sign of it arsenal defender Ben White. The 26-year-old has not played for England since the 2022 World Cup and, despite the departure of former manager Southgate, remains out of contention under Carsley.
Manchester United Left-back Luke Shaw is injured on the sidelines Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham, who is due to return from a calf injury after the international break.
Kieran Trippier, a regular feature of Southgate’s teams over the years, confirmed his retirement from international duties hours before the announcement of the template.
England head to Dublin to face the Republic of Ireland on September 7, before welcoming Finland to Wembley Stadium three days later on September 10.
The Three Lions were relegated from the top tier of Nations League football, the ‘A’ bracket, during the 2022/23 campaign. Struggling to now re-establish themselves in Nations League B, England have been drawn in Group 2 alongside the Republic of Ireland, Finland and Greece.
The goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Nick Pope (Newcastle).
defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Tino Livramento (Newcastle), Rico Lewis (Man City), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Harry Maguire (Man Utd), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), John Stones (Man City).
midfielders: Conor Gallagher (Atletico de Madrid), Kobbie Mainoo (Man Utd), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottm Forest), Angel Gomes (Lille), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Phil Foden (Man City).
in front: Noni Madueke (Chelsea), Jack Grealish (Man City), Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
