Gareth Southgate has given Jarrod Bowen his first call-up to England, rewarding the winger for his good season at West Ham. The coach has also selected Leicester winger James Justin in a 27-man squad for the extensive League of Nations program in the first half of June.
England face Hungary and Germany away from home before facing Italy and Hungary at Molineux. The Hungarian match in Budapest and the Italian qualifier will be played behind closed doors as punishment for the disorder of the fans.
Southgate recalled Milan midfielder Fikayo Tomori along with Kyle Walker, Kieran Trippier and Kalvin Phillips. Trippier and Phillips were injured for the previous international meeting in late March, when England beat Switzerland and Côte d’Ivoire, while Walker was rested.
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Pickford (Everton), Pope (Burnley), Ramsdale (Arsenal); Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Coady (Wolves), Guehi (Crystal Palace), James (Chelsea), Justin (Leicester), Maguire (Manchester United), Stones (Manchester City), Tomori (Milan), Trippier (Newcastle), Walker (Manchester City), White (Arsenal); Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Gallagher (Crystal Palace, on loan from Chelsea), Mount (Chelsea), Phillips (Leeds), Rice (West Ham), Ward-Prowse (Southampton); Abraham (Roma), Bowen (West Ham), Foden (Manchester City), Grealish (Manchester City), Kane (Tottenham), Saka (Arsenal), Sterling (Manchester City).
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Aston Villa midfielder Tyrone Mings and Arsenal attacking midfielder Emile Smith Rowe have been ruled out with a minor injury, and Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has been sidelined. 31 year old player workload this season. .
Henderson is preparing for Saturday’s Champions League final against Real Madrid in Paris and Southgate explained why he included Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is likely to stay in the squad for only the first two games. his Liverpool teammate.
He said: “I talked to the two guys about what they thought was best for them. They’re in different positions because Jordan’s age, the number of games he has, is totally different from Trent, of course, and we have good players in all these cases. [midfield] areas of the field. We have cover.
“But we felt that with Hendo we didn’t have to see him this summer and with Trent, a little different. We would like you to accompany us from the beginning of the camp. We gave him the option to find out a little later, so he had a longer break after the final, but he felt more comfortable to continue and finish a little earlier.
There is no room for Villa Ollie Watkins striker, who late replaced injured Tammy Abraham in the last squad. Abraham is included again in the beginning. Neither Kyle Walker-Peters nor Tyrick Mitchell have retained their seats. They had their first calls last time as late substitutes.
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Luke Shaw is lost due to injury and Ben Chilwell is not fit enough, having just returned from a long dismissal. Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho are still out in the cold.
Southgate said Bowen had earned his place with “consistently strong performances” and referred to the threat and frankness of the 25-year-old’s goals. Bowen played Hereford in the fifth division in the 2013-14 season. “His journey is really interesting in terms of the experiences he’s had,” said Southgate, who pointed to it as proof that players can reach the top without being in an elite academy.
Justin joins the team after a strong return from a cross injury and Southgate said the 24-year-old was an expert on right or left wing, comfortable in possession and a “super athlete”.
“He is a player we have been following for a long time and he obviously had a very serious injury and now, we believe, he has played many games and has been able to play more regularly,” said the England coach.
Southgate said Marc Guéhi of Crystal Palace may have to leave due to injury.