England manager Gareth Southgate has confirmed his 26-man squad for the upcoming games against Australia and Italy in the October international break.
Jarrod Bowen’s fantastic form for West Ham has earned him a call up, while Ollie Watkins also has a place in the squad following his hat-trick during Aston Villa‘s 6-1 win over Brighton at the weekend.
Meanwhile, Bukayo Saka has been surprisingly called up to the squad despite struggling with an injury. The Arsenal winger was taken off in the first half of Wednesday’s Champions League defeat to RC Lens.
The Three Lions will face Australia in a friendly at Wembley on Friday, October 13, before taking on Italy in a Euro 2024 qualifier at the same venue
England squad in full:
Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal), Sam Johnstone (Crystal Palace).
Defenders: Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Lewis Dunk (Brighton), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
Midfielders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Jordan Henderson (Al-Ettifaq), Kalvin Phillips (Manchester City), Declan Rice (Arsenal).
Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), James Maddison (Tottenham), Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
