England have handed first name-ups to Chelsea’s Cole Palmer, Manchester City’s Rico Lewis and Aston Villa’s Ezri Konsa for this month’s European Championship qualifiers in opposition to Malta and North Macedonia, the Football Association (FA) mentioned on Monday.
Palmer has scored 4 league targets since becoming a member of Chelsea from City on deadline day, together with a stoppage-time equaliser in a 4-4 Premier League draw between the perimeters on Sunday.
Konsa, 26, has performed a key position in Villa’s rise to fifth within the league standings. The 18-yr-previous Lewis has made 10 appearances in all competitions for Premier League champions City.
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James Maddison, Lewis Dunk and Callum Wilson, who had been named within the preliminary squad introduced final week, have withdrawn as a consequence of damage.
Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham can be an damage doubt, however retains his place within the squad.
England face Malta in Group C at Wembley on Friday, earlier than travelling to play North Macedonia subsequent Monday. Gareth Southgate’s facet have certified for the Euro 2024 finals.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Sam Johnstone (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)
Defenders: Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Rico Lewis (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), Cole Palmer (Chelsea)
Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is printed from a syndicated information company feed – Reuters)
