Elliott Anderson has earned his first senior call-up for England in September’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia.
Anderson’s impressive performances at the UEFA Under-21s Euro in June coupled with a shoulder injury for Jude Bellingham saw him secure his first senior call-up for England.
Bukayo Saka misses out with a hamstring injury up front whilst Cole Palmer is sidelined with a groin injury, which has seen Jarrod Bowen and Marcus Rashford both recalled to the forward selection as Ivan Toney is snubbed.
Adam Wharton has returned in midfield as Conor Gallagher and Curtis Jones are dropped.
Trevoh Chalobah, Levi Colwill and Kyle Walker all miss out in defence as Tino Livramento is recalled after his U21 Euro exploits, whilst Djed Spence is called up for the first time and John Stones recalled but Trent Alexander-Arnold has been snubbed from both defensive and midfield selections.
In goal, Tuchel has retained Dean Henderson, Jordan Pickford and James Trafford as the three clear stand-out goalkeepers available for selection.
England host Andorra at Villa Park on Saturday 6 September at 5pm BST before they face a tricky trip to Serbia at Dubocica Stadium, Leskovac, on Tuesday 9 September at 8:45pm CEST (7:45pm BST), knowing that victories in both games will put them on the cusp of automatic qualification for the World Cup.
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), James Trafford (Manchester City)
Defence: Dan Burn (Newcastle), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Tino Livramento (Newcastle), Djed Spence (Tottenham), John Stones (Manchester City)
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Midfield: Elliott Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace)
Forward: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Arsenal), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
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