Crystal Palace stars Adam Wharton and Dean Henderson have been included in England's squad 35-man squad for friendlies with Uruguay and Japan. Henderson will join the squad late, as one of 11 players Tuchel is giving a rest.
Crystal Palace captain Dean Henderson and star midfielder Adam Wharton have been named in Thomas Tuchel’s 35-man England squad.
The Three Lions will take on Uruguay and Japan in friendlies at Wembley in what is the final camp before the World Cup squad is announced.
Both Henderson and Wharton are expected to make the final 26-man squad for the World Cup, which takes place in the USA, Mexico and Canada this summer.
The biggest omission from the squad was Trent Alexander-Arnold, with the Real Madrid right back’s international career looking all but over.
While there was also no spot for Ollie Watkins, who is overlooked, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Dominic Solanke included alongside Harry Kane.
Adam Wharton is fighting for a spot alongside Declan Rice in the England midfield. Image Credit: Reuters.Former Eagle Marc Guehi is also included in the squad after continuing to excel since his move to Manchester City.
Henderson is one of 11 players who will join the camp late, with Tuchel wanting to get a look at his newer players and give those who have played a lot of minutes a break.
Speaking on Henderson and the other late joiners, Tuchel said: “All of these guys have played 3,500 minutes or more this season.
”Some have already played more minutes than the whole of last season and there is still a lot of football to play.
"All of them have contributed in September, October or November and have a bit of credit with me.
“We think that to give them a break mentally and physically will benefit us. They will come with hunger."
England squad for matches with Uruguay and Japan:
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), James Trafford (Manchester City), Aaron Ramsdale (Newcastle United), Jason Steele (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Marc Guéhi (Manchester City), Lewis Hall (Newcastle United), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Manchester City), Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan)
Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), James Garner (Everton), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace)
Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Arsenal), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona, loan from Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur)