Thursday 6 November 2014 17:49, UK
Gareth Southgate has named his England Under-21 squad for next week’s friendlies against Portugal and France.
With top scorer Saido Berahino called into the senior England squad, there is a first call-up for Bournemouth striker Callum Wilson and also for Fulham goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli,
Southgate welcomes back Burnley pair Danny Ings and Nathaniel Chalobah, who both missed last month’s Euro play-off win over Croatia through injury.
Their return is well-timed as England take on Portugal at Turf Moor on Thursday 13 November before travelling to Brest for the game against France the following Monday.
The squad will meet up at St George’s Park on Monday to start their preparations while Southgate will be in Prague on Thursday for the draw for next summer’s European Championships.
England U21 squad:
Goalkeepers: Marcus Bettinelli (Fulham), Jonathan Bond (Watford), Jack Butland (Derby County, loan from Stoke City).
Defenders: Luke Garbutt (Everton), Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough), Carl Jenkinson (West Ham United, loan from Arsenal), Michael Keane (Burnley, loan from Manchester United), Jamaal Lascelles (Nottingham Forest, loan from Newcastle United), Liam Moore (Leicester City), Jack Robinson (Huddersfield Town, loan from QPR).
Midfielders: Tom Carroll (Swansea City, loan from Tottenham Hotspur), Nathaniel Chalobah (Burnley, loan from Chelsea), Jake Forster-Caskey (Brighton & Hove Albion), Will Hughes (Derby County), Thomas Ince (Nottingham Forest, loan from Hull City), Alex Pritchard (Brentford, loan from Tottenham Hotspur), Nathan Redmond (Norwich City).
Forwards: Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough, loan from Chelsea), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Danny Ings (Burnley), Callum Wilson (AFC Bournemouth), Cauley Woodrow (Fulham).
