Tuchel names 35-man England squad - with Alexander-Arnold BLANKED

Tuchel names 35-man England squad - with Alexander-Arnold BLANKED

England coach Thomas Tuchel has named an extended squad for friendlies at Wembley Stadium against Uruguay on 27 March and Japan on 31 March.

It is a 35-man squad, with the selection the penultimate ahead of Tuchel selecting his World Cup line-up.

It sees recalls for Manchester United duo Harry Maguire and Kobbie Mainoo, while AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori is back for the first time since October 2023.

Leeds striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin returns after more than five years awayp and Tottenham's Dominic Solanke makes his first squad since October 2024.

But there is no place for Real Madrid full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold.

"We decided to divide it into basically two camps almost," Tuchel said of his decision to select a 35-man squad.

"So we bring players in that we haven't seen, who haven't played so much, to open up the picture and the competition for plane tickets to the US."

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 Guehi (Crystal Palace), 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)