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England manager Gareth Southgate has named four uncapped players in his first squad since being named Eon a permanent basis – while there are recalls for Jermain Defoe and Jake Livermore.
Michael Keane of FC Burnley, West Ham United’s Michail Antonio as well as FC Southampton pair Nathan Redmond and James Ward-Prowse will all be hopeful of winning their first caps away to Germany for a friendly on March 22 in Dortmund or against Lithuania in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier at Wembley Stadium on March 26.
Captain Wayne Rooney is absent through injury, but the squad has been bolstered with the addition of in-form Sunderland striker Defoe, who made his debut against Sweden in April 2004 – Southgate’s final game in a Three Lions shirt.
Livermore’s only previous senior international cap was in a 2-1 victory against Italy in August 2012. The last outfield West Bromwich Albion player to appear for England was Steve Hunt in a 2-0 defeat by USSR in 1984.
ENGLAND
Goalkeepers
Fraser Forster (FC Southampton), Joe Hart (FC Torino), Tom Heaton (FC Burnley)
Defenders
Ryan Bertrand (FC Southampton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea FC), Nathaniel Clyne (FC Liverpool), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Michael Keane (FC Burnley), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), Chris Smalling (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
Midfielders
Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur), Michail Antonio (West Ham United), Ross Barkley (Everton FC), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Adam Lallana (FC Liverpool), Jesse Lingard (Manchester United), Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal FC), Nathan Redmond (FC Southampton), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), James Ward-Prowse (FC Southampton)
Forwards
Jermain Defoe (AFC Sunderland), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Jamie Vardy (Leicester City)
