This archive report was first published on 3 October 2019.
England manager Gareth Southgate has named his squad for the upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers, with Chelsea's Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori receiving their first senior call-ups.
Abraham has been a surprise package in the 2019/2020 season, scoring eight goals in all competitions very early on, and has been tipped to switch allegiance and play for the Nigeria football team, but it looks like the England call-up was a louder one.
However, he is yet to make a conclusive decision on his international future, and if he features against either Czechs or Bulgaria in the upcoming qualifiers, he will not be able to switch allegiance.
Tomori has been a surprise regular starter at the back for Chelsea and his defensive performances have not gone unnoticed by Southgate.
Other notable names in the latest England squad include Everton midfielder Fabian Delph and Leicester City playmaker James Maddison.
Speaking on his latest squad, Southgate said it was almost a no-brainer to select Abraham because of his recent electrifying form, stating, "It was a fairly easy decision [to pick him] as he's the leading English goalscorer in the league,"
Notably, the 22-year-old Abraham's call-up has obviously come at the expense of several other big England names, including Manchester United winger Jesse Lingard, who cut an isolated figure for his club, and Manchester City right back Kyle Walker, who is also a notable absentee, with another defender – Wan Bissaka (Man United) also missing out through injury.
Tottenham midfielder Delle Ali also did not make the cut.
