🔗 Share this article Three Lions Team Selection Announced: Jude and Phil Left Out, Saka Makes Comeback The England manager has chosen to retain the identical England squad that triumphed against their previous opponents and produced a stellar performance in Belgrade last month, finding no place for the Real Madrid star and Phil Foden in his group for the upcoming friendly against the Welsh side and the qualifying match in Latvia. Although Phil Foden pushing for a return to the squad after regaining his top condition at his club, and Jude Bellingham having made a comeback for his Spanish club following a surgical procedure, the head coach has decided against including two of the nation's most prominent offensive stars. The young midfielder has been in the starting lineup only once for his club since his comeback. The England boss has made room for the Arsenal winger, who is back to fitness and has been restored in place of his injured club colleague Noni Madueke. The experienced attacker has not been handed a return to the squad. Complete Three Lions Team Announcement Goalkeepers Crystal Palace's keeper (Crystal Palace) Jordan Pickford (the Toffees) James Trafford (the Citizens) Defenders Newcastle's defender (the Magpies) Marc Guéhi (the Eagles) Reece James (Chelsea) Ezri Konsa (the Villans) Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) Jarell Quansah (the German club) Djed Spence (Spurs) Manchester City's star (the Sky Blues) Engine room Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) Nottingham Forest's playmaker (the Reds) Brentford's experienced head (Brentford) Milan's midfielder (the Italian side) Arsenal's anchor (Arsenal) Aston Villa's talent (Aston Villa) Forwards Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) Arsenal's attacker (Arsenal) Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United) Harry Kane (Bayern Munich) Marcus Rashford (Barcelona, loan from Manchester United) Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) Ollie Watkins (Villa) The national team coach expressed his admiration for the vibrancy in last month's squad and appears determined to keeping the same atmosphere. The Newcastle defender, who started at the defensive flank in the convincing victory in Serbia, has been ruled out due to a knock. The manager has opted against selecting a like-for-like substitute for the Magpies star but has selected the Manchester City defender, who had to pull out last month. Tuchel has spoken about the centre-back's importance for England and has suggested using him in midfield. There is no place for the midfielder, who was selected in the previous squad but pulled out injured and was replaced by the Milan player. The manager stated: “A mere three weeks since the last camp and the most recent victory, the latest display, so the consideration was why not select the same group in because they established a benchmark. Now it is about creating habits out of it. We have regrettably a couple of fitness issues at the moment with Tino and Madueke and we bring of course Bukayo Saka in to take the place of Noni. Jarell Quansah was a last-minute addition last time; he will remain with the squad.”