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Tuchel announces latest England squad featuring two controversial picks

Published 10:21 23 May 2025 BST

Updated 11:04 23 May 2025 BST

Harry Warner
Tuchel announces latest England squad featuring two controversial picks

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It comes ahead of a World Cup qualifier in June

Thomas Tuchel has announced his latest England squad had it features two very controversial picks.

Tuchel is only just at the start of his England career as manager and kicked it off with two wins against Latvia and Albania.

That squad selection stirred some controversy at the time with the inclusions and exclusion of certain players.

Now Tuchel has chosen his latest squad to face Andorra in the latest World Cup qualifier as well as Senegal in a friendly.

The squad includes:

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), James Trafford (Burnley)

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Dan Burn (Newcastle), Trevor Chalobah (Chelsea), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Kyle Walker (Ac Milan, on loan from Manchester City)

Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Jordan Henderson (Ajax), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle)

Forwards: Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).

Many have been left unsure by the inclusion once again of Jordan Henderson as well as the decision to reinclude Ivan Toney who is currently out playing in Saudi Arabia.Ivan Toney is set to be called up to the England squad for the upcoming international games.

It will be the first call up for the striker since Euro 2024 and his move to Saudi Arabia in August of that year. The Ah Ahli striker has 29 goals in 43 games for the Saudi club helping them to win the Asian Champions League this season.

England will play World Cup qualifiers against Andorra on 7 June and a friendly against Senegal on 10 June.

Tuchel announces latest England squad