Gareth Southgate names England squad for Malta and North Macedonia fixtures

Some big calls

England have already booked their place in the finals and will use these final two games as an opportunity to gel even further ahead of the finals in Germany next year.

The likes of Jordan Pickford, Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane have all unsurprisingly kept their place in the squad as well as Harry Maguire, who has had a recent resurgence in form and game time at Manchester United.

Jordan Henderson and Kalvin Phillips both continue to keep their place in the squad despite Southgate facing numerous calls to drop the pair. James Ward-Prowse continues to miss out

There's still no place for Raheem Sterling as other options such as Jarrod Bowen continue to be selected ahead of the Chelsea winger.

Bukayo Saka has returned to the squad after pulling out of the last international break due to injury and Callum Wilson has also been named among Southgate's options. There's no place for Reece James though, who only recently returned from injury

In-form striker Ollie Watkins may be given a chance to prove himself on the international stage given that England are already qualified.

The full squad can be seen here:

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