Lee Carsley names England Squad for Greece & Finland fixtures – Solanke in, Maguire and Rogers miss out | OneFootball

England continue their UEFA Nations League journey with two fixtures against Greece (October 10) and Finland (October 13), and interim manager Lee Carsley has announced his squad for those coming games.

After starting his tenure with 2-0 wins over the Republic of Ireland and Finland, Carsley will be keen on continuing that 100% record and giving himself the best chance at taking the job permanently.

The big news from Carsley’s selection is the call-up of Tottenham Hotspur striker Dominic Solanke following his stellar form for the north London club.

Solanke has not earned a cap for the Three Lions in seven years but has been called up after netting three goals in his last three games for Spurs. He takes Ivan Toney’s place in the team. Solanke’s teammate James Maddison misses out on a call despite being in excellent form.

Defensive stalwart Harry Maguire is also not in the squad despite being a mainstay under former boss Gareth Southgate. He was even in the team for last month’s fixtures but failed to make the cut this time.

His position has been usurped by Chelsea defender Levi Colwill, who is in the form of his life. The 21-year-old was rated by CIES football as the top-performing under-23 centre-back worldwide.

Colwill can also deputise at left-back, where England have had issues with Ben Chilwell and Luke Shaw constantly nursing injuries.

However, there is no space in the squad for the exciting Morgan Rogers, who has enjoyed a superb start to the 2024/25 campaign, playing behind Ollie Watkins.

The 6ft2ins attacker is set to continue with the under-21s despite playing an influential role in Villa’s UEFA Champions League and Premier League success this term.

Cole Palmer is in the squad and will be looking to play a more prominent role for the national team after being underused by Southgate.

Manchester United youngster Kobbie Mainoo is the only representative of the Red Devils in the squad.

England October Nations League squad in full

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Nick Pope (Newcastle United).

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), John Stones (Manchester City), Rico Lewis (Man City), Kyle Walker (Man City).

Midfielders: Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid), Kobbie Mainoo (Man Utd), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Angel Gomes (Lille), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Phil Foden (Man City), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid).

Forwards: Noni Madueke (Chelsea), Jack Grealish (Man City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham).