The England Under-20 squad for October’s games against the Netherlands, Germany and the USA has been named.
There is a first-ever international call-up for 18-year-old midfielder Ovie Ejaria, who made his debut for Liverpool earlier this month, while Chelsea’s Jake Clarke-Salter is included at under-20 level for the first time.
Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin retains his place after scoring on the U20s’ previous outing, while Dominic Solanke returns to the Young Lions fold after missing September’s fixtures, having been named in the Under-21 squad only to withdraw through injury.
England Under-20s fixtures
England v Netherlands
7pm, Wednesday 5 October
Oldham Athletic FC
England v Germany
7pm, Friday 7 October
Huddersfield Town AFC
England v USA
7pm, Monday 10 October
Rochdale AFC
The three fixtures form part of a four-nation tournament, which takes place between 5 October and 10 October.
The Young Lions face the Netherlands at Oldham Athletic’s SportsDirect.com Park on Wednesday 5 October, before taking on Germany at the John Smith’s Stadium in Huddersfield two days later. Their final game, again the USA, will be held at Rochdale’s Crown Oil Arena on Monday 10 October. All three games kick off at 7pm.
The Under-20s' assistant coach, Paul Williams, will take charge of the matches after head coach Aidy Boothroyd stepped up to oversee the Under-21s in Gareth Southgate's absence.
"It’s been great working with Aidy and the U20s this season, so to take on the team for these games over the next few months is a big honour and privilege for me," said former Nottingham Forest and Southampton coach Williams.
"Having worked with the players already this season and with some of them previously, it is a case of us continuing from where we left off last month and working to improve and prepare the lads for these games.
"We have a very talented group of players in the Under-20s this season, and it’s been fantastic to work with them so far. It’s an exciting time to be involved for both them as young footballers and us as staff members."
The squad
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Grimsby Town, loan from Manchester United), Luke Southwood (Reading)
Defenders: Jake Clarke-Salter (Bristol Rovers, loan from Chelsea), Callum Connolly (Everton), Dael Fry (Rotherham United, loan from Middlesbrough), Jonjoe Kenny (Everton), Tafari Moore (FC Utrecht, loan from Arsenal)*, Taylor Moore (Bristol City), Fikayo Tomori (Chelsea), Axel Tuanzebe (Manchester United), Kyle Walker-Peters (Tottenham Hotspur)
Midfielders: Lewis Cook (AFC Bournemouth), Kieran Dowell (Everton), Ovie Ejaria (Liverpool), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal), Reece Oxford (West Ham United), Louis Reed (Sheffield United)**
Forwards: Adam Armstrong (Barnsley, loan from Newcastle United), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), Harrison Chapman (Sheffield United, loan from Middlesbrough), Ademola Lookman (Charlton Athletic), Callum Roberts (Newcastle United)**, Patrick Roberts (Celtic, loan from Manchester City), Dominic Solanke (Chelsea)
*Replaced Max Lowe (Derby County)
**Replaced Joshua Onomah (Tottenham Hotspur)
***Replaced Izzy Brown (Rotherham United, loan from Chelsea)
Watch action from the Under-20s' most recent run-out, against Brazil
