22-man Young Lions squad named for Algarve

Tuesday 27 Jan 2015
Peacock has named a squad of 22 for the Algarve Tournament
John Peacock has named a 22-man England U17s squad for the Algarve Tournament next month.

The Young Lions head to Portugal in February to take on the hosts, Germany and Holland in the annual friendly tournament.

The Algarve Tournament

England v Holland
3.30pm, Friday 13 February
Municipal Stadium of Bela Vista, Parchal

Portugal v England
3.30pm, Sunday 15 February
Nora Stadium, Ferreiras


Germany v England

12 noon, Tuesday 17 February
Algarve Stadium

And Peacock's side kick-off the competition against the Dutch on Friday 13 February before tackling the home nation two days later.

England will then end the trip with a final match against Germany at the Algarve Stadium on Tuesday 17 February.

The competition will be the final opportunity for Peacock to take a look at his squad before they host the European Championship Elite Round qualifiers at St. George’s Park in March.

The squad in full is:

Goalkeepers
William Huffer (Leeds United), Aston Oxborough (Norwich City)*

Defenders
Cameron Humphreys (Manchester City), Danny Collinge (VFB Stuttgart), Reece Oxford (West Ham), Easah Suliman (Aston Villa), James Yates (Everton), Kyron Stabana (Derby County), Hayden Coulson (Middlesbrough), Adetayo Edun (Fulham).

Midfielders
Foday Nabay (Fulham), William Patching (Manchester City), Daniel Wright (Sunderland), Marcus Edwards (Tottenham Hotspur), Callum Gribbin (Manchester United), Nathan Holland (Everton), Connor Ronan (Wolverhampton Wanderers)**, Andre Green (Aston Villa)***

Forwards
Layton Ndukwu (Leicester City), Lukas Nmecha (Manchester City), Jahmal Hector-Ingram (West Ham), Kazaiah Sterling (Tottenham Hotspur).

* Replaces Paul Woolston (Newcastle United) who is withdrawn injured.
** Herbie Kane (Liverpool) who is withdrawn injured.
*** Charlie Wakefield (Chelsea) who is withdrawn injured.

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Read more details on the competition by clicking here.

By Gary Stonehouse Staff Writer