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Alex Scott gets first senior England call-up as Jack Grealish left out

Alex Scott becomes the first Guernsey man to receive a senior England call-up since Matt Le Tissier.

AFC Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott has received his first senior England call-up as manager Thomas Tuchel names his squad for the final round of qualifiers ahead of next year's World Cup.

The 22-year-old from Guernsey has impressed for club and country, playing a key part in the Under-21s team that won this summer's Euros.

Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham and Manchester City's Phil Foden are also both recalled, but there is no place for Everton attacker Jack Grealish or Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins.

On the decision to pick Scott, Tuchel says: "Alex deserves to be with us. I first saw him closely in the Euros with the under-21s, where he was excellent together with Elliot Anderson in central midfield and played a huge part in the title win.

"Since then, he has really stepped up and is a regular starter for Bournemouth, who are overperforming constantly in the league.

"He has come a long way and has performed his way into this nomination. He will get a number eight role and hopefully, he can prove us right and show us his talent and personality."

England has already qualified for the 2026 World Cup in North America and sits top of European qualifying Group K with a 100% winning record after six games.

The 25-man squad will first face Serbia at Wembley on Thursday 13 November, before a trip to Tirana to play Albania three days later.

The England squad in full:

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

Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Manchester City).

Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Alex Scott (AFC Bournemouth), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace).

Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona, loan from Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).

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