England manager Thomas Tuchel has confirmed his first squad for March's World Cup 2026 qualifiers against Albania and Latvia.
The former Chelsea, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich boss revealed a 26-player selection for the visits of Albania (March 21) and Latvia (March 24) to Wembley, with old faces and new blood included in equal measure.
Here, Sports Mole looks at the winners and losers from Tuchel's first England selection.
Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly pictured on February 2, 2025© Imago
The standout name in Tuchel's inaugural selection is undoubtedly Marcus Rashford, who has been recalled to the England camp after reigniting his career on loan at Aston Villa from Manchester United.
The 27-year-old has set up four goals in nine appearances for Unai Emery's side and is set to represent his country for the first time since March 2024, having not made the cut for last year's European Championships.
At the other end of the experience scale, Arsenal 18-year-old Myles Lewis-Skelly has earned his first senior call-up before even playing for the Under-21s after unexpectedly becoming the Gunners' first-choice left-back this season.
Lewis-Skelly has benefitted from the absences of Luke Shaw and Lewis Hall due to injury, while Reece James, Jarell Quansah, Kyle Walker and Dan Burn - receiving his first call-up - are also in Tuchel's defensive ranks.
Further forward, Tuchel has thrown in a shock selection in the shape of 34-year-old Ajax midfielder Jordan Henderson, who is back in the Three Lions' squad for the first time since November 2023.
The former Liverpool and Al-Ettifaq man has set up six goals in 38 appearances for Ajax this season, often wearing the captain's armband for the Amsterdam giants and helping them reach the last 16 of the Europa League.
Tuchel has also included four goalkeepers in his first squad, meaning that there is a spot for Burnley's James Trafford, who has kept an astounding 25 clean sheets in 36 Championship games this season, conceding a mere 11 goals.
Manchester City's Jack Grealish on January 4, 2025© Imago
While Trafford joins Aaron Ramsdale, Dean Henderson and Jordan Pickford in the goalkeeping troupe, Newcastle's Nick Pope misses out following his recent recovery from injury.
Thomas Tuchel's first England squad in full:
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton), James Trafford (Burnley)
Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Jarell Quansah (Liverpool), Kyle Walker (AC Milan, loan from Manchester City)
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Jordan Henderson (Ajax), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)
Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa, loan from Manchester United), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur)
More to follow.
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