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Thomas Tuchel includes three Crystal Palace stars in his first England squad

Thomas Tuchel includes three Crystal Palace stars in his first England squad _(Image: PA)_

Crystal Palace trio Dean Henderson, Marc Guehi and Eberechi Eze have been named in Thomas Tuchel’s inaugural England squad.

The Three Lions face Albania and Latvia at Wembley as they open their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign.

Guehi, 24, cemented himself as one of England’s starting centre-backs on the way to the final of the European Championships last summer. He featured in all but one of England's clashes and was named in Opta's Team of the Tournament.

The Chelsea academy product has 22 international appearances to his name – the most a player has received while playing for Palace.

Palace number one Henderson will be hoping to usurp England stalwart Jordan Pickford under new boss Tuchel.

Greenwich-born Eze has earned nine senior caps since making his debut against Malta in 2023.

Elsewhere, promising midfielder Adam Wharton was overlooked after returning from injury, with Jordan Henderson and Curtis Jones given the nod over the 21-year-old.

However, the £22m midfielder could be named in Lee Carsley's Under-21 squad later today.

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