Solanke gets first England call-up in seven years

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Tottenham striker Dominic Solanke has been named successful Lee Carsley's England squad for this month's Nations League fixtures against Greece and Finland.

It is the striker's archetypal call-up since helium earned his lone cap, a substitute quality against Brazil successful 2017 during his clip astatine Liverpool.

Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers is absent contempt his good commencement to the season, portion Manchester United defender Harry Maguire, Tottenham playmaker James Maddison and Crystal Palace winger Eberechi Eze besides miss out.

Kyle Walker, who was near retired of Carsley's archetypal squad, has earned a callback portion Jude Bellingham has been selected aft missing September's fixtures done injury.

Carsley made a beardown commencement to his clip arsenic England interim manager with victories against Finland and the Republic of Ireland successful September successful the Nations League.

The Three Lions big Greece connected 10 October earlier playing Finland successful Helsinki connected 13 October.

Solanke has scored 3 goals successful six games for Tottenham since joining Ange Postecoglou's broadside successful a £65m woody from Bournemouth successful the summer.

The 27-year-old was overlooked for England's Euro 2024 squad, contempt netting 21 goals successful 42 appearances for the Cherries past term.

Maguire, 31, was a regular nether erstwhile manager Gareth Southgate but the defender has been dropped for October's fixtures aft making Carsley's archetypal squad successful September.

The centre-back missed United's 3-0 decision against Tottenham connected Sunday with a calf wounded but has returned to the squad for Thursday's Europa League lucifer against Porto.

Rogers, 22, had been tipped for a call-up aft a superb commencement to the season.

The midfielder has started each 8 of Villa's Premier League and Champions League matches this term, scoring twice.

Maddison, who has scored erstwhile successful 7 matches for Spurs this season, has not been included successful an England squad since being chopped from Southgate's preliminary Euro 2024 squad.

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

Defenders: Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), John Stones (Manchester City), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Rico Lewis (Manchester City), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)

Midfielders: Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Angel Gomes (Lille), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)

Forwards: Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham)

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