England: Tammy Abraham, Joe Gomez & Ruben Loftus-Cheek called up
Tammy Abraham, who is also eligible to play for Nigeria, has featured at youth level for England
England have called up the uncapped Tammy Abraham, Joe Gomez and Ruben Loftus-Cheek for the friendlies against Germany and Brazil this month.
Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge and midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have been left out, as has Manchester United centre-back Chris Smalling.
Team-mate Ashley Young, who last played for his country in September 2013, is recalled.
Tottenham's Danny Rose and Leicester's Jamie Vardy return from injury.
England play Germany on 10 November and Brazil on 14 November at Wembley.
England squad
Tammy Abraham (Swansea City - loan from Chelsea), Dele Alli (Tottenham), Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), Jack Butland (Stoke City), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Fabian Delph (Manchester City), Eric Dier (Tottenham), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Joe Hart (West Ham United - loan from Manchester City), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Harry Kane (Tottenham), Jesse Lingard (Manchester United), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace - loan from Chelsea), Harry Maguire (Leicester City), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Danny Rose (Tottenham), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Tottenham), Jamie Vardy (Leicester City), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), Harry Winks (Tottenham), Ashley Young (Manchester United)
Reaction to the squad
Chelsea striker Abraham, 20, has been in good form since joining Swansea on loan, having scored five goals in 13 appearances. Defender Gomez, 20, has been a Liverpool regular, while Chelsea midfielder Loftus-Cheek, 21, has played seven games on loan at Crystal Palace.
Reaction to England squad announcement
Swansea boss Paul Clement said Abraham had been "picked on merit".
"It's very pleasing news to see someone we've brought to the club on loan rewarded with his first call-up," he added.
"His all-round game is developing, including back-to-goal and defensive positioning.
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"Every level he's played at, he's contributed. Now he's got the next test."
Source: bbc.com
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