England MU21 squad named for Spain and Netherlands

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Nicholas Veevers

Interim men's under-21s boss Ben Futcher has picked his squad for November matches

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The England men’s under-21s squad for their games with Spain and the Netherlands has been selected.

Interim head coach Ben Futcher has picked a 24-man squad for the away double header, which starts with a trip to Cadiz to face Spain at La Linea de la Concepción on Friday 15 November (5.30pm GMT).

The Young Lions then head to the Netherlands, where they play at the Yanmar Stadium in Almere on Monday 18 November (5.45pm GMT).

There are first MU21s call-ups for Southampton’s Tyler Dibling and Sunderland’s Jobe Bellingham, while there’s also a return to the squad for Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite and Burnley’s Bashir Humphreys.

After sealing qualification for next summer’s UEFA EURO U21 Finals in Slovakia with wins over Ukraine and Azerbaijan last month, England will be keen to use these games to prepare for the defence of their title.

Jobe Bellingham has received his first MU21s call-up for November's games

The Squad

Goalkeepers: James Beadle (Sheffield Wednesday, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion), Matthew Cox (Brentford)

Defenders: Ben Chrisene (Norwich City)^ Charlie Cresswell (FC Toulouse), Kellen Fisher (Norwich City), Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton & Hove Albion), Bashir Humphreys (Burnley, loan from Chelsea), Teden Mengi (Luton Town)

Midfielders: Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur), Darko Gyabi (Plymouth Argyle, loan from Leeds United)^, James McAtee (Manchester City), Lewis Miley (Newcastle United)* Tyler Morton (Liverpool)

Forwards: Liam Delap (Ipswich Town), Tyler Dibling (Southampton), George Earthy (Bristol City, loan from West Ham)*, Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town), Sam Iling-Junior (Bologna, on loan from Aston Villa), Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa), Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United, loan from Crystal Palace)^, Dane Scarlett (Oxford United, loan from Tottenham Hotspur)

* Called in to replace Jarrad Branthwaite, Tino Livramento, Morgan Rogers and James Trafford who moving across to the senior squad while Elliot Anderson, Callum Doyle, Jamie Gittens and Jack Hinshelwood are withdrawn injured.

^ Called in to replace Jarell Quansah (Liverpool) and Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough)