England squad updates: Saka and Jones withdrawn

10.30am, Saturday 12 October

Curtis Jones and Bukayo Saka will not travel to Finland. Saka has returned to Arsenal for further assessment having been substituted during the second-half of Thursday night’s match against Greece.

Liverpool’s Jones remains in England owing to a personal commitment.

A squad of 22 will now fly to Helsinki on Saturday afternoon ahead of tomorrow’s UEFA Nations League fixture.

9am, Saturday 12 October

Jacob Wright (Manchester City) has withdrawn from the men's Elite League squad with injury and has been replaced by Sammy Braybrooke (Dundee).

11am, Thursday 10 October

Teden Mengi and Dane Scarlett have joined the England MU21s squad ahead of their upcoming 2025 U21 EURO qualifiers against Ukraine and Azerbaijan.

Luton Town defender Mengi previously represented the Young Lions during their 7-0 victory over Luxembourg in March, and has now been added to Ben Futcher’s squad, with Tino Livramento joining Lee Carsley’s senior men’s team ahead of their UEFA Nations League fixtures against Greece and Finland.

Tottenham Hotspur forward Scarlett, who is currently on loan at Oxford United, also made his England MU21s debut against Luxembourg, in the 3-0 away victory in September 2023 which kicked-off the current qualifying campaign.

Meanwhile, Middlesbrough’s Hayden Hackney and Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton will play no part in the upcoming fixtures, with both midfielders remaining with their clubs on medical advice.

The Young Lions face Ukraine at a sold-out Vitality Stadium on Friday 11 October, before taking on Azerbaijan at Ashton Gate on Tuesday 15 October.

11am, Wednesday 9 October

Curtis Jones and Tino Livramento have been added to the England senior men’s squad.

The pair checked in at St. George’s Park on Tuesday night ahead of the forthcoming fixtures against Greece and Finland. 

Jones, a 2023 U21 EURO winner, was first called up the seniors in May 2024 but is yet to be capped. 

The similarly uncapped Livramento has moved across from the MU21s squad having received his first senior call-up last month. 

Lee Carsley now has a squad of 23 players heading into the next round of UEFA Nations League games. 

Harry Kane continued his individualised programme at St. George’s Park on Wednesday while Jack Grealish also sat out of training as a precaution with a minor knock. 

Carsley will be joined by John Stones for a MD-1 media conference at Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre from 8.45pm.

10.30 am, Wednesday 9 October

Bobby Clark has withdrawn from the Men's ELS squad with injury.

7.30pm, Monday 7 October

Morgan Gibbs-White, Ezri Konsa and Kobbie Mainoo will miss England’s October internationals.

The trio all sustained injuries for their respective clubs over the weekend and have been ruled out of the Three Lions’ UEFA Nations League fixtures against Greece and Finland.

All other 22 players are at St. George’s Park with no further additions planned at this time.

England host Greece at Wembley on Thursday 10 October (7.45pm kick-off) before travelling to Helsinki to face Finland on Sunday 13 October (5pm kick-off).

11am, Monday 7 October

The England men's Elite League squad has seen Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City), Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), Ben Nelson (Oxford United), Luke Chambers (Wigan Athletic) and Reuell Walters (Luton Town) withdrawn from the squad to play Italy and Czechia.

Tobias Collyer (Manchester United), Bradley Hills (Norwich City), Elijah Campbell (Ross County) and Joshua Acheampong (Chelsea) have been called up to replace them.

In the men's under-19s squad to play Portugal, Netherlands and France, Zach Abbott (Nottingham Forest) has been called up from standby to replace Acheampong. while Shumaira Mheuka (Chelsea) has been called up to replace Ethan Wheatley (Manchester United), who has also withdrawn through injury. Tyrique George (Chelsea) has replace Tyler Dibling (Southampton). 

Mheuka's spot in the men's U18s squad to play Sweden and Ukraine or Netherlands has been taken by Harrison Armstrong (Everton), while Jack Fletcher (Manchester United) has also withdrawn from the MU18s due to injury with Baylee Dipepa (Southampton) called up from standby.