England Under-21s call up six players for first time including with Chelsea and Arsenal men included
Chelsea duo Carney Chukwuemeka and Noni Madueke, Arsenal's Brooke Norton-Cuffy and Jay Stansfield of Fulham are among the names called up to the latest England U21 squad for the Euro 2025 qualifiers against Azerbaijan and Luxembourg.
Lee Carsley, the head coach, has picked a 24-man squad. Manchester United's Kobbie Mainoo, Leeds' Archie Gray and Luton's Teden Mengi are among the fresh faces to have received their first call-ups.
Mainoo, who is just 18, has played for United in the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup this season, netting two goals.
Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite and Chelsea's Cole Palmer have both been chosen for Gareth Southgate's senior squad for the Wembley friendlies against Belgium and Brazil in March.
Liam Delap, on loan at Hull from Manchester City, and Norwich's Jonathan Rowe are among those missing from the last Under-21s squad due to injury.
England are trailing Ukraine by three points in Group F. They'll play their next qualifying match in Azerbaijan on March 22, before hosting Luxembourg in Bolton on March 26.
Matthew Cox (Bristol Rovers, on loan from Brentford), Sam Tickle (Wigan), James Trafford (Burnley); Charlie Cresswell (Leeds), Callum Doyle (Leicester, on loan from Manchester City), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton, on loan from Manchester City), Rico Lewis (Manchester City), Teden Mengi (Luton), Jarell Quansah (Liverpool), Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Millwall, on loan from Arsenal), Nathan Wood (Swansea); Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea), Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), James McAtee (Sheffield United, on loan from Manchester City), Tyler Morton (Hull, on loan from Liverpool), Archie Gray (Leeds), Alex Scott (Bournemouth); Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund),
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