England Recall Saka But Bellingham, Foden & Jack Grealish Are Left Out

England have included Bukayo Saka for next week's fixtures versus Latvia and Wales, however no room for Bellingham, Foden or Grealish.

Gunners attacker Saka missed the previous World Cup qualifying successes against Andorra and Serbia due to a muscle problem.

The 24-year-old made a comeback for his club and found the net in their 2-0 win over the Greek side on Wednesday.

The England international comes in for Arsenal team-mate Madueke, who is sidelined till next month with a knee injury.

England face the Welsh in a friendly at Wembley this week before a qualifying match in Riga on October 14.

If England win against Latvia, they will need a maximum of two points from their final two qualifiers against Serbia and Albania in November to reach next summer's tournament in North America.

Leverkusen's Jarell Quansah comes in for Newcastle United’s Tino Livramento, who is out for up to eight weeks after sustaining a knee injury versus Arsenal recently.

Elliot Anderson and Djed Spence, who received their first England call-ups last month, keep their spots. Ruben Loftus-Cheek also remains in the squad, despite the recovery of Wharton.

The attacker has only played a single match for Tuchel since taking over as England manager, due to fitness and hamstring injuries.

The midfielder missed the previous squad as he was rehabilitating after shoulder surgery and has managed just a single start for Real Madrid after coming back from injury.

Foden was omitted from Tuchel's last England squad following a dip in performance and has been unsuccessful in returning, despite a strong start to the season with City.

Grealish also is excluded in spite of a revival in form with Everton. The 30-year-old has not featured for England since October 2024.

Keepers: Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), James Trafford (City)

Backline: Dan Burn (Newcastle), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Villa), Lewis-Skelly (the Gunners), Jarell Quansah (Leverkusen), Spence (Spurs), John Stones (Manchester City)

Midfielders: Anderson (Forest), Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Milan), Declan Rice (the Gunners), Rogers (Villa)

Attackers: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Eze (the Gunners), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern), Marcus Rashford (Barca), Saka (the Gunners), Watkins (Aston Villa)

The manager’s latest England squad draws attention to the players the boss has left out rather than the players he has selected.

Jude Bellingham's exclusion may raise some eyebrows but the coach believes there is no need to recall the Real Madrid star.

Manchester City's Foden and on-loan Everton forward Grealish have both excelled in the early stages of the season.

Those who the manager used in the team’s World Cup qualifier wins against Serbia and Andorra deserve the reward of continuity.

It will bring regret that the Gunners’ Noni Madueke is not included due to injury.

The Forest player has settled well at international level.

The England boss is a admirer of the attacker, especially, as well as Foden.

If there is one surprise, it is the exclusion of Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton.

The star, of course, will be needed further down the line.