England Bring Back Bukayo Saka But Bellingham, Foden & Jack Grealish Are Omitted
The Arsenal forward has scored 12 goals in 44 appearances for England.
The national side have included the Arsenal winger for upcoming matches against Wales and Latvia, however no room for Bellingham, Phil Foden or Grealish.
Gunners attacker Bukayo Saka missed the previous qualifier victories over Andorra and Serbia with a hamstring issue.
The 24-year-old made a comeback for his club and found the net in their 2-0 win against the Greek side midweek.
Saka replaces Arsenal team-mate Noni Madueke, who is sidelined till next month with a knee problem.
The Three Lions face the Welsh in a friendly at the national stadium on Thursday prior to a qualifying match in Latvia on October 14.
Should England triumph against Latvia, they will require a maximum of two more points from their last two matches versus Serbia and Albania in November to reach the World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Bayer Leverkusen defender Jarell Quansah comes in for Newcastle United’s Tino Livramento, who is sidelined for two months following sustaining a knee issue versus Arsenal last weekend.
Elliot Anderson and Spence, who earned their first England call-ups last month, retain their places. Ruben Loftus-Cheek also keeps his spot, despite the return to fitness of Adam Wharton.
The attacker has only played a single match for Tuchel since he became national team boss, due to injury concerns.
The midfielder missed the last England international camp as he was rehabilitating after a shoulder operation and has only made one start for his club since returning to fitness.
Foden was left out from the coach’s previous selection following a dip in performance and has been unsuccessful in returning, despite a strong start to the season with City.
Grealish also misses out despite a resurgence on loan at Everton. The 30-year-old has not featured for England since last year.
Full Three Lions Squad
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Pickford (Everton), Trafford (City)
Backline: Burn (Newcastle), Guehi (Palace), Reece James (the Blues), Konsa (Aston Villa), Lewis-Skelly (the Gunners), Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Djed Spence (Spurs), Stones (Manchester City)
Midfield: Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Henderson (Brentford), Loftus-Cheek (Milan), Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Villa)
Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Eberechi Eze (the Gunners), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), Kane (Bayern), Marcus Rashford (Barca), Saka (Arsenal), Watkins (Villa)
'Scrutiny on those left out rather than included'
The manager’s latest England squad draws attention to the players the boss has left out instead of the players he has selected.
Bellingham’s exclusion may raise some eyebrows but Tuchel understandably feels there is no rush to bring back the Real Madrid star.
Manchester City's Phil Foden and on-loan Everton forward Jack Grealish have both excelled at the start of the campaign.
The players the manager used in England'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.
Anderson has looked right at home at international level.
The England boss is a fan of Grealish, especially, and also the City star.
If there is one surprise, it comes in the absence of Palace’s Wharton.
Bellingham, naturally, will be required in the future.
