Lee Carsley names first England squad as interim boss with Grealish and Madueke included

England’s interim boss Lee Carsley has named his 26-man squad for the upcoming Nations League matches against the Republic of Ireland and Finland.

Chelsea’s Noni Madueke has earned his first call-up, after impressing for the Blues so far in the 2024-25 campaign.

Angel Gomes, Morgan Gibbs-White and Tino Livramento are the other three names to have been given the opportunity to represent their country.

Alongside plenty of new faces, several old ones have been recalled by Carsley.

Jack Grealish and Harry Maguire have both returned, as has Nick Pope after the trio missed out on Euro 2024 selection.

But there is no place for Tottenham’s James Maddison, who misses out again despite an impressive start to the new season.

Marcus Rashford and Kyle Walker are two other notable absences, with Carsley opting for youth and some of his favoured Under-21 players instead.

Here’s Lee Carsley’s first #ThreeLions squad! 👀

— England (@England) August 29, 2024

England squad in full

Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton),Nick Pope(Newcastle United)

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa),Rico Lewis (Manchester City),Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City)

Midfielders: Phil Foden (Manchester City), Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Angel Gomes (Lille), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Declan Rice (Arsenal)

Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) ,Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)

More to follow…