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England squad changes for Croatia and Spain

Thomas Tuchel has omitted Cole Palmer, Phil Foden and Kobbie Mainoo from England's Nations League squad for Croatia and Spain, while James Hill has received a call-up after Ezri Konsa missed Croatia. Konsa is expected to return to full training before Spain.

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The story so far

On 6 November, Thomas Tuchel omitted Cole Palmer, Phil Foden and Kobbie Mainoo from England's Nations League squad for matches with Croatia and Spain. Palmer was confirmed fully fit after medical checks, while Jobe Bellingham and Josh King earned first senior call-ups. The selections followed injuries to Trevoh Chalobah, Tino Livramento and Alex Scott, with Ben White recalled.

On 10 November, Bournemouth defender James Hill received his first England call-up after Ezri Konsa was ruled out of Thursday's match against Croatia. Hill, 24, has played every minute of Bournemouth's Premier League season and every Europa League game while the club sit seventh on an eight-match winning run. Konsa, injured in the Slavia Prague win, is expected to return to full training before Sunday's game against Spain.

Latest updates

2 updates · newest first
  1. 10 Nov
    New development

    Hill gets first England call-up as Konsa misses Croatia

    Bournemouth defender James Hill has received his first England call-up after Ezri Konsa was ruled out of Thursday's Nations League match against Croatia. The 24-year-old has played every minute of Bournemouth's Premier League season and every Europa League game as the club sit seventh on an eight-match winning run. Konsa, injured in the Slavia Prague win, is expected to return to full training before Sunday's game against Spain.

    BBC Sport ↗Yahoo Sports ↗
  2. 6 Nov
    New development

    Palmer left out of England squad as Jobe Bellingham and King get first call-ups

    Thomas Tuchel omitted Cole Palmer, Phil Foden and Kobbie Mainoo from England's Nations League squad for matches with Croatia and Spain. Chelsea's Palmer was confirmed fully fit after medical checks, while Borussia Dortmund's Jobe Bellingham and Fulham's Josh King earned first senior call-ups. The selections follow injuries to Trevoh Chalobah, Tino Livramento and Alex Scott, with Ben White recalled.

    Sky Sports ↗Yahoo Sports ↗

Key facts

Thomas Tuchel omitted Cole Palmer, Phil Foden and Kobbie Mainoo from England's Nations League squad for Croatia and Spain.Reported by Sky Sports and Yahoo Sports
Cole Palmer was confirmed fully fit after medical checks.Reported by Sky Sports and Yahoo Sports
Jobe Bellingham and Josh King earned first senior England call-ups.Reported by Sky Sports and Yahoo Sports
James Hill received his first England call-up after Ezri Konsa missed Croatia.Reported by BBC Sport and Yahoo Sports
Ezri Konsa is expected to return to full training before Sunday's Spain game.Reported by BBC Sport and Yahoo Sports

What’s still unknown

Why Cole Palmer was omitted after being confirmed fully fit
Whether Ezri Konsa will play against Spain

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