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Palmer, Watkins, And Foden Withdraw From Nations League Camp In Latest England Squad Update

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Published04 Sep 2024

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England Squad Update

England trio Cole Palmer, Phil Foden, and Ollie Watkins are all unavailable for England’s Nations League matches against Ireland and Finland this month after withdrawing from Lee Carsley’s maiden squad.

The Football Association have confirmed the withdrawals of Premier League trio Cole Palmer, Phil Foden, and Ollie Watkins from Lee Carsley’s first Three Lions camp in the latest England squad update.

Interim manager Carsley will take charge of England for the first time on Saturday evening when they take on old rivals Ireland at the Aviva Stadium as they get their Nations League League B campaign underway after suffering a surprise relegation from League A last season.

Former U21 manager Carsley handed Noni Madueke, Tino Livramento, Angel Gomes, and Morgan Gibbs-White their maiden senior international call-ups for the camp and also recalled Harry Maguire and Jack Grealish after they missed out on the 2024 European Championship in Germany.

As is standard when international fixtures come around though, there have been enforced withdrawals, with both Palmer and Watkins pulling out due to fitness concerns, while Foden remains ruled out due to illness.

An England statement read: “The Three Lions squad reported to St. George’s Park on Tuesday but, following assessment, both Palmer and Watkins returned to their clubs to continue rehabilitation for ongoing issues.

“Foden did not report through illness and is ruled out of the matches against Republic of Ireland and Finland.

“No further additions are planned at this moment in time.”

After facing Ireland in their Nations League opener on Saturday evening, England return to base camp before hosting Finland at Wembley Stadium to close out September’s international window on Tuesday night.

England September Nations League Schedule

  • Ireland vs England (Aviva Stadium) – Saturday, 7 September, 17:00 kick-off
  • England vs Finland (Wembley Stadium) – Tuesday, 10 September, 19:45 kick-off

Full Updated England Nations League Squad

Goalkeepers:

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

Defenders:

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

Midfielders:

Declan Rice (Arsenal), Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Angel Gomes (Lille)

Forwards:

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