Emile Smith Rowe and Marc Guehi make England U21 team as Fleetwood’s James Hill and Everton’s Anthony Gordon receive first call-ups
- Lee Carlsey has named his U21 squad for Czech Republic and Georgia matches
- Everton’s Anthony Gordon and Fleetwood defender James Hill have first call-ups
- Morgan Gibbs-White, on loan at Sheffield United from Wolves, is back in the fold
Everton‘s Anthony Gordon has been handed his first England Under-21 call up after Lee Carsley named his young Lions squad.
The 20-year-old is joined by Fleetwood defender James Hill with Carsley handing him a surprise promotion from the Under-20s.
Morgan Gibbs-White, on loan at Sheffield United from Wolves, returns ahead of this month’s games with the Czech Republic and Georgia.
Emile Smith Rowe will lead the U21s after missing out on a call-up to the senior England squad
The midfielder was part of the Young Lions squad for the 2019 European Championships in Italy while he also won the Under-17 World Cup.
Attacking midfielder Gordon has played 28 times for Everton since making his debut in 2017 and has made eight appearances this season.
Hill has made 15 appearances for Sky Bet League One Fleetwood this term and became the club’s youngest ever player when he made his debut at 16 in 2018.
Everton’s Anthony Gordon has been given his first call-up to the U21 Three Lions set-up
Emile Smith Rowe continues with Carsley’s squad with Gareth Southgate resisting the temptation to select the Arsenal star for the seniors.
Curtis Jones is out after suffering an eye injury in training with Liverpool while Noni Madueke came off injured in PSV’s Europa League defeat to Monaco last month and misses out.
Carsley’s youngsters face the Czech Republic in a Euro 2023 qualifier in Burnley next week before travelling to Georgia for a friendly on November 16.
England are third in Group G, five points behind leaders the Czech Republic with a game in hand.
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