The Three Lions squad for the matches against Malta and Slovakia  September 2017
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	St	Sub	App
Alli, Bamidele J.	11 April 1996	21	M	Tottenham Hotspur FC	14	6	20	2		0	1
Bertrand, Ryan D.	5 August 1989	28	LB	Southampton FC	11	4	15	1		0	1
Butland, Jack	10 March 1993	24	G	Stoke City FC	3	2	5	3ᵍᵃ		0	None
Cahill, Gary J.	19 December 1985	31	CD	Chelsea FC	53	3	56	4		5	6
Chalobah, Nathaniel N.	12 December 1994 in Freetown, Sierra Leone	22	M	Watford FC	0	0	0	0		0	none
Cresswell, Aaron W.	15 December 1989	27	LB	West Ham United FC	0	2	2	0		0	None
Defoe, Jermain C.	7 October 1982	34	F	AFC Bournemouth	22	35	57	20		0	1
Dier, Eric J.E.	15 January 1994	23	M	Tottenham Hotspur FC	16	3	19	2	1	0	3
Hart, C. Joseph J.	19 April 1987	30	G	West Ham United FC, on loan from Manchester City FC	69	3	72	47ᵍᵃ		2	None
Heaton, Thomas D.	15 April 1986	31	G	Burnley FC	1	2	3	4ᵍᵃ		0	None
Henderson, Jordan B.	17 June 1990	27	M	Liverpool FC	24	9	33	0	1	3	2
Jones, Philip A.	21 February 1992	25	CD	Manchester United FC	18	4	22	0		0	None
Kane, Harry E.	28 July 1993	24	F	Tottenham Hotspur FC	15	5	20	10		2	None
Keane, Michael V.	11 January 1993	24	CD	Everton FC	2	0	2	0		0	None
					also has 4 Republic of Ireland youth appearances
Lingard, Jesse E.	15 December 1992	24	M	Manchester United FC	3	1	4	0		0	1
Livermore, Jake C.L.	14 November 1989	27	M	West Bromwich Albion FC	3	1	4	0		0	1
Maguire, J. Harry	5 March 1993	24	D	Leicester City FC	0	0	0	0		0	none
Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alexander M.D.	15 August 1993	24	M	Liverpool FC	16	12	28	6		0	1
				Oxlade-Chamberlain signed from Arsenal FC on 31 August
Pickford, Jordan L.	7 March 1994	23	G	Everton FC	0	0	0	0ᵍᵃ		0	none
	Pickford withdrew from the squad on 29 August because of injury.
Rashford, Marcus	31 October 1997	19	F	Manchester United FC	2	8	10	1		0	1
Smalling, Christopher L.	22 November 1989	26	CD	Manchester United FC	28	3	31	1		1	2
Sterling, Raheem S.	8 December 1994 in Kingston, Jamaica	22	M	Manchester City FC	26	7	33	2		0	4	1
Stones, John	28 May 1994	22	CD	Manchester City FC	14	4	18	0		0	1
Sturridge, Daniel A.	1 September 1989	27	F	Liverpool FC	17	8	25	8		0	2
Trippier, Kieran J.	19 September 1990	26	CD	Tottenham Hotspur FC	1	0	1	0		0	None
	Trippier withdraws from the squad on 31 August because of injury.
Vardy, Jamie R.	11 January 1987	30	F	Leicester City FC	8	9	17	6		0	1
Walker, Kyle A.	28 May 1990	26	LB	Manchester City FC	25	3	28	0		0	3
Welbeck, Daniel N.T.M.	26 November 1990	26	F	Arsenal FC	25	10	35	15		0	2

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the first of the 2017-18 season, against Malta on 1 September 2017.

Diary

Wednesday, 23 August 2017 - England's record goalscorer and most capped outfield player, Wayne Rooney has retired from international football after turning down the chance to be part of the squad for next month's World Cup qualifiers. the Everton striker was asked by England boss Gareth Southgate to be involved against Malta and Slovakia. "Every time I was selected was a real privilege but I believe now is the time to bow out," said the 31-year-old. The former Manchester United captain scored 53 times in 119 internationals.

Thursday, 24 August 2017 - Gareth Southgate announces his squad for the upcoming qualification matches. Watford midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah and Leicester defender Harry Maguire have been included for the first time. There is also a return for Arsenal's Danny Welbeck, who last featured eighteen months ago.

Bank Holiday Monday, 28 August 2017 - All players from all levels report to St. George's Park.

Tuesday, 29 August 2017 - Jordan Pickford is the first casualty. A Football Association statement said: "Having reported to St George's Park on Sunday evening, the 23-year-old underwent an assessment on a muscle injury sustained playing for his club. After discussions between England and Everton medics, it was decided it was in the player's best interests to return to Finch Farm for further treatment."  Kieran Tripper and Phil Jones also both missed today's training session, however, both are expected to participate tomorrow. Under-21 goalkeeper Freddie Woodman joins in with the senior training session.

Wednesday, 30 August 2017 - Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has a medical with Liverpool FC doctors at St. George's Park. Kieran Trippier again misses training but Phil Jones has resumed.

Thursday, 31 August 2017 - As the England squad prepare to fly out to Malta, Kieran Tripper again misses training and returns to his club at Tottenham Hotspur. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is announced as a Liverpool FC player.

Friday, 1 September 2017 - England moved a step closer to World Cup qualification as they overcame a night of frustration to beat Malta. Despite 78% of first-half possession in Attard, Gareth Southgate's side went in goalless at the break against a team which had lost all six Group F matches. Harry Kane finally broke the deadlock but the match was in the balance until Ryan Bertrand's 85th-minute drive. Danny Welbeck and Kane both scored in injury time as England finally asserted their dominance.

Saturday, 2 September 2017 - The England team have one final training session in Malta before terurning to England.

Sunday, 3 September 2017 - The 26-man squad return to training at Tottenham Hotspur's training facilities in Enfield as Gareth Southgate reveals that Henderson will retain the captaincy against Slovakia, and both Joe Hart and Phil Jones keep their places.

England Form: last six games
D L W D L W  f 9:a 8  success: 50%
964	15 November 2016 - England 2 Spain 2 [1-0] The National Stadium, Wembley (83,716)	Lallana (pen), Vardy Iogas Aspas, Isco	Fr	HD
965	22 March 2017 - Germany 1 England 0 [0-0] Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund (60,109)	Podolski		AL
966	26 March 2017 - England 2 Lithuania 0 [1-0] The National Stadium, Wembley (77,690)	Defoe, Vardy	WCP	HW
967	10 June 2017 - Scotland 2 England 2 [0-0] The National Stadium, Glasgow (48,520)	Griffiths (2) Oxlade-Chamberlain, Kane		AD
968	13 June 2017 - France 3 England 2 [2-1] Stade de France, Saint-Denis (75,000)	Umtiti, Sidibé, Dembélé Kane (2 (1 pen))	Fr	AL
		Raphaël Varane
969	1 September 2017 - Malta 0 England 4 [0-0] Stadium Nazzjonali, Ħ'Attard (16,994)	Kane (2), Bertrand, Welbeck	WCP	AW

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