The Three Lions squad for the matches against Netherlands and Italy  March 2018
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	St	Sub	App
Alli, Bamidele J.	11 April 1996	21	M	Tottenham Hotspur FC	16	6	22	2		0	1
Bertrand, Ryan D.	5 August 1989	28	LB	Southampton FC	14	5	19	1		0	1
	Bertrand withdrew from the squad on 20 March because of a back injury.
Butland, Jack	10 March 1993	25	G	Stoke City FC	4	2	6	3ᵍᵃ		0	None
Cook, Lewis J.	3 February 1997	21	CM	AFC Bournemouth	0	0	0	0		0	none
Dier, Eric J.E.	15 January 1994	24	M	Tottenham Hotspur FC	20	3	23	3	1	2	4
Gomez, Joseph D.	23 May 1997	20	CD	Liverpool FC	1	1	2	0		0	1
Hart, C. Joseph J.	19 April 1987	30	G	West Ham United FC, on loan from Manchester City FC	72	3	75	48ᵍᵃ		2	None
Henderson, Jordan B.	17 June 1990	27	M	Liverpool FC	27	9	36	0	1	4	2
Lallana, Adam D.	10 May 1988	29	M	Liverpool FC	23	10	33	3		0	3
Lingard, Jesse E.	15 December 1992	25	M	Manchester United FC	3	5	8	0		0	1
Livermore, Jake C.L.	14 November 1989	28	M	West Bromwich Albion FC	5	2	7	0		0	3
Maguire, J. Harry	5 March 1993	25	D	Leicester City FC	3	0	3	0		0	None
Mawson, Alfie R.J.	19 January 1994	24	CD	Swansea City FC	0	0	0	0		0	none
Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alexander M.D.	15 August 1993	24	M	Liverpool FC	18	12	30	6		0	1
Pickford, Jordan L.	7 March 1994	24	G	Everton FC	1	0	1	0ᵍᵃ		0	None
Pope, Nicholas D.	14 April 1992	25	GK	Burnley FC	0	0	0	0ᵍᵃ		0	none
Rashford, Marcus	31 October 1997	20	F	Manchester United FC	6	9	15	2		0	1
Rose, Daniel L.	2 July 1990	27	LB	Tottenham Hotspur FC	12	2	14	0		0	None
Sterling, Raheem S.	8 December 1994 in Kingston, Jamaica	23	M	Manchester City FC	27	8	35	2		0	4	1
Stones, John	28 May 1994	22	CD	Manchester City FC	18	4	22	0		0	2
Tarkowski, James A.	19 November 1992	25	CD	Burnley FC	0	0	0	0		0	none
Trippier, Kieran J.	19 September 1990	27	CD	Tottenham Hotspur FC	3	0	3	0		0	None
Vardy, Jamie R.	11 January 1987	31	F	Leicester City FC	10	9	19	6		0	1
Walker, Kyle A.	28 May 1990	27	LB	Manchester City FC	28	4	32	0		0	3
Welbeck, Daniel N.T.M.	26 November 1990	27	F	Arsenal FC	25	11	36	15		0	2
Wilshere, Jack A.G.	1 January 1992	26	M	Arsenal FC	23	11	34	2		0	4
	Wilshere is unavailable for the match against Netherlands because of a knee injury.
Young, Ashley S.	9 July 1985	32	F	Manchester United FC	17	14	31	7		0	2

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the sixth of the 2017-18 season, against Brazil on 14 November 2017.

Diary

Tuesday, 14 November 2017 - England will play two friendlies against the Netherlands and Italy in March 2018 as part of their World Cup preparations. Gareth Southgate's side will play the Dutch on 23 March in Amsterdam, before hosting Italy at Wembley on 27 March. The Netherlands finished third in their World Cup qualifying group, while Italy missed out after losing their play-off against Sweden.

Wednesday, 14 March 2018 - Harry Kane will be out until next month after damaging ankle ligaments in Sunday's Premier League Spurs' win over Bournemouth. His club said in a statement that "preliminary assessments" confirmed the injury after a scan on Monday. Kane, who has scored 35 goals for Spurs this season, injured his right ankle in a collision with Bournemouth goalkeeper Asmir Begović. The 24-year-old should be fit for England's World Cup campaign. But he will miss Spurs' FA Cup quarter-final at Swansea on Saturday, as well as two England friendlies the following week.

Thursday, 15 March 2018 - Gareth Southgate announces his 27-man squad. It includes three new faces, Alfie Mawson, James Tarkowski and Nick Pope. There are also recalls for Adam Lallana, Danny Welbeck and Jack Wilshere. Injuries to Gary Cahill and Harry Kane force their exclusion.

Monday, 19 March 2018 - The squad begin arriving at St. George's Park.

Tuesday, 20 March 2018 - The first days training at St. George's Park includes the entire first team squad, as well as Alexander Trent-Arnold from the under-21's. Burnley's Nick Pope says it will be "every man for themselves" in the fight to be England's first-choice goalkeeper at the World Cup this summer. "I want it to be me," Pope said. "It would be a massive honour to represent your country and to go to a World Cup."
On the evening, Ryan Bertrand returned to his club, Southampton, for assessment on his back issue. His withdrawal is a precautionary measure.

Wednesday, 21 March 2018 - Fourteen of the squad have joined forces at St. George's Park to create a lasting legacy to the international footballers who served their country in the First World War. Trees were planted in support of the For Club and Country project with the Woodland Trust and the National Football Museum.

Thursday, 22 March 2018 - After this morning's training session, the squad depart from St. George's Park for Amsterdam, without Jack Wilshere, who is nursing a knee injury. Although he is remaining part of the squad. Jordan Pickford is confirmed as starting in goal, and Jordan Henderson will captain the side.

Friday, 23 March 2018 - Ahead of England's first game of the year, the squad are training at the facilities of Alkmaar Zaanstreek.

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