The Three Lions Squad for the matches against Spain and Switzerland  September 2018
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	St	Sub	App
Alexander-Arnold, Trent J.	7 October 1998	19	RWB	Liverpool FC	2	0	2	0		0	None
Alli, Bamidele J.	11 April 1996	22	M	Tottenham Hotspur FC	22	9	31	3		0	1
	Alli withdrew from the squad on 10 September because of a muscle strain.
Bettinelli, Marcus	24 May 1992	26	GK	Fulham FC	0	0	0	0ᵍᵃ		0	none
	Bettinelli was drafted into the squad on 4 September as cover for Pickford
Butland, Jack	10 March 1993	25	GK	Stoke City FC	6	2	8	4ᵍᵃ		0	None
Chilwell, Benjamin J.	21 December 1996	21	LB	Leicester City FC	0	0	0	0		0	none
	Chillwell was drafted into the squad on 9 September
Delph, Fabian	21 November 1989	28	M	Manchester City FC	10	5	15	0		0	1
Dier, Eric J.E.	15 January 1994	24	M	Tottenham Hotspur FC	24	9	33	3	1	4	4
Gomez, Joseph D.	23 May 1997	21	CD	Liverpool FC	3	1	4	0		0	1
Gray, Demarai R.	28 June 1996	22	M	Leicester City FC	0	0	0	0		0	none
	Gray was drafted into the squad on 9 September
Henderson, Jordan B.	17 June 1990	28	M	Liverpool FC	35	10	45	0	1	6	4
Kane, Harry E.	28 July 1993	25	F	Tottenham Hotspur FC	26	5	31	19		12	None
Lallana, Adam D.	10 May 1988	30	M	Liverpool FC	23	11	34	3		0	3
	Lallana withdrew from the squad on 4 September because of a groin strain
Lingard, Jesse E.	15 December 1992	25	M	Manchester United FC	12	7	19	2		0	1
Loftus-Cheek, Ruben I.	23 January 1996	22	M	Chelsea FC	6	2	8	0		0	1
McCarthy, Alex S.	3 December 1989	28	G	Southampton FC	0	0	0	0ᵍᵃ		0	none
Maguire, J. Harry	5 March 1993	25	CD	Leicester City FC	11	2	13	1		0	2
Pickford, Jordan L.	7 March 1994	24	GK	Everton FC	11	0	11	11ᵍᵃ		0	None
Rashford, Marcus	31 October 1997	20	F	Manchester United FC	10	16	26	4		0	1
Rose, Daniel L.	2 July 1990	28	LWB	Tottenham Hotspur FC	16	8	24	0		0	None
Shaw, Luke P.H.	12 July 1995	23	RB	Manchester United FC	6	2	8	0		0	1
	Shaw withdrew from the squad following the Spain match because of a head injury
Sterling, Raheem S.	8 December 1994 in Kingston, Jamaica	23	M	Manchester City FC	36	8	44	2		0	5	1
	Sterling withdrew from the squad on 3 September because of a back injury
Stones, John	28 May 1994	24	D	Manchester City FC	30	4	34	2		0	4
Tarkowski, James A.	19 November 1992	25	CD	Burnley FC	1	0	1	0		0	None
Trippier, Kieran J.	19 September 1990	27	RWB	Tottenham Hotspur FC	13	1	14	1		0	None
Walker, Kyle A.	28 May 1990	28	RD	Manchester City FC	36	4	40	0		0	6
Welbeck, Daniel N.T.M.	26 November 1990	27	F	Arsenal FC	25	16	41	16		0	2

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the first of the 2018-19 season, against Spain on 8 September 2018.

Diary

Wednesday, 18 April 2018 - England will take on both Switzerland and United States later this year as the autumn schedule is finalised. With England already having dates in the calendar against Croatia and Spain, there were two dates left to fill. The Swiss will visit on 11 September.

Tuesday, 28 August 2018 - Jamie Vardy and Gary Cahill are stepping aside from international football to allow manager Gareth Southgate to bring younger players in. But both players say they are "not shutting the door completely".  Leicester City striker Vardy says he first told Southgate of his intentions at the World Cup in Russia. "This has been on my mind for a while. I'm not getting any younger and you can see, to be fair to the gaffer, he wants to make it more youthful, which obviously had its benefits during the World Cup." He has told Southgate he also wishes to concentrate on his club football and his family. "Gareth said that he felt I still had a lot to offer, and we've not shut the door completely. If the worst came to happen anderyone was injured, then obviously I wouldn't say no." Chelsea defender Cahill said: "I can see it is now going to a younger generation and I think it is the perfect time for me to take a step back," Cahill told Chelsea TV. I've been hugely honoured to play for my country and I would never shut the door. I've said that if there are injuries in the future and I'm needed to come and play then, of course, I'm available."

Thursday, 30 August 2018, 2.00pm - At St. George's Park, Gareth Southgate names his first England squad since the World Cup Finals. Southgate has retained the bulk of the Finals squad, with 18 of the 23 keeping their places. Joe Gomez, Adam Lallana and James Tarkowski all return, as does goalkeeper Alex McCarthy. Their is also a recall for Luke Shaw. The five that miss out are the aforementioned Cahill and Vardy, Phil Jones and Nick Pope miss out through injury and Ashley Young, who has been left out to allow the younger members to participate. Southgate: "With us only being three games into the season, I felt some continuity was important. Those who were with us in the summer deserve the right to go again."

Monday, 3 September 2018 - 22 of the 23 man squad arrive at St. George's Park. The only member who has not is Manchester City's Raheem Sterling, who has withdrawn because of a back problem. Southgate has no plans to call up a replacement.

Tuesday, 4 September 2018 - Dominic Solanke has joined in the first day of training, whereas Adam Lallana has returned to Liverpool to have a groin strain assessed by staff. Also missing from training was goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. Southgate has called up the uncapped Fulham goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli as cover. His call up comes just nine days after making his Premier League debut, after starting the season behind first choice keeper, Fabri.

Thursday, 6 September 2018 - A day after training was held behind closed doors, today's training included two members of the under-20 squad. Eddie Nketiah and Marcus Tavernier.

Saturday, 8 September 2018 - England 1 Spain 2: England suffered their first home loss since March 2016, and first competitive home loss since November 2007. Their Nations League campaign opened with defeat as they were beaten by Spain in their first match since the World Cup. Marcus Rashford gave England the perfect start with an 11th-minute strike from Luke Shaw's pass but Spain responded with an almost instant equaliser thanks to Saul Niguez's low finish. Rodrigo Moreno then took advantage of poor marking at a free-kick to score the winner from close range after 32 minutes. England suffered a blow just after half-time when Shaw was taken off on a stretcher with a head injury following an accidental collision with Dani Carvajal but they rallied late on and could have earned a draw.

Sunday, 9 September 2018 - After only seven outfield players were involved in training at St. George's Park, Southgate has drafted in Leicester City's Ben Chilwell and Demarai Gray into the squad from the under-21s. Both receive their first ever senior call-up. Luke Shaw, however, who suffered concussion in the 47th minute of the match against Spain yesterday, remains at St. George's, but will return to Old Trafford tomorrow.

Monday, 10 September 2018 - As Ben Chilwell and Demarai Gray arrive at St. George's Park, it is announced that Dele Alli has withdrawn because of a slight muscle strain. He will return to Tottenham Hotspur later today. The 22 players take part in training this morning before leaving for Leicester.
In the press conference later in the day, Southgate confirms Harry Kane will be rested and that Eric Dier will captain the side. As much as nine changes are expected for the next match with the manager hoping to give much of the squad a run out.

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