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The Three Lions Squad for the matches against Australia & Italy  October 2023
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	St	Sub	App
Alexander-Arnold, Trent J.	7 October 1998	24	RB	Liverpool FC	16	4	20	2		0	1
Bellingham, Jude V.W.	29 June 2003	20	M	Real Madrid CF, Spain	17	9	26	2		0	1
Bowen, Jarrod	20 December 1996	26	M	West Ham United FC	2	2	4	0		0	None
Colwill, Levi L.S.	26 February 2003	20	CD	Chelsea FC	0	0	0	0		0	none
Dunk, Lewis C.	21 November 1991	31	CD	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	2	0	2	0		0	None
Foden, Philip W.	28 May 2000	23	RF	Manchester City FC	17	10	27	4		0	1
Gallagher, Conor J.	6 February 2000	23	M	Chelsea FC	2	7	9	0		0	None
Grealish, Jack P.	10 September 1995	28	F	Manchester City FC	13	19	32	2		0	2
					also has 19 Republic of Ireland youth appearances
Guéhi, A.K. Marc-Israel	13 July 2000 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire	23	CD	Crystal Palace FC	5	1	6	0		0	None
Henderson, Jordan B.	17 June 1990	33	M	Al Ettifaq FC, Saudi Arabia	53	25	78	3	1	8	10
Johnstone, Samuel L.	25 March 1993	30	G	Crystal Palace FC	3	0	3	0ᵍᵃ		0	None
Kane, Harry E.	28 July 1993	30	F	FC Bayern München, Germany	75	11	86	58		61	2
Maddison, James D.	23 November 1996	26	F	Tottenham Hotspur FC	3	1	4	0		0	1
Maguire, J. Harry	5 March 1993	30	CD	Manchester United FC	55	4	59	7	1	1	13	1
Nketiah, Edward K.	30 May 1999	24	F	Arsenal FC	0	0	0	0		0	none
Phillips, Kalvin M.	2 December 1995	27	DM	Manchester City FC	22	6	28	1		0	4
Pickford, Jordan L.	7 March 1994	29	G	Everton FC	55	0	55	40ᵍᵃ		0	None
Ramsdale, Aaron C.	14 May 1998	25	G	Arsenal FC	4	0	4	5ᵍᵃ		0	None
Rashford, Marcus	31 October 1997	25	F	Manchester United FC	24	31	55	16		1	1
Rice, Declan	14 January 1999	24	M	Arsenal FC	42	3	45	3		0	5
					also has 3 Republic of Ireland appearances
Saka, Bukayo A.T.	5 September 2001	22	F	Arsenal FC	22	8	30	11		0	None
	Saka withdrew from the squad on 9 October because of a hamstring injury.
Stones, John	28 May 1994	29	CD	Manchester City FC	60	7	67	3		0	7	1
Tomori, Oluwafikayomi O.	19 December 1997 in Calgary, Canada	25	CD	AC Milan, Italy	1	2	3	0		0	None
Trippier, Kieran J.	19 September 1990	33	RB	Newcastle United FC	35	8	43	1		2	None
Walker, Kyle A.	28 May 1990	33	RD	Manchester City FC	71	7	78	1	1	0	12	1
Watkins, Oliver G.A.	30 December 1995	27	F	Aston Villa FC	1	6	7	2		0	None

  All information is complete to and including England's last match, the second of the 2023-24 season, against Scotland on 12 September 2023.

Diary

Monday, 20 February 2023 - England will have an unique international double this year with both the women's and men's senior teams going head-to-head with Australia in London.

Thursday, 5 October 2023 - Gareth Southgate names his 26-man squad and has recalled Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins for October's games against Australia and Italy at Wembley. Watkins, who last featured for England in March 2022, continued his impressive start to the season with a hat-trick against Brighton on Saturday. There is also a recall for Jarrod Bowen, who last featured for England in May 2022.
Bukayo Saka, is also included, but is 'still being assessed' after Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta described the winger's latest injury - a muscular problem which forced him off after 34 minutes against Lens on Tuesday - as 'a worry'. Chelsea forward Raheem Sterling is left out of a fourth successive squad.

Sunday, 8 October 2023 - Following Arsenal's Premier League victory over Manchester City tonight, manager Mikel Arteta states that Bukayo Saka will not be joining up with the England squad because of a hamstring injury. 'No, he will not make it, he has trained for a single session. He is not available to play football at the moment'. Saka missed his first Premier League game since May 2021, a total of 87 consecutive appearances. There is no word from Gareth Southgate, however.

Monday, 9 October 2023 - Stéphanie Frappart will referee Friday's international friendly between England and Australia, becoming the first female official to oversee a men's international match at Wembley. Frenchwoman Frappart became the first woman to referee a men's World Cup fixture during Qatar 2022 when she took charge of Germany's 4-2 victory over Costa Rica. Peter Elsworth, the FA's head of refereeing operations, said: "Stephanie is an outstanding referee. We're delighted she and her team will take charge of our upcoming fixture against Australia in front of a sold-out crowd at Wembley Stadium and we're looking forward to welcoming them to the home of English football." The 39-year-old has been a trailblazer for female referees, taking charge of men's Ligue 2 and Ligue 1 fixtures in France, as well as being the first woman to officiate in the Champions League and UEFA Super Cup.
The squad arrive at St. George's Park. The medical team assess Bukayo Saka's hamstring injury and decide that it is in his best interest to continue his rehabilitation at his club.

Tuesday, 10 October 2023 - On the day the UK are confirmed as hosts of Euro 2028, 24 of the 25-man squad spend their first full day of training at St. George's Park. The missing player, Kyle Walker, is having a personal session indoors.

Thursday, 12 October 2023 - The England squad relocate to Tottenham Hotspur FC training centre.

England Form: last six games
W W W W D W  f 19:a 3  success: 92%
1042	23 March 2023 - Italy 1 England 2 [0-2] Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Napoli (44,536)	Retegui Rice, Kane (pen)	ECP	AW
		Luke Shaw
1043	26 March 2023 - England 2 Ukraine 0 [2-0] The National Stadium, Wembley (83,947)	Kane, Saka		HW
1044	16 June 2023 - Malta 0 England 4 [0-3] Stadium Nazzjonali, Ta' Qali (16,277)	Apap OG, Alexander-Arnold, Kane (pen), Wilson (pen)		AW
1045	19 June 2023 - England 7 North Macedonia 0 [3-0] Old Trafford, Manchester (70,708)	Kane (2 (1 pen)), Saka (3), Rashford, Phillips		HW
1046	9 September 2023 - Ukraine 1 England 1 [1-1] Tarczyński Arena, Wrocław (39,000)	Zinchenko Walker		AD
1047	12 September 2023 - Scotland 1 England 3 [0-2] The National Stadium, Glasgow (51,000)	Maguire OG Foden, Bellingham, Kane	Fr	AW