England Squad Named: Kane, Bellingham, Palmer Included
Thomas Tuchel names his England squad for Nations League matches against Spain, Czechia and Croatia, with Kane, Bellingham and Palmer all featuring.
Tuchel has named his squad for the upcoming fixtures, featuring Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham and Cole Palmer, alongside Marcus Rashford, Anthony Gordon and Declan Rice. Steele starts; Pickford and Trafford are backups.
Elliot Anderson has yet to score since joining City. Nico O'Reilly, also of City, has settled quickly since arriving in April and already has 10 goals to his name. Rice continues to anchor the middle of the park for Arsenal, where he has scored 22 times since joining in August 2023.
Trent Alexander-Arnold, now at Real Madrid alongside Bellingham, is named among the defenders, as is Everton pair Jordan Pickford and Jarrad Branthwaite.
Rashford and Cole Palmer both arrive on the back of contrasting midweek nights for their clubs. Palmer was part of a Chelsea side that trailed Leeds 0-2 in the League Cup before he and Morgan Rogers, sent on at half-time, turned the tie around to win 6-3, a result Xabi Alonso praised afterwards. Rogers himself also makes Tuchel's squad, alongside Kai Havertz's Arsenal teammate Bukayo Saka, the pair having traded goals in a 1-1 draw between the clubs earlier this month before Arsenal came from behind to beat Chelsea 2-1 in the reverse fixture days later.
The Premier League's top two feed Tuchel's XI, while Alonso's overhaul at Chelsea—39 departures, 11 arrivals—hasn't halted Palmer and Rogers' rise.
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