The Three Lions Recall Saka While Jude Bellingham, Foden & Jack Grealish Are Omitted
Bukayo Saka has recorded a dozen goals in 44 appearances for the national team.
England have included the Arsenal winger for next week's games versus Latvia and Wales, however no room for Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden or Grealish.
Gunners attacker Saka was absent from last month's World Cup qualifying victories over Serbia and Andorra due to a hamstring issue.
The 24-year-old recently returned for his club and scored in their 2-0 win against Olympiacos midweek.
Saka replaces club colleague Madueke, who is sidelined until November with a knee injury.
England meet the Welsh in a warm-up match at the national stadium on Thursday before a qualifying match in Latvia on 14 October.
If England win against Latvia, they will need a just two more points from their final two qualifiers against Albania and Serbia in November to qualify for the World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Leverkusen's Jarell Quansah replaces Newcastle United’s Tino Livramento, who is out for up to eight weeks following suffering a knee injury versus the Gunners recently.
Anderson and Spence, who received their maiden national team selections last month, keep their spots. Loftus-Cheek also remains in the squad, even with the return to fitness of Adam Wharton.
Saka has only played a single match for the manager since taking over as national team boss, due to injury concerns.
The midfielder was absent from the last England international camp as he was rehabilitating after a shoulder operation and has only made a single start for his club after coming back from injury.
The Manchester City player was left out from the coach’s previous selection following a loss of form and has been unsuccessful in returning, despite a impressive beginning to the season with City.
Grealish also is excluded in spite of a revival in form on loan at Everton. He has not featured for the national team since October 2024.
Complete England Selection
Keepers: Dean Henderson (Palace), Pickford (Everton), Trafford (City)
Backline: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Guehi (Palace), James (the Blues), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Jarell Quansah (Leverkusen), Djed Spence (Spurs), John Stones (City)
Midfielders: Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Morgan Gibbs-White (Forest), Henderson (Brentford), Loftus-Cheek (Milan), Rice (the Gunners), Rogers (Villa)
Attackers: Bowen (West Ham United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Gordon (Newcastle), Kane (Bayern Munich), Marcus Rashford (Barca), Bukayo Saka (the Gunners), Watkins (Aston Villa)
'Scrutiny on those left out rather than included'
Thomas Tuchel's latest England squad brings scrutiny to the players the head coach has omitted rather than the players he has selected.
Jude Bellingham's omission may raise some eyebrows but Tuchel understandably feels there is no rush to recall the Madrid midfielder.
Manchester City's Foden and loanee Grealish have both excelled in the early stages of the campaign.
The players Tuchel utilised in the team’s qualifying victories versus Serbia and Andorra deserve the reward of continuity.
It will bring regret that Arsenal's Madueke is not included due to injury.
Anderson has settled well at international level.
Tuchel is a admirer of the attacker, especially, as well as the City star.
One unexpected move, it is the absence of Palace’s Adam Wharton.
The star, naturally, will be required further down the line.
