Euro 2024: Jack Grealish and Toney to miss out with Wharton and Watkins included as we select our England squad
England took another encouraging step in their Euro 2024 build-up last night with a routine 3-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina at St James’ Park.
While it was a typical pre-tournament friendly that lacked an element of competitive intensity, it did provide Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate with further evidence of the strength in his squad.
He has just one more game – against Iceland on Friday – before announcing his final 26-man squad for the tournament in Germany.
That means seven players need to be cut from his provisional 33-strong group, providing Southgate with plenty of headaches between now and then.
Here we offer our suggestions on how the squad should look.
think he won’t play Bukayo Saka and Phil Foden in the wide positions.
If the handbrake is released – particularly in a group phase that also includes Serbia, Slovenia and Denmark – then Anthony Gordon seems the most likely to step up with Foden moving inside to partner Bellingham.
Gordon gets the nod over Jack Grealish, who if left at home will be the headline omission despite a relatively poor season for Manchester City.
Our squad:
Pickford, Ramsdale, Henderson; Walker, Trippier, Stones, Maguire, Guehi, Gomez, Dunk, Branthwaite, Shaw; Alexander-Arnold, Bellingham, Gallagher, Mainoo, Rice, Wharton; Bowen, Eze, Foden, Gordon, Palmer, Saka, Watkins, Kane