England U21 head coach Aidy Boothroyd has named his squad for the games, and a whole new wave of young ballers have been selected as part of a 23-strong group that will link up for the first time at U21 level.

The Young Lions are gearing up for their U21 EURO qualifying campaign this month, as the road to Hungary and Slovenia in 2021 begins, and the newly-selected squad brings in the next generation of talent into the age category.

Only five players in Phil Foden, Tom Davies, Morgan Gibbs-White, Eddie Nketiah and Reiss Nelson have featured in previous U21 set-ups and are young enough to feature again this time around – with Reading midfielder Omar Richards the only player coming into the England set-up for the first time.

There's debut call-ups for 18 Young Lions who are yet to play at this level for England. That comprises of a lot of young hopefuls from the nation's top clubs, with familiar names such as  Mason Greenwood, Joe Willock, Rhian Brewster all featuring in Boothroyd's 23-man squad.

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Aidy Boothroyd has been impressed by the number of players in his squad who have been playing first-team football with their clubs in the early stages of this season, saying “I’m really excited by this new group of players and when I look at the squad we have put together, it’s very encouraging to see that so many of them have been playing regular football in the Premier League already this season.”

The England U21 squad in full:

Goalkeepers: Ellery Balcombe (Brentford), Aaron Ramsdale (AFC Bournemouth), Nathan Trott (AFC Wimbledon, loan from West Ham United)

Defenders: Max Aarons (Norwich City), Trevoh Chalobah (Huddersfield Town, loan from Chelsea), Ben Godfrey (Norwich City), Marc Guehi (Chelsea), James Justin (Leicester City), Jonathan Panzo (AS Monaco), Steven Sessegnon (Fulham), Ben Wilmot (Swansea City, loan from Watford)

Midfielders: Todd Cantwell (Norwich City), Tom Davies (Everton), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Dwight McNeil (Burnley), Omar Richards (Reading), Oliver Skipp (Tottenham Hotspur), Joe Willock (Arsenal)

Forwards: Rhian Brewster (Liverpool), Mason Greenwood (Manchester United), Reiss Nelson (Arsenal), Eddie Nketiah (Leeds United, loan from Arsenal)