Bamford gets first England call-up

Gareth Southgate has named his 25-man squad for September's World Cup qualifiers with Hungary, Andorra and Poland - with Leeds United striker Patrick Bamford receiving his first England call-up. 

The 27-year-old Bamford enjoyed an impressive season in the Premier League last term, finding the net 17 times in 38 games for Marcelo Bielsa's Whites.

Liverpool's full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold and Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope return to the fold having missed Euro 2020 through injury.

Manchester City and Manchester United stars Phil Foden and Marcus Rashford are both missing from Gareth Southgate's squad, however, as they both recover from injury.

The Three Lions visit Budapest to take on Hungary on 2 September before hosting Andorra at Wembley three days later. On September 8, they travel to Warsaw to face Poland.

England squad to face Hungary, Andorra and Poland:

Goalkeepers: Sam Johnstone (West Bromwich Albion), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Burnley)

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Reece James (Chelsea), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)

Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Jesse Lingard (Manchester United), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United), Declan Rice (West Ham United)

Forwards: Patrick Bamford (Leeds United), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Jadon Sancho (Manchester United), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City)

Here it is... your #ThreeLions squad for September! 👊 pic.twitter.com/wwjJEiVGz6

— England (@England) August 26, 2021