Everton midfielder James Garner and Brighton goalkeeper Jason Steele are the two uncapped players named by Thomas Tuchel in an expanded 35-man England squad.
It is Tuchel’s penultimate squad before he makes his selection for the 2026 World Cup.
The extended squad sees recalls for Manchester United duo Harry Maguire and Kobbie Mainoo, while AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori is back for the first time since October 2023.
Leeds striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin returns after more than five years since his last call-up and Dominic Solanke makes his first squad since October 2024.
But there is no place in Tuchel’s squad for Real Madrid full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scottor Aston Villa forward Ollie Watkins.
Chelsea’s Reece James and Trevoh Chalobah, who were named in the last squad, miss out through injury.
The Three Lions continue their World Cup preparations with friendlies at Wembley Stadium against Uruguay on 27 March and Japan on 31 March.
“We decided to divide it into basically two camps almost,” Tuchel said of his decision to select a 35-man squad.
“So we bring players in that we haven’t seen, who haven’t played so much, to open up the picture and the competition for plane tickets to the US.
“Then from Friday and Saturday, a group of players will come into camp – 10 or 11 players who [had] a rest before [so we can] go with a new group and mix of players into the match against Japan.”
Midfielder Jude Bellingham is included despite not playing for Real Madrid since early February because of a hamstring injury, while defender John Stones has made just two Manchester City appearances since early December.
Garner, who was part of the England Under-21 squad that won the Euros in 2023, has five assists and two goals in the league this season, having started every game for the Toffees.
In a short video posted on Everton’s X account, Garner said he was “really happy” about his first senior call-up.
“The manager rang me last night and just said that I’ll be involved. That was a good FaceTime call,” he added.
“I was very confident it was going to come just on the basis that I’ve had a good season, so I finally got my chance and it’s a dream come true.”
England have said Steele, who has not made a single Premier League appearance for Brighton this season, is named “with the prospect of him joining the World Cup squad as a training goalkeeper during the summer”.
The call-up is the 35-year-old’s first at senior international level since he represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympics in London.
Tuchel’s 35-man England squad
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), James Trafford (Manchester City), Aaron Ramsdale (Newcastle United), Jason Steele (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Lewis Hall (Newcastle United), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Manchester City), Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan)
Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), James Garner (Everton), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace)
Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Arsenal), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona, loan from Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur)
