Thomas Tuchel leaves three England stars out of squad as Morgan Gibbs-White decision made

UEFA rules state that a manager can only select a maximum of 23 players per fixture, meaning that three of Thomas Tuchel’s 26-man England squad have missed out on Friday’s clash with Albania

Nottingham Forest star Morgan Gibbs-White and two other players have been cut from England’s first matchday squad under Thomas Tuchel. The Three Lions begin their World Cup qualifying campaign on Friday at home to Albania.

A sold-out Wembley crowd will see Tuchel lead England out for the first time, having signed an 18-month contract worth £7.5million. The German was announced in October but didn’t officially start his role until January.

That allowed interim boss Lee Carsley to oversee the conclusion of last autumn’s Nations League campaign. But Tuchel’s will finally kick off against an Albania side who went toe-to-toe with the likes of Spain, Italy and Croatia at Euro 2024.

Tuchel called up 26 players for the home double-header against Albania and Latvia but nations are only permitted by UEFA to name 23 players in their matchday squad (11 starters and 12 substitutes). Gibbs-White, Aaron Ramsdale and Jarell Quansah are the unfortunate three to miss out.

Harry Kane will captain the side. Jude Bellingham and Declan Rice are also expected to start.

Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), James Trafford (Burnley)

Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Tino Livramento (Newcastle), Kyle Walker (AC Milan, loan from Manchester City)

Midfielders:Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Jordan Henderson (Ajax), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)

Forwards:Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa, loan from Manchester United), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham)

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