The Three Lions Recall Saka But Bellingham, Phil Foden & Grealish Are Omitted

England have recalled the Arsenal winger for next week's fixtures against Latvia and Wales, yet there's no spot for Bellingham, Phil Foden or Jack Grealish.

Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka missed last month's qualifier victories against Serbia and Andorra with a hamstring injury.

Saka recently returned for Arsenal and scored in their 2-0 win against the Greek side midweek.

Saka replaces club colleague Madueke, who is sidelined till next month because of a knee problem.

The Three Lions meet Wales in a warm-up match at the national stadium on Thursday before a World Cup qualifier in Latvia on October 14.

Should England triumph in Latvia, they will need a just two points from their final two matches against Serbia and Albania in the next month to reach next summer's tournament in Canada, Mexico and the United States.

Bayer Leverkusen defender Quansah replaces Newcastle United’s Livramento, who is sidelined for two months following suffering a knee issue versus Arsenal last weekend.

Anderson and Spence, who earned their maiden national team selections last month, retain their places. Ruben Loftus-Cheek also remains in the squad, even with the recovery of Adam Wharton.

Saka has featured in just one game for Tuchel since he became national team boss, because of injury concerns.

Bellingham missed the previous squad as he recovered from shoulder surgery and has managed just one start for his club since returning from injury.

The Manchester City player was left out from the coach’s last England squad following a loss of form and has been unsuccessful in returning, even with a strong start to the campaign with Manchester City.

Grealish also misses out in spite of a resurgence with Everton. He has not featured for England since last year.

Goalkeepers: Henderson (Palace), Jordan Pickford (the Toffees), James Trafford (City)

Backline: Burn (Newcastle), Guehi (Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Villa), Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Quansah (Leverkusen), Spence (Spurs), John Stones (City)

Midfield: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Gibbs-White (Forest), Henderson (the Bees), Loftus-Cheek (Milan), Rice (Arsenal), Rogers (Villa)

Attackers: Bowen (West Ham United), Eze (the Gunners), Gordon (Newcastle), Kane (Bayern Munich), Marcus Rashford (Barca), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Watkins (Aston Villa)

Thomas Tuchel's new selection draws attention on those the boss has left out instead of the included names.

Jude Bellingham's exclusion may cause surprise but Tuchel understandably feels there is no rush to bring back the Real Madrid star.

City’s Foden and on-loan Everton forward Grealish have both excelled at the start of the campaign.

The players the manager used in the team’s World Cup qualifier wins versus Serbia and Andorra deserve the chance to continue.

There will be regret that the Gunners’ Madueke is not included because of a fitness issue.

The Forest player has settled well at England senior level.

The England boss is a fan of the attacker, in particular, and also Foden.

If there is one surprise, it comes in the exclusion of Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton.

The star, naturally, will be needed further down the line.