Tottenham Hotspur striker Dominic Solanke has been called up to the England squad for the first time in seven years.
Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers, though, has not been included in the senior side and will again be part of the Under-21 squad.
Manchester United defender Harry Maguire is also among those left out by interim head coach Lee Carsley, as are Solanke’s Spurs team-mate James Maddison and West Ham United forward Jarrod Bowen. Chelsea defender Levi Colwill has been selected after featuring in both of England’s Nations League games last month.
Solanke, 27, has scored three goals in six games for Tottenham since completing a £65million ($83m) move from Bournemouth over the summer.
He netted 21 times in 42 games for Bournemouth last season but was not included in Gareth Southgate’s squad for the European Championship, with Harry Kane, Ivan Toney and Ollie Watkins selected ahead of him.
Solanke’s only senior England appearance came while he was at Liverpool in November 2017, when he featured as a substitute in a friendly against Brazil.
Rogers has emerged as a key player for Unai Emery’s Villa side this season and has started all eight of their matches in the Premier League and Champions League, contributing two assists and one goal.
Rogers misses out despite his impressive performances for Villa (Michael Steele/Getty Images)
Maguire, meanwhile, played well for England last month but misses out after the emergence of Lisandro Martinez and Matthijs De Ligt as Erik ten Hag’s first-choice centre-backs. The 31-year-old was also absent from the United team that lost 3-0 at home to Tottenham on Sunday with a dead calf muscle injury but has been included in their travelling party to face Porto in the Europa League on Thursday. He is not expected to start, however, and the international break will give him time to get back to full fitness.
Maddison has not been included in an England squad since being cut from the preliminary selection ahead of the Euros. The 27-year-old has two assists and one goal in seven games for Spurs this season.
England host Greece at Wembley Stadium on Thursday before travelling to Finland on Sunday for their Nations League B Group 2 fixtures. They began the group stage with wins over the Republic of Ireland and Finland last month.
‘A more rounded player than some of his potential rivals’
Analysis by Tottenham correspondent Jay Harris
After suffering an ankle injury on his debut for Tottenham, Solanke has been in great form since he returned in September and has deservedly been called up to an England squad for the first time in seven years.
Solanke was a prolific goalscorer for England’s youth teams, winning the Under-17 European Championship and Under-20 World Cup, but has only been capped once up to now.
The centre-forward joined Spurs from Bournemouth at the beginning of August for a club-record fee of £65million. He has scored in his last three games in all competitions and set up Brennan Johnson’s goal in last week’s 3-0 victory over Qarabag in the Europa League.
Solanke has exceptional movement in the box but his ability to drop deep to link-up play along with his relentless pressing make him a more rounded player than some of his rivals upfront.
(Top photo: Michael Regan/Getty Images)
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