The Three Lions squad for the match against the Netherlands  February 2005
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	St	Sub	App	G	Capt
Beckham, David R.J.	2 May 1975	29	M	Real Madrid CF, Spain	74	3	77	15	41	1 11
Bridge, Wayne M.	5 August 1980	24	D	Chelsea FC	11	9	20	1	0	1
	Wayne Bridge pulled out of the squad on 7 February due to a foot injury.
Brown, Wesley M.	13 October 1979	25	D	Manchester United FC	3	4	7	0	0	None
	Wes Brown was called into the squad on 6 February as a replacement for Matthew Upson and Ledley King.
Carragher, James L.D.	28 January 1978	27	D	Liverpool FC	4	12	16	0	0	1
Cole, Ashley	20 December 1980	24	D	Arsenal FC	36	0	36	0	0	4
Cole, Joseph J.	8 November 1981	23	M	Chelsea FC	2	17	19	2	0	None
Defoe, Jermain C.	7 October 1982	22	F	Tottenham Hotspur FC	3	5	8	1	0	None
Downing, Stewart	22 July 1984	20	M	Middlesbrough FC	0	0	0	0	0	None
Dyer, Kieron C.	29 December 1978	27	M	Newcastle United FC	7	18	25	0	0	None
Gerrard, Steven G.	30 May 1980	24	M	Liverpool FC	30	1	31	5	1	4
Green, Robert P.	18 January 1980	25	G	Norwich City FC	0	0	0	0 GA	0	None
Hargreaves, Owen L.	20 January 1981 born in Canada	24	M	FC Bayern München, Germany	7	17	24	0	0	None
James, David B.	1 August 1970	34	G	Manchester City FC	24	6	30	25ᵍᵃ	0	3
Jenas, Jermaine A.	18 February 1983	21	M	Newcastle United FC	1	8	9	0	0	None
Johnson, Andrew	10 February 1981	23	F	Crystal Palace FC	0	0	0	0	0	None
Johnson, Glen M.	23 August 1984	20	D	Chelsea FC	0	2	2	0	0	1
King, Ledley B.	12 October 1980	24	D	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	6	11	0	0	None
	Ledley King pulled out of the squad on 7 February due to a slight injury.
Lampard, Frank J.	20 June 1978	26	M	Chelsea FC	21	8	29	6	0	1
Neville, Gary A.	18 February 1975	29	D	Manchester United FC	68	5	73	0	0	5
Neville, Philip J.	21 January 1977	28	D	Manchester United FC	31	19	50	0	0	2
	Phil Neville was called into the squad on 7 February as a replacement for John Terry and Wayne Bridge.
Owen, Michael J.	14 December 1979	25	F	Real Madrid CF, Spain	56	10	66	28	6	3
Robinson, Paul W.	15 October 1979	25	G	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	4	9	6ᵍᵃ	0	None
Rooney, Wayne M.	24 October 1985	19	F	Manchester United FC	17	3	20	8	0	3
Terry, John G.	7 December 1980	24	D	Chelsea FC	14	1	15	0	0	None
	John Terry pulled out of the squad on 7 February due to a bruised knee.
Upson, Matthew J.	18 April 1979	25	D	Birmingham City FC	4	3	7	0	0	None
	Matthew Upson pulled out of the squad on 6 February due to a hamstring injury.
Wright-Phillips, Shaun C.	25 October 1981	23	F	Manchester City FC	0	3	3	1	0	None

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the sixth of the 2004-05 season, against Spain on 17 November 2004.

Diary

Saturday, 5 February 2005 - England coach Sven-Göran Eriksson has called up Crystal Palace striker Andy Johnson and Middlesbrough winger Stewart Downing for the first time.  The pair join up with the rest of the 24-man squad for the friendly against Netherlands on Wednesday at Villa Park.  Chelsea defender Glen Johnson and Newcastle's Kieron Dyer have both been recalled by Eriksson for the game.  Rio Ferdinand, Sol Campbell, Alan Smith and Darius Vassell all miss the match through injury.

Sunday, 6 February 2005 - Birmingham City defender Matthew Upson has pulled out of the squad.  Upson was in line to feature from the start at Villa Park in the absence of Rio Ferdinand and Sol Campbell.  But the 25-year-old missed the Blues' defeat at Manchester United with a hamstring injury, which will now keep him out of the game against the Dutch. 
Tottenham Hotspur defender Ledley King is suffering from a slight injury.  He will be assessed by England medical staff when he joins up with the squad on Monday and whilst everyone is still hopeful he will be available for selection, Wes Brown will now join the squad to provide extra defensive cover.

Monday, 7 February 2005 - Chelsea's John Terry and Wayne Bridge have pulled out of the England squad.  Terry's absence gives Eriksson a headache at centre-back ahead of the friendly at Villa Park.  Eriksson has drafted in Manchester United's Phil Neville as cover.  Terry, the captain of Chelsea as they push for the Premiership title, would have been a certain starter in the absence of Campbell and Ferdinand.
England's defensive worries have increased following the withdrawal of Tottenham Hotspur's Ledley King.  Wes Brown and Jamie Carragher are likely to be the makeshift partnership.

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