The Three Lions squad for the matches against Israel and Russia  September 2007
Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	St	Sub	App	G	Capt
Barry, Gareth	23 February 1981	26	D	Aston Villa FC	3	7	10	0	0	1
Bentley, David M.	27 August 1984	23	M	Blackburn Rovers FC	0	0	0	0	0	None
Brown, Wesley M.	13 October 1979	27	D	Manchester United FC	7	6	13	0	0	1
Campbell, Sulzeer J.	18 September 1974	32	D	Portsmouth FC	63	6	69	1	3	8
	Sol Campbell withdrew from the squad on 3 September because of injury.
Carrick, Michael	28 July 1981	26	M	Manchester United FC	9	5	14	0	0	None
Carson, Scott P.	3 September 1985	22	G	Aston Villa FC on loan from Liverpool FC	0	0	0	0 GA	0	None
Cole, Ashley	20 December 1980	26	D	Chelsea FC	58	0	58	0	0	10
Cole, Joseph J.	8 November 1981	25	M	Chelsea FC	22	19	41	7	0	3
Crouch, Peter J.	30 January 1981	26	F	Liverpool FC	12	8	20	12	0	3
	Peter Crouch is suspended for the match against Israel.
Defoe, Jermain C.	7 October 1982	24	F	Tottenham Hotspur FC	7	17	24	3	0	None
Downing, Stewart	22 July 1984	23	M	Middlesbrough FC	5	9	14	0	0	None
Ferdinand, Rio G.	7 November 1978	28	D	Manchester United FC	54	6	60	0	0	2
Gerrard, Steven G.	30 May 1980	27	M	Liverpool FC	55	2	57	12	2	7
Hargreaves, Owen L.	20 January 1981 born in Canada	26	M	Manchester United FC	15	24	39	0	0	3
Heskey, Emile W.I.	11 January 1978	29	F	Wigan Athletic FC	26	19	43	5	0	3
	Emile Heskey was called up on 2 September as extra forward cover.
James, David B.	1 August 1970	37	G	Portsmouth FC	26	9	35	31ᵍᵃ	0	3
Johnson, Andrew	10 February 1981	26	F	Everton FC	4	3	7	0	0	None
Lampard, Frank J.	20 June 1978	29	M	Chelsea FC	48	8	56	12	0	3
Lescott, Joleon P.	16 August 1982	25	D	Everton FC	0	0	0	0	0	None
	Joleon Lecott was called up on 3 September as a replacement for Sol Campbell.
Neville, Philip J.	21 January 1977	30	D	Everton FC	36	20	56	0	0	2
Owen, Michael J.	14 December 1979	27	F	Newcastle United FC	72	11	83	38	8	4
Richards, Micah L.	24 June 1988	19	D	Manchester City FC	3	2	5	0	0	None
Robinson, Paul W.	15 October 1979	27	G	Tottenham Hotspur FC	33	4	37	20ᵍᵃ	0	1
Shorey, Nicholas R.	19 February 1981	26	D	Reading FC	2	0	2	0	0	None
Smith, Alan	28 October 1980	26	F	Newcastle United FC	7	11	18	1	0	1 2
Terry, John G.	7 December 1980	26	D	Chelsea FC	39	1	40	3	11	2
Wright-Phillips, Shaun C.	25 October 1981	25	M	Chelsea FC	5	8	13	1	0	None
Young, Ashley S.	9 July 1985	22	F	Aston Villa FC	0	0	0	0	0	None

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the first of the 2007-08 season, against Germany on 22 August 2007.

Diary

Friday, 27 January 2006 - The European Championships Qualification draw is made today in Montreux. It pits England up against Croatia, Russia, Israel, Macedonia, Andorra and Estonia.

Friday, 3 March 2006 - Group E fixtures were negotiated today at a meeting between the Football Association and fellow participants in Nyon, Switzerland.

Friday, 31 August 2007 - Blackburn Rover's David Bentley and Aston Villa winger Ashley Young are in England's squad to face Israel and Russia in the Euro 2008 qualifiers.  Bentley and Young, both 22, have been drafted in after David Beckham and Kieron Dyer were ruled out by injury.  Chelsea star Frank Lampard is also a doubt after suffering a torn thigh. With Beckham sidelined for six weeks with a knee injury and Dyer out with a broken leg, McClaren is short of alternatives and Bentley has made an outstanding start to the new campaign.  McClaren was upset Beckham is now set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after his injury, sustained playing for LA Galaxy.  "It is a big blow for us. He is a big player and we are coming up to big games and we need big players for big games.  He is injured and how well he recovers and how fast he recovers and how he plays from there on we will see."  Bentley and Young are the only uncapped outfield players in McClaren's squad.  Young offers the England coach another option on the flank in absence of Beckham and Dyer, and with Spurs winger Aaron Lennon still not fit.  Striker Wayne Rooney is already ruled out of the games, both at Wembley on 8 and 12 September, with a broken metatarsal in his foot, while fellow forward Peter Crouch is suspended for the Israel game.  At the back Wayne Bridge and Ledley King definitely miss out, Gary Neville still has ankle trouble.  Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard missed their Champions League qualifier against Toulouse in midweek with a broken toe, and is already a doubt for the game against Derby County at Anfield.  If he fails to play on Saturday, Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez will be reluctant to see him risked by England.

Sunday, 2 September 2007 - Steve McClaren has called Wigan Athletic forward Emile Heskey into his squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Israel and Russia.  The Wigan striker won the last of his 43 appearances against France at Euro 2004.  McClaren watched the 29-year-old in action for Wigan at Newcastle on Saturday and subsequently requested his release from the Latics.  "I think he deserves to be recalled. We need his experience at this time.  Emile is a player with a lot international experience and has played many times with Michael Owen in the past. He's been in good form for Wigan this season, he played very well against Sunderland and I saw him play well against Newcastle.  While he has been out of the squad for a few years, I've spoken with Chris Hutchings who has been hugely impressed with him."  Peter Crouch is suspended for Saturday's encounter with Israel at Wembley, while Wayne Rooney has been sidelined with a broken bone in his foot. Heskey was called into the squad under former coach Sven-Göran Eriksson for games against Northern Ireland and Azerbaijan in March 2005 but did not play.

Monday, 3 September 2007 - Everton defender Joleon Lescott has been called up to England's squad.  Steve McClaren made the decision after Portsmouth's Sol Campbell pulled out through injury.  Chelsea's Frank Lampard is almost certain to miss England's games.  McClaren remains confident Liverpool's Steven Gerrard will be fit.  Birmingham-born Lescott has been key to Everton's good start to the new Premier League season.

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