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Tuesday, 27 March 2018
A Vauxhall International Friendly match

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The Three Lions squad for the matches against Netherlands and Italy  March 2018
Player Birthdate Age Pos Club St Sub App
Alli, Bamidele J. 11 April 1996 21 M Tottenham Hotspur FC 16 7 23 2 0 1
Bertrand, Ryan D. 5 August 1989 28 LB Southampton FC 14 5 19 1 0 1
Bertrand withdrew from the squad on 20 March because of a back injury.
Butland, Jack 10 March 1993 25 G Stoke City FC 4 2 6 3ᵍᵃ 0 None
Cook, Lewis J. 3 February 1997 21 CM AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0 0 0 none
Dier, Eric J.E. 15 January 1994 24 M Tottenham Hotspur FC 20 4 24 3 1 2 4
Gomez, Joseph D. 23 May 1997 20 CD Liverpool FC 2 1 3 0 0 1
Gomez withdrew from the squad on 25 March after picking up an injury in the Netherlands match.
Hart, C. Joseph J. 19 April 1987 30 G West Ham United FC, on loan from Manchester City FC 72 3 75 48ᵍᵃ 2 None
Henderson, Jordan B. 17 June 1990 27 M Liverpool FC 28 9 37 0 1 5 2
Lallana, Adam D. 10 May 1988 29 M Liverpool FC 23 10 33 3 0 3
Lingard, Jesse E. 15 December 1992 25 M Manchester United FC 4 5 9 0 1 1
Livermore, Jake C.L. 14 November 1989 28 M West Bromwich Albion FC 5 2 7 0 0 3
Maguire, J. Harry 5 March 1993 25 D Leicester City FC 3 1 4 0 0 None
Mawson, Alfie R.J. 19 January 1994 24 CD Swansea City FC 0 0 0 0 0 none
Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alexander M.D. 15 August 1993 24 M Liverpool FC 19 12 31 6 0 1
Pickford, Jordan L. 7 March 1994 24 G Everton FC 2 0 2 0ᵍᵃ 0 None
Pope, Nicholas D. 14 April 1992 25 GK Burnley FC 0 0 0 0ᵍᵃ 0 none
Rashford, Marcus 31 October 1997 20 F Manchester United FC 7 9 16 2 0 1
Rose, Daniel L. 2 July 1990 27 LB Tottenham Hotspur FC 13 2 15 0 0 None
Sterling, Raheem S. 8 December 1994
in Kingston, Jamaica
23 M Manchester City FC 28 8 36 2 0 4 1
Stones, John 28 May 1994 22 CD Manchester City FC 19 4 23 0 0 2
Tarkowski, James A. 19 November 1992 25 CD Burnley FC 0 0 0 0 0 none
Trippier, Kieran J. 19 September 1990 27 CD Tottenham Hotspur FC 4 0 4 0 0 None
Vardy, Jamie R. 11 January 1987 31 F Leicester City FC 10 10 20 6 0 1
Walker, Kyle A. 28 May 1990 27 LB Manchester City FC 29 4 33 0 0 3
Welbeck, Daniel N.T.M. 26 November 1990 27 F Arsenal FC 25 12 37 15 0 2
Wilshere, Jack A.G. 1 January 1992 26 M Arsenal FC 23 11 34 2 0 4
Wilshere was withdrawn from the squad on 24 March because of a knee injury.
Young, Ashley S. 9 July 1985 32 F Manchester United FC 17 15 32 7 0 2

All information is complete to and including England's last match, the seventh of the 2017-18 season, against Netherlands on 23 March 2018.

Diary

Tuesday, 14 November 2017 - England will play two friendlies against the Netherlands and Italy in March 2018 as part of their World Cup preparations. Gareth Southgate's side will play the Dutch on 23 March in Amsterdam, before hosting Italy at Wembley on 27 March. The Netherlands finished third in their World Cup qualifying group, while Italy missed out after losing their play-off against Sweden.

Wednesday, 14 March 2018 - Harry Kane will be out until next month after damaging ankle ligaments in Sunday's Premier League Spurs' win over Bournemouth. His club said in a statement that "preliminary assessments" confirmed the injury after a scan on Monday. Kane, who has scored 35 goals for Spurs this season, injured his right ankle in a collision with Bournemouth goalkeeper Asmir Begović. The 24-year-old should be fit for England's World Cup campaign. But he will miss Spurs' FA Cup quarter-final at Swansea on Saturday, as well as two England friendlies the following week.

Thursday, 15 March 2018 - Gareth Southgate announces his 27-man squad. It includes three new faces, Alfie Mawson, James Tarkowski and Nick Pope. There are also recalls for Adam Lallana, Danny Welbeck and Jack Wilshere. Injuries to Gary Cahill and Harry Kane force their exclusion.

Monday, 19 March 2018 - The team arrive at St. George's Park.

Tuesday, 20 March 2018 - The first days training at St. George's Park includes the entire first team squad, as well as Alexander Trent-Arnold from the under-21's. Burnley's Nick Pope says it will be "every man for themselves" in the fight to be England's first-choice goalkeeper at the World Cup this summer. "I want it to be me," Pope said. "It would be a massive honour to represent your country and to go to a World Cup."
On the evening, Ryan Bertrand returned to his club, Southampton, for assessment on his back issue. His withdrawal is a precautionary measure.

Wednesday, 21 March 2018 - Fourteen of the squad have joined forces at St. George's Park to create a lasting legacy to the international footballers who served their country in the First World War. Trees were planted in support of the For Club and Country project with the Woodland Trust and the National Football Museum.

Thursday, 22 March 2018 - After this morning's training session, the squad depart from St. George's Park for Amsterdam, without Jack Wilshere, who is nursing a knee injury. Although he is remaining part of the squad. Jordan Pickford is confirmed as starting in goal, and Jordan Henderson will captain the side.

Friday, 23 March 2018 - Ahead of England's first game of the year, the squad are training at the facilities of Alkmaar Zaanstreek.
The game itself see's England beat the Netherlands by a single Jesse Lingard goal, his first for his country. It is also England's first victory at the Netherlands since 1969.

Saturday, 24 March 2018 - The squad are doing a recovery session in Amsterdam before flying back to London. Joe Gomez, who was injured in the first five minutes in yesterday's match, will remain with the squad for further assessment. However, Jack Wilshere is deemed unfit, and has withdrawn from the squad.

Sunday, 25 March 2018 - The squad are training at the facilities of Tottenham Hotspur FC in Enfield. Joe Gomez has withdrawn from the squad and returned to his club.

Monday, 26 March 2018 - The remaining 24-man squad are back at training in Enfield, where it also revealed that Jack Butland will start in goal.

England Form: last six games
W W W D D W  f 5:a success: 83%
970 4 September 2017 - England 2 Slovakia 1 [1-1]
The National Stadium, Wembley (67,823)
Dier, Rashford
Lobotka
WCP HW
971 5 October 2017 - England 1 Slovenia 0 [0-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (61,598)
Kane HW
972 8 October 2017 - Lithuania 0 England 1 [0-1]
LFF stadionas, Vilnius (5,400)
Kane (pen) AW
973 10 November 2017 - England 0 Germany 0 [0-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (81,382)
  Fr HD
974 14 November 2017 - England 0 Brazil 0 [0-0]
The National Stadium, Wembley (84,595)
  HD
975 23 March 2018 - Netherlands 0 England 1 [0-0]
Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam (51,500)
Lingard AW
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