Morgan Gibbs-White, Jarrel Quansah and Aaron Ramsdale were excluded from the England team to face Albania this evening.
Thomas Tuchel takes charge of his first match in England in Wembley tonight and one of his first tasks was to leave the trio.
UEFA rules stipulate that only 23 players can be selected for a match, the New England boss appointing 26 in his first team.
Nottingham Forest midfielder Gibbs-White was a late call to the fold of the three lions after being drafted to cover the injured Cole Palmer.
The defender of Liverpool Quansah and the goalkeeper of Southampton Ramsdale were both included in the original selection of Tuchel, but none will play a role in the opening of the qualification campaign of the England World Cup.
The BBC reports that Harry Kane Captain of the team in Wembley tonight with Declan Rice and Jude Bellingham who should both start.
All eyes will be on who joins forces with Kane in attack, with Phil Foden, Morgan Rogers and Anthony Gordon who all push to start.
The omission of Quansah should see Marc Guehi and Ezri Konsa selected in central defense, with Reece James in competition with Tino Livramento and Kyle Walker for the right rear bunk and Dan Burn and Myles Lewis-Skelly the options on the left.
Jordan Pickford should keep his shirt No1 in order, but could face the competition from the Crystal Palace goalkeeper in Dean Henderson.
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England team to face Albania
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), James Trafford (Burnley)
Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Tino Livrramento (Newcastle United), Kyle Walker (AC Milan, City Manchester))
Milieuseurs de terrain: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Ebelechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Jordan Henderson (Ajax), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)
Advances: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa, Manchester United loan), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur)
Tuchel: I want England to play with excitation
The excitement is built for Tuchel’s first match with England and the former boss of Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund spoke of the type of football he wants the three Lions to play.
“I heard a lot that it is a heavy shirt. It is actually not. But I know what players mean,” said Tuchel at a press conference on Thursday.
“Look at the euros, I felt tensions and pressure on the players’ shoulders and they were playing so as not to lose.
“I want us to play with excitement and hunger and the desire to win … and the acceptance of failure is one of them, especially in football.”
