Fabian Delph and Phil Jones have withdrawn from the England squad with manager Gareth Southgate calling up Tottenham’s Harry Winks to the squad to cover for the absences. Embed from Getty Images The news will be a blow to Delph in particular whose last England cap was almost two years ago and had earned a […]
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Fabian Delph returns to England squad
Manchester City midfielder Fabian Delph has been recalled to the England squad for the final two World Cup qualifiers against Slovenia and Lithuania in October. Delph’s last of just nine England caps was in November 2015 against Spain and the 27-year-old has endured an injury-hit spell with City since joined from Aston Villa earlier that […]
Marcus Rashford is villain turned hero as England beat Slovakia to inch closer to World Cup qualification
ENGLAND 2, SLOVAKIA 1 Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford was villain turned hero as England took another giant stride towards qualification for the World Cup finals. The Reds’ striker was at fault for Slovakia’s opening goal at Wembley, but redeemed himself by scoring the matchwinning goal and also being named man of the match. Rashford showed […]
Harry Kane’s September double in Malta helps England stay top of World Cup Group F
MALTA 0, ENGLAND 4 September heralded the return to goalscoring form for Harry Kane who scored twice against a stubborn Malta side in a forgettable game in Valletta. England had endured a tough first half, and it wasn’t until the ineffective Raheem Sterling was replacing by the more direct running Marcus Rashford that Gareth Southgate’s […]
Nathaniel Chalobah and Harry Maguire get England call-ups for games against Malta and Slovakia
Nathaniel Chalobah and Harry Maguire are two new faces in Gareth Southgate’s latest 28-man England squad. Versatile Chalobah is England’s most capped youth international and signed for Watford this summer from Chelsea while Maguire’s performances at centre back for Leicester City following his summer move from Hull City have seen him get recognition. They join […]