England squad announcement live: Thomas Tuchel reveals selection for games against Wales and Latvia – UK Times

It appeared the inaugural Club World Cup, held across the United States, had offered a glimpse into how matches would be formatted ahead of next year’s World Cup, with the earliest kick-offs scheduled at 5pm BST before being followed by games at 8pm, 11pm and 2am.

The 5pm and 8pm kick-offs were in place to suit European broadcasters but caused a problem for player welfare, with these games often taking place when the American summer heat was at its peak. The 5pm kick-off would be at midday on the US east coast, while the 8pm kick-off time would be at midday on the west coast.

Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford, James Trafford, Dean Henderson.

Defenders: Reece James, Marc Guehi, John Stones, Dan Burn, Ezri Konsa, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Tino Livramento, Djed Spence.

Midfielders: Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Jordan Henderson, Adam Wharton, Morgan Rogers, Declan Rice.

Forwards: Harry Kane, Eberechi Eze, Jarrod Bowen, Anthony Gordon, Noni Madueke, Marcus Rashford, Ollie Watkins.

Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka should be also included again after recovering from injury, though Chelsea star Cole Palmer remains sidelined.

Jude Bellingham is also up for reselection after recovering from shoulder surgery that saw him miss the start of the season.

Real Madrid colleague Trent Alexander-Arnold, however, will play no part in the October internationals owing to hamstring problem.

The ex-Liverpool right-back was snubbed regardless for the previous squad amid teething issues at the Santiago Bernabeu, but could have been up for selection after Tino Livramento – who has so far been preferred by Tuchel – was ruled out for eight weeks this week.

England’s squad announcement is expected to take place today at 11am BST.

Thomas Tuchel will then hold a press conference where we will get the reasoning behind his decisions.

We’ll have all the updates, right here.

Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of Thomas Tuchel’s squad announcement ahead of the October internationals.

They’ll hope to build on that momentum this month as they play host to Wales in an international friendly on 9 October, before resuming their World Cup qualifying campaign in Latvia on 14 October.

Stay tuned to discover who gets the call-up from Tuchel, as it happens.