Cole Palmer, Rico Lewis and Ezri Konsa were today rewarded for their recent Premier League performances with maiden call-ups to the England squad.
The trio replace James Maddison, Callum Wilson and Lewis Dunk, who all withdrew due to injury across the weekend.
Palmer has excelled for Chelsea since making the switch from Manchester City over the summer, and scored an injury-time penalty against his former club yesterday in a 4-4 draw.
Lewis has only started two Premier League games this season but has earned rave reviews from City boss Pep Guardiola for his versatility and maturity.
An update to the #ThreeLions squad as @EzriKonsa, Cole Palmer and Rico Lewis receive their first senior call-ups…
— England (@England) November 13, 2023
Konsa has impressed at centre-half for an Aston Villa side that continue to go from strength to strength under Unai Emery. Yesterday’s 3-1 win over Fulham moved them within three points of the Premier League summit.
England face Malta on Friday before taking on North Macedonia three days later. Gareth Southgate’s men have already qualified for Euro 2024.
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