England squad announcement LIVE: Thomas Tuchel confirms major recalls ahead of World Cup decision

Thomas Tuchel has named five goalkeepers in his enlarged squad, including Aaron Ramsdale ahead of Newcastle team-mate Nick Pope and, surprisingly, Brighton’s Jason Steele.

Steele has not played a single Premier League game for Brighton this season, as he is the No 2 behind Bart Verbruggen, with all of his five appearances either coming in the Carabao Cup or FA Cup.

Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), James Trafford (Manchester City), Aaron Ramsdale (Newcastle United), Jason Steele (Brighton & Hove Albion)

Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace), Lewis Hall (Newcastle United), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Manchester City), Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan)

Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), James Garner (Everton), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace)

Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Arsenal), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona, loan from Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur)

James Garner is the latest new face to be brought into the England squad by Thomas Tuchel. The 25-year-old Everton midfielder, who has started all 30 matches for the Toffees this season across multiple positions, takes the place of Bournemouth’s Alex Scott, who was called up in November but did not make his senior debut.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s last England appearance came in the Euro 2020 quarter-final win against Ukraine, five years ago!

But the Leeds striker is rewarded for his excellent Premier League form, where he is the top scoring English player in the top-flight alongside Danny Welbeck.

He will have the opportunity to add to his 11 caps against Uruguay and Japan, even if Harry Kane remains the undisputed first choice.

A first call-up under Thomas Tuchel for Kobbie Mainoo, who is rewarded for his form for Manchester United by returning to the national team for the first time since September 2024.

Mainoo, who has played just once for England since starting the Euro 2024 final, was told by Tuchel that he needed minutes – and the sacking of Ruben Amorim and arrival of Michael Carrick has led to that.

Call-ups for Kobbie Mainoo, Harry Maguire, Lewis Hall, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, as well as Everton midfielder James Garner and Brighton goalkeeper Jason Steele.

It’s an enlarged 35-player squad. There is no room for Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Nico O’Reilly has enjoyed an impressive season for Manchester City with performances at left back and in midfield, and was capped by Thomas Tuchel during the World Cup qualifiers.

There is not a standout candidate to play on the left side of the defence, with Lewis Hall, Djed Spence, Luke Shaw and Tino Livramento all possible contenders too. Myles Lewis-Skelly has not played enough for Arsenal.

While Cole Palmer has struggled to hit top form during a difficult campaign at Chelsea, Phil Foden looked like a dead cert when he was purring for Manchester City in the middle of winter, but he is another who currently looks a little off his brilliant best.

On the flip side Eberechi Eze is flourishing at Arsenal and in qualifying he was the only player aside from Kane to score more than once.

Of the No 10s, Morgan Gibbs-White, who made two appearances off the bench in qualifying, appears the most likely to miss the squad entirely.

With Reece James out, is essential that Thomas Tuchel finds a plan B for the summer. Tino Livramento looks the favourite to step-in, though has just returned himself after two months with a hamstring complaint. His assuredness and solidity make him a reliable deputy – that is, if he isn’t needed at left-back.

Different options are available, though. Trent Alexander-Arnold has played just 26 minutes under Tuchel but looks to be peaking at just the right time and has impressed in the last month at Real Madrid. Surely the ex-Liverpool man, with his wondrous passing ability, receives a call-up?

Other candidates come with caveats: Djed Spence has played under Tuchel but has been positioned at left-back for Tottenham, amidst their horrid run in 2026. Jarrell Quansah (played at RB in Albania in November) and Ezri Konsa (played at RB against Wales in October) are centre-backs by trade but have not looked out of place on the right-side. Their versatility should see them make the squad.

Elsewhere in midfield, Bournemouth’s Alex Scott was a surprise first-time call-up in November, but did not win his first cap. Could there be room for one of James Garner or Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, both of whom are in form for Everton?

Garner’s versatility – he has also played a right back for David Moyes this season – have give him the edge over his Everton team-mate.