The Three Lions Bring Back Bukayo Saka While Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden & Jack Grealish Are Omitted
The Arsenal forward has recorded 12 goals in 44 caps for the national team.
The national side have recalled Bukayo Saka for next week's matches against Latvia and Wales, yet there's no spot for Bellingham, Foden or Jack Grealish.
Gunners attacker Saka missed last month's World Cup qualifying victories over Andorra and Serbia due to a hamstring issue.
Saka recently returned for Arsenal and scored in their victory against the Greek side midweek.
Saka replaces club colleague Madueke, who is sidelined until November with a knee injury.
England face the Welsh in a warm-up match at the national stadium this week before a qualifying match in Riga on October 14.
Should England triumph against Latvia, they will require a maximum of two points from their final two qualifiers versus Serbia and Albania in the next month to qualify for the World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
Leverkusen's Jarell Quansah replaces Newcastle's Tino Livramento, who is sidelined for two months following suffering a knee injury against Arsenal last weekend.
Elliot Anderson and Spence, who earned their first England call-ups last month, retain their places. Loftus-Cheek also remains in the squad, even with the return to fitness of Adam Wharton.
The attacker has featured in just a single match for the manager since he became national team boss, because of fitness and hamstring injuries.
Bellingham missed the previous squad as he recovered from shoulder surgery and has only made a single start for his club since returning to fitness.
Foden was left out from the coach’s previous selection after a dip in performance and has been unsuccessful in returning, despite a impressive beginning to the season with Manchester City.
Grealish also is excluded in spite of a resurgence on loan at Everton. He has not played for the national team since last year.
Complete England Selection
Keepers: Henderson (Crystal Palace), Pickford (the Toffees), Trafford (Manchester City)
Backline: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (the Blues), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Spence (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (City)
Midfielders: Anderson (Forest), Morgan Gibbs-White (Forest), Henderson (Brentford), Loftus-Cheek (Milan), Rice (the Gunners), Morgan Rogers (Villa)
Forwards: Bowen (West Ham), Eze (the Gunners), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Kane (Bayern Munich), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
'Scrutiny on those left out rather than included'
The manager’s latest England squad draws attention on those the boss has left out rather than the players he has selected.
Bellingham’s exclusion may raise some eyebrows but the coach understandably feels there is no need to recall the Real Madrid star.
City’s Foden and on-loan Everton forward Jack Grealish have both excelled at the start of the campaign.
Those who the manager used in England's qualifying victories versus Serbia and Andorra deserve the reward of continuity.
It will bring disappointment that the Gunners’ Madueke is not included because of a fitness issue.
The Forest player has looked right at home at international level.
The England boss is a fan of Grealish, in particular, and also the City star.
If there is one surprise, it comes in the exclusion of Crystal Palace midfielder Wharton.
The star, of course, will be required further down the line.
