Chelsea and Manchester City players replace Newcastle United stars in England squad | OneFootball

The England squad that was announced on Friday has now seen two changes.

The FA confirming (see below) that two Newcastle United stars have been replaced by Chelsea and Manchester City players.

Nick Pope (concussion) and Anthony Gordon (minor injury) forcing the United pair to withdraw.

Replacing them are Man City’s James Trafford and Chelsea’s Trevoh Chalobah.

Official England squad announcement – Tuesday 11 November 2025:

‘Chelsea’s Trevoh Chalobah and Manchester City’s James Trafford have been added to the England squad.

This follows the withdrawal of Newcastle United duo Anthony Gordon and Nick Pope through injury and concussion respectively.

Crystal Palace’s Marc Guéhi has reported for international duty and will continue to be assessed in the coming days.

The Three Lions squad are based at Tottenham Hotspur’s training ground as they prepare for Thursday’s visit of Serbia to Wembley followed by Sunday’s final qualifier away to Albania.’

The original England squad that was announced on Friday 7 November 2025 – Official announcement from The FA:

The England men’s senior squad to play Serbia and Albania in the final round of European Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup has been named.

Head coach Thomas Tuchel has picked a 25-man group for the fixtures, which kick-off at Wembley Stadium connected by EE on Thursday 13 November (7.45pm GMT) against Serbia before the Three Lions head to Tirana to play Albania on Sunday 16 November (5pm GMT).

England sealed their place at next summer’s tournament in North America last month following their 5-0 victory over Latvia in Riga, and Tuchel will now be looking to finish with a flourish and fine-tune his team with the remaining games this year.

There’s a return to the squad for Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden and Adam Wharton, while Nick Pope is back among the goalkeepers.

And there’s a first senior call-up for AFC Bournemouth midfielder Alex Scott, who has impressed Tuchel with his displays in the Cherries’ midfield this term having also been a key player for England MU21s during their U21 EURO success in the summer.

Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur), John Stones (Manchester City)

Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jordan Henderson (Brentford), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Alex Scott (AFC Bournemouth), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace)