Thomas Tuchel reassures Newcastle United ‘We will take care of Anthony Gordon’ | OneFootball

Thomas Tuchel has now commented on his selection of Anthony Gordon for his England squad.

Two World Cup group qualifiers and England of course have already qualified for the 2026 World Cup finals as top of the group. England v Serbia at Wembley on Thursday 13 November, with a 7.45pm kick-off. Then it is Albania v England kicking off at 5pm on Sunday 16 November.

This Thomas Tuchel England squad featuring three Newcastle United players in total – Anthony Gordon, Nick Pope and Dan Burn.

Eddie Howe earlier this morning had his pre-Brentford press conference and said that whilst they don’t think it is a serious issue, Anthony Gordon could miss Sunday’s match at Brentford and they are sending him for scans on his hip just to check there is nothing longer-term to worry about. So it remains to be seen whether he will indeed remain part of this England squad.

Thomas Tuchel has now reassured Newcastle United about Anthony Gordon, talking after his latest England squad was announced:

“Anthony Gordon is very important.

“He gives us intensity, hunger.

“A physical input that is very rare to find.

“He helps us to build team identity, to be an intense and hard working team.

“We are aware of the minor discomfort in his hip and w are in close contract with the medical staff at Newcastle United.

“We decided to call him up and there is still a chance he is involved on Sunday [for Newcastle United at Brentford] and so we have a chance he will [still] come to [this England] camp.

“We will take care of Anthony Gordon, we won’t take any unnecessary risk”

The England squad (see below) was announced at 10am on Friday – 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.

Tickets are still available for the game with Serbia.

Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Newcastle United)

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)

Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Marcus Rashford (Barcelona, loan from Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)