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Thomas Tuchel has opted to stick with the same England squad that triumphed against their previous opponents and produced a stellar performance in Serbia during the previous international break, finding no place for Jude Bellingham and the Manchester City attacker in his selection for the forthcoming exhibition match against the Welsh side and the World Cup qualifier in Latvia.

Despite Foden making a strong case for a recall after regaining his top condition at his club, and Bellingham having returned for his Spanish club following a surgical procedure, the head coach has decided against selecting two of the nation's biggest offensive stars. The young midfielder has started only once for his team since his return.

Tuchel has found space for Bukayo Saka, who is fully recovered and has been restored in place of his unavailable Arsenal teammate Noni Madueke. The experienced attacker has not been handed a recall.

Complete England Team List

Shot-stoppers

• Crystal Palace's keeper (Crystal Palace)
• Everton's number one (Everton)
• Manchester City's goalkeeper (Manchester City)

Defenders

• Newcastle's defender (Newcastle United)
• Marc Guéhi (the Eagles)
• Reece James (the Blues)
• Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa)
• Arsenal's young talent (the Gunners)
• Jarell Quansah (the German club)
• Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur)
• Manchester City's star (Manchester City)

Engine room

• Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest)
• Morgan Gibbs-White (the Reds)
• Jordan Henderson (the Bees)
• Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Milan)
• Arsenal's anchor (the North London club)
• Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)

Forwards

• West Ham's forward (West Ham United)
• Eberechi Eze (the Emirates side)
• Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United)
• Bayern Munich's striker (Bayern Munich)
• Barcelona's loanee (Barcelona, on loan from United)
• Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
• Aston Villa's forward (Aston Villa)

Tuchel highlighted the energy in last month's squad and appears determined to maintaining the vibe. The Newcastle defender, who started at the defensive flank in the 5-0 win in Serbia, has dropped out due to a knock. The manager has opted against selecting a direct replacement for the Newcastle player but has selected the Manchester City defender, who had to pull out last month. He has discussed the centre-back's importance for the national team and has floated the idea of deploying him in the middle of the park.

No spot has been found for the midfielder, who was selected in the previous squad but withdrew due to injury and was replaced by the Milan player.

Tuchel said: “A mere three weeks after the last camp and the last win, the latest display, so the question was why not select the identical squad in because they set the standard. The focus now is on building routines out of it. We have regrettably two injuries at the moment with Livramento and Madueke and we welcome of course Bukayo Saka in to replace Madueke. Jarell Quansah was a last-minute addition last time; he will stay in camp.”