The Three Lions boss had to cut two players from his 23-man squad (Pictures: Getty)Gareth Southgate has decided to leave out Eddie Nketiah and Fikayo Tomori from England’s squad for Tuesday night’s crucial Euro 2024 qualifier against Italy. Southgate called up 25 players for his side’s two matches against Australia – which saw a 1-0 victory last Friday – and Italy, but Uefa rules limit matchday squads to just 23 players for competitive games. That means two players have been required to sit out Tuesday’s contest, with Tomori and Nketiah the unfortunate players to make way. Both players are only on the periphery of the squad, with in-form Watkins now the primary backup to skipper Harry Kane – who was rested against the Aussies. ‘You make decisions with the information you have at a given time and it’s played out in front of everybody.

Source: Metro October 17, 2023 16:04 UTC