England manager Thomas Tuchel has called up Morgan Gibbs-White to his first squad amid concerns over Cole Palmer ’s fitness. The Nottingham Forest midfielder is expected to replace Palmer, who missed Chelsea’s 1-0 loss to Arsenal earlier on Sunday due to injury.

Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins, Tottenham Hotspur’s Dominic Solanke and Everton’s Dominic Calvert-Lewin have been the back-up options over recent years, and all three offer something slightly different, but Liam Delap’s displays for Ipswich Town this season, despite their struggles, should have thrust him into the conversation.

Thomas Tuchel has added Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White to his squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia, with Cole Palmer injured

Thomas Tuchel's first England squad is in, and it's fair to say there are a few surprises. Seasoned internationals Marcus Rashford and Jordan Henderson have returned, while there are first call-ups for Myles Lewis-Skelly and Dan Burn and no place at all for Morgan Gibbs-White and Jack Grealish.

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Thomas Tuchel has called up Nottingham Forest star Morgan Gibbs-White to the England squad. Gibbs-White was initially left out of Tuchel's first 26-man squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia later this month,

Former England and Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy fumed at Thomas Tuchel and accused him of “blocking” the progress of rising stars by calling up Jordan Henderson. The 34-year-old Ajax star, who will be 36 by the time Tuchel leads the Three Lions out at the World Cup in North America, was one of several surprise inclusions.

Cole Palmer is expected to pull out of Thomas Tuchel ’s first England squad, with the Chelsea star set to have a scan on a muscle problem on Monday. Palmer, who had been ever-present for the Blues in the Premier League this season, missed Sunday’s 1-0 defeat against Arsenal at the Emirates after picking up a minor injury in training on Saturday.

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Tuchel was appointed England manager in October after Lee Carsley held the fort following Gareth Southgate’s departure. The former Chelsea boss was handed an 18-month contract and took the reins at the start of January, with his primary focus centred around winning the 2026 World Cup.

Morgan Rogers’ stunning campaign with Aston Villa is set to be rewarded with a place in Thomas Tuchel’s plans for England’s qualifying campaign for the World Cup.