Leeds United duo Charlie Cresswell and Archie Gray have been named in Lee Carsley's England U21s squad, ahead of their crunch EURO 2025 qualifying fixtures against Azerbaijan and Luxembourg.
The Young Lions face a trip to Baku for their first game on Friday 22nd March (12pm), before returning to home soil for their match with Luxembourg at Bolton Wanderers FC on Tuesday 26th March (7pm).
The upcoming fixtures will be Gray's first time with the U21s, having represented England at U15, U16, U17, U19 and U20 levels over the last two years, most recently playing 81 minutes against Italy's U20s in November.
Cresswell has been a regular with the Young Lions, playing 14 times for Carsley, helping England lift the EURO trophy last June, and scoring in his last appearance against the Ukraine.
England U21s Squad:
Matthew Cox (Bristol Rovers), Sam Tickle (Wigan Athletic), James Trafford (Burnley), Charlie Cresswell (Leeds United), Callum Doyle (Leicester City), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), Rico Lewis (Manchester City), Teden Mengi (Luton Town), Jarell Quansah (Liverpool), Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Millwall), Nathan Wood (Swansea City), Carney Chukwuemeka (Chelsea), Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), James McAtee (Sheffield United), Tyler Morton (Hull City), Archie Gray (Leeds United), Alex Scott (AFC Bournemouth) , Jamie Bynoe-Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City), Sam Iling-Junior (Juventus), Noni Madueke (Chelsea), Jaden Philogene (Hull City), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)
