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Thomas Tuchel has opted to stick with the identical England squad that triumphed against Andorra and produced a stellar performance in Belgrade during the previous international break, leaving no room for Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden in his selection for the forthcoming exhibition match against Wales and the World Cup qualifier in the Baltic nation.

Although Foden pushing for a recall after rediscovering his form at Manchester City, and Jude Bellingham having returned for his Spanish club following shoulder surgery, the national team manager has opted not to including two of the nation's most prominent offensive stars. The young midfielder has started only once for his team since his return.

The England boss has made room for the Arsenal winger, who is fully recovered and has been reinstated in place of his injured Arsenal teammate the sidelined player. Jack Grealish has not been handed a recall.

Full England Squad List

Goalkeepers

• Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace)
• Jordan Pickford (the Toffees)
• James Trafford (Manchester City)

Backline

• Newcastle's defender (Newcastle United)
• Crystal Palace's centre-back (Crystal Palace)
• Chelsea's full-back (the Blues)
• Ezri Konsa (the Villans)
• Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal)
• Bayer Leverkusen's player (the German club)
• Tottenham's defender (Tottenham Hotspur)
• John Stones (the Sky Blues)

Midfielders

• Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest)
• Morgan Gibbs-White (the Reds)
• Brentford's experienced head (Brentford)
• Milan's midfielder (the Italian side)
• Arsenal's anchor (the North London club)
• Morgan Rogers (the Midlands club)

Forwards

• West Ham's forward (West Ham United)
• Arsenal's attacker (the Emirates side)
• Newcastle's winger (the Geordies)
• Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
• Barcelona's loanee (the Catalan club, loan from Manchester United)
• Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
• Ollie Watkins (Villa)

Tuchel highlighted the energy in last month's squad and seems intent on maintaining the vibe. Tino Livramento, who featured at the defensive flank in the convincing victory in Belgrade, has been ruled out due to a knock. Tuchel has not called up a direct replacement for the Newcastle player but has included John Stones, who had to pull out last month. Tuchel has discussed the centre-back's importance for England and has suggested deploying him in the middle of the park.

There is no place for the midfielder, who was selected in the previous squad but pulled out injured and was substituted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

Tuchel said: “It was only three weeks since the last camp and the most recent victory, the latest display, so the consideration was why not select the identical squad in because they established a benchmark. The focus now is on building routines out of it. We have unfortunately two injuries at the moment with Tino and Madueke and we welcome of course Bukayo Saka in to replace Noni. The defender was a late call-up previously; he will stay in camp.”