England manager Gareth Southgate has called up Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins for this month’s clash with Australia and Italy at Wembley.

Watkins has continued to impress on the pitch for Aston Villa this season, scoring a hat-trick against Brighton at the weekend.

Chelsea striker Raheem Sterling has not been called up for a fourth time. West Ham midfielder Jarrod Bowen returns to the England squad after missing September's games against Ukraine and Scotland.

The English Lions will play a friendly against Australia on October 13 and Italy in EURO 2024 on October 17.


The England players called up are:

Goalkeepers: Sam Johnstone, Jordan Pickford, Aaron RamsdaleDefenders: Levi Colwill, Lewis Dunk, Marc Guehi, Harry Maguire, John Stones, Fikayo Tomori, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker, Trent Alexander-Arnold Midfield: Jude Bellingham, Conor Gallagher, Jordan Henderson, Kalvin Phillips, Declan Rice

Forwards: Jarrod Bowen, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Harry Kane, James Maddison, Eddie Nketiah, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Ollie Watkins