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The England manager has opted to stick with the identical Three Lions selection that secured victory against Andorra and delivered an impressive performance in Serbia last month, finding no place for the Real Madrid star and Phil Foden in his selection for the upcoming friendly against the Welsh side and the qualifying match in Latvia.

Despite Phil Foden pushing for a return to the squad after regaining his top condition at Manchester City, and Jude Bellingham having made a comeback for his Spanish club following a surgical procedure, the national team manager has opted not to selecting two of the country's biggest attacking talents. Bellingham has started just a single time for his team since his comeback.

The England boss has made room for Bukayo Saka, who is fully recovered and has been reinstated in place of his injured Arsenal teammate Noni Madueke. The experienced attacker has not received a recall.

Complete England Team Announcement

Goalkeepers

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

Defenders

• Newcastle's defender (Newcastle United)
• Crystal Palace's centre-back (the Eagles)
• Reece James (Chelsea)
• Ezri Konsa (the Villans)
• Myles Lewis-Skelly (the Gunners)
• Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen)
• Tottenham's defender (Spurs)
• John Stones (Manchester City)

Midfielders

• Nottingham Forest's midfielder (Nottingham Forest)
• Morgan Gibbs-White (the Reds)
• Brentford's experienced head (the Bees)
• Milan's midfielder (Milan)
• Declan Rice (the North London club)
• Aston Villa's talent (Aston Villa)

Forwards

• Jarrod Bowen (the Hammers)
• Arsenal's attacker (the Emirates side)
• Newcastle's winger (Newcastle United)
• Harry Kane (the German giants)
• Barcelona's loanee (the Catalan club, on loan from United)
• Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
• Aston Villa's forward (Aston Villa)

The national team coach highlighted the energy in the previous selection and appears determined to maintaining the vibe. The Newcastle defender, who started at left-back in the 5-0 win in Serbia, has dropped out due to a knee injury. Tuchel has opted against selecting a direct replacement for the Newcastle player but has included John Stones, who had to withdraw last month. He has discussed the Manchester City defender's importance for England and has floated the idea of deploying him in the middle of the park.

No spot has been found for Adam Wharton, who was called up last month but pulled out due to injury and was substituted by the Milan player.

Tuchel said: “A mere three weeks after the last camp and the most recent victory, the last performance, so the question was why not bring the identical squad in because they set the standard. The focus now is on building routines out of it. We have unfortunately a couple of fitness issues at the moment with Livramento and Madueke and we bring of course the Arsenal forward in to take the place of Madueke. Jarell Quansah was a late call-up last time; he will remain with the squad.”