England U21 vs Germany U21
Friendly
Venue: Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth
Kick-off: 7:45pm GMT, Tuesday March 26
England continue their preparations for next summer’s Under-21 European Championships with a meeting against Germany on Tuesday.
Aidy Boothroyd’s side are unbeaten in 16 matches with only a last minute free kick denying them victory at Ashton Gate against Poland on Friday night.
Their German counterparts are themselves unbeaten in 11 matches and will enter as defending champions in Italy and San Marino next summer having lifted the trophy in Poland two years ago.
England squad, team news and provisional squad
Aidy Boothroyd will be without both Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Tammy Abraham after the pair withdrew threw injury and returned to their respective clubs at the weekend.
Aside from Callum Hudson-Odoi, who joined up with Gareth Southgate’s seniors ahead of their Euro 2020 qualifiers, the rest of Boothroyd’s squad have been left for a crucial preparation game against the Germans.
Goalkeepers: Freddie Woodman (Newcastle United), Angus Gunn (Southampton), Dean Henderson (Sheffield United, loan from Manchester United)
Defenders: Jake Clarke-Salter (Vitesse, loan from Chelsea), Jay Dasilva (Bristol City, loan from Chelsea), Dael Fry (Middlesbrough), Lloyd Kelly (Bristol City), Jonjoe Kenny (Everton), Ezri Konsa (Brentford), Fikayo Tomori (Derby County, loan from Chelsea), Kyle Walker-Peters (Tottenham Hotspur)
Midfielders: Harvey Barnes (Leicester City), Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City), Tom Davies (Everton), Kieran Dowell (Sheffield United, loan from Everton), Phil Foden (Manchester City), James Maddison (Leicester City), Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham)
Forwards: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), Demarai Gray (Leicester City), Ademola Lookman (Everton), Reiss Nelson (Hoffenheim, loan from Arsenal), Dominic Solanke (AFC Bournemouth)
