Summary

  • 'Great to have in the squad' - Pickford on Jordan Henderson's return and Tuchel era

  • Dean Henderson on wanting to be England number one

  • Gibbs-White on being called up by Tuchel after initial disappointment

  • England Under-21 media at 11:30 GMT - Carsley, Cole, Delap due to speak

  • POLL: Does the England senior squad or the Under 21s excite you more?

  • Southgate speaks to BBC on role models for young men

  • Get Involved: #bbcfootball, via WhatsApp on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply)

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Live Reporting

Joe Rindl, Ben Ramsdale, Holly Bacon & George Booth

  1. That's all folks!

    Football pitch - muddy and waterlogged

    Thanks so much for all your Get Involveds - they really do make the day fly by!

    From Pride Park to Cofton Park - we've covered some truly terrible football surfaces.

    We'll leave you with our top footballing stories:

    See ya tomorrow morning!

  2. Tonight's UCL action

    (Man City v Chelsea 20:00 GMT)

    Catarina Macario and Laia Aleixandri battle for a header as Ayaka Yamashita attempts to punch the ballGetty Images

    Thanks Ben!

    Lucy Bronze is involved tonight when Chelsea travel to Manchester City for the first leg of their Women's Champions League quarter-final tie.

    Chelsea beat Man City 2-1 in the League Cup final on Saturday. They meet tonight, then again in the Women's Super League this Sunday afternoon before the return leg of their European quarter-final next Thursday. Four times in a row!

    You can follow our live text of tonight's Champions League clash and listen to BBC Radio 5 Live commentary here.

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    Every credit to Lucy Bronze for opening up about her autism/ADHD diagnoses. In my opinion - as someone who has an autism diagnosis and probably has ADHD too - we are still a million miles off universal acceptance and opportunities for those of us who are Aut/ADHD. Every famous person who makes such a diagnosis public and shows you can still live a "normal" life is a very welcome step in the right direction.

    Ben, Northumberland

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    I've just looked at the England U21 squad. A large percentage of the players are first team regulars. And so are the senior team players. That feels like a huge step forward. Here's hoping the days of non match fit and playing out of position England starters are a thing of the past.

    Martin Derby

  5. Carsley 'really enjoyed' interim period

    England

    Harry Kane of England chats to Interim Coach Lee CarsleyGetty Images

    England under-21 head coach Lee Carsley on returning to the under-21 coaching team: “I wouldn’t say it was a relief or I was missing it.

    “It's something I really enjoyed [coaching the senior team during his interim period]. It was a brilliant free window for us. I really enjoyed it and so did the staff.

    “It was great to get to know some of the players and see some of the performance that they did.

    “I enjoyed watching them, especially the last game at Wembley.”

  6. 'Who knows what could happen in the future?'

    England

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    England under-21 head coach Lee Carsley on coaching a senior team in the future: “I need to make sure that I keep improving. It’s important that with this group that I keep pushing myself.

    "Who knows what could happen in the future?

    "It is something I enjoyed and it is something we showed we can do as staff. I’m content doing the under-21s. I enjoy my job and I’m really privileged."

  7. Carsley and Tuchel 'have good communication'

    England

    England under-21 head coach Lee Carsley on working alongside Thomas Tuchel: "It’s been good.

    "Getting to know someone, not only Thomas, but his staff as well.

    "We have had Gareth [Southgate] for eight years, but we’re enjoying Thomas, and his staff and we’re trying to support him as much as we can.

    "We have good communication and hopefully that continues."

  8. Get Involved - The worst pitch in football

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    I used to play in the 'Summer League' around the rural Preston area. Most of the pitches were on farmers fields which had to be cleaned before kick off(by the farmer). As you can imagine, it was never 100% clean and no showers after!!

    Tilly in Preston

  9. 2023 v 2025

    England

    We've also been having a look at how much experience England's Under-21 team had leading up to the 2023 Euros compared to Lee Carsley's current selection.

    2023 Under-21 European Champions (23-man squad)*:

    • Games played in all competitions - 2,378 (average per player 103)
    • Premier League appearances - 702 (average per player 31)
    • Premier League starts - 430 (average per player 19)
    • Aston Villa's Jacob Ramsey had the most Premier League appearances with 91

    Current Under-21 team (25-man squad):

    • Games played in all competitions - 2,442 (average per player 98)
    • Premier League appearances - 573 (average per player 23 )
    • Premier League starts - 355 (average per player 14)
    • Liverpool's Harvey Elliot has the most Premier League appearances with 87

    *Stats from 2023 team up until June of that year

  10. The most important comparison though - in our eyes anyway - is the one made by you.

    Here are the results to the poll we've had at the top of this page all day...

    Poll result

  11. U21 v senior side - how the midfield compares

    England

    After Thomas Tuchel announced his first England squad, the Three Lions’ midfield became one of the talking points.

    Tuchel and Under-21s boss Lee Carsley both named* eight midfielders in their squads.

    We’ve been comparing the statistics across the 2024/25 season so far.

    Midfielders in the Under-21 squad:

    • 38 goal involvements
    • An average of 4.4 per player
    • Borussia Dortmund’s Jamie Gittins has the highest (14)

    Midfielders in the senior squad:

    • 115 goal involvements
    • An average of 14.7 per player
    • Jude Bellingham has the highest (22)

    *Including Morgan Gibbs-White who was later added

  12. Get Involved - the worst football pitch

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    After days of torrential and continuing rain we visited a pitch that wouldn’t have looked out of place with a model boating regatta on it. Safely sat in the warm changing rooms discussing which pub to go to, the ref comes in and incredibly declares the game on. Cue 22 adults playing in puddles like 5 year olds on the way to school. As for the ref. He was a stand in and was an affiliated rugby ref who thought nothing of it and was having a great time.

    Neil - London

  13. U21 v senior side - the stats

    England

    Here’s how goals, assists compare across the Under-21 and senior teams:

    Under-21 (25-man squad):

    • Goals - 91
    • Assists - 34
    • Total goal involvements - 125 (average per player 5)

    Senior team (27-man squad):

    • Goals - 139
    • Assists - 105
    • Total goal involvements - 244 (average per player 9)

  14. Thomas Tuchel’s England squad

    England

    Thomas TuchelGetty Images

    Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton), James Trafford (Burnley)

    Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Jarell Quansah (Liverpool), Kyle Walker (AC Milan, loan from Manchester City)

    Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Jordan Henderson (Ajax), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest)

    Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa, loan from Manchester United), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur)

  15. Lee Carsley's Under-21 squad

    England

    Lee CarsleyGetty Images

    Bring it on Marv! Here's the current squad:

    Goalkeepers: James Beadle (Sheffield Wednesday, on loan from Brighton and Hove Albion), Teddy Sharman-Lowe (Doncaster Rovers, on loan from Chelsea), Tommy Simkin (Walsall, on loan from Stoke City)

    Defenders: Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland), Charlie Cresswell (FC Toulouse), CJ Egan-Riley (Burnley), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), Rico Lewis (Manchester City)

    Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur), Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton and Hove Albion), Alex Scott (AFC Bournemouth), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace)

    Forwards: Liam Delap (Ipswich Town), Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town), Sam Iling-Junior (Middlesbrough, on loan from Aston Villa), James McAtee (Manchester City), Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town), Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City)

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    The likes of Alexander-Arnold, Stones, Shaw, Saka, Watkins are expected to come to back to the senior squad if fit and available next time it's named so there's a good chance the u21 Euro squad will be further strengthened with the additions of Livramento, Quansah, Lewis-Skelly, Rogers, Trafford. Not forgetting Hall and Madueke who are also currently out injured. Very excited for the u21 Euros this Summer!

    Marv

  17. How do the current Under-21s compare to the 2023 team?

    England

    England's players celebrate with the trophy after winning the UEFA European Under-21 ChampionshipGetty Images

    In 2023 England won the Under-21 Euros for the first time in nearly 40 years.

    The Young Lions held on to beat Spain 1-0 after goalkeeper James Trafford, now with the senior team, saved a last-minute penalty.

    How does that team compare to the current crop?

  18. You can take the boy out of Birmingham...

  19. Wait! I used to play at Cofton Park growing up. In fact, the slopey pitch you mention is the very one that cost me my long-term captaincy which I chatted about earlier!

  20. Get Involved - The worst football pitch

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    Back in 2010 our Sunday league team used to play at Cofton Park in Birmingham. And then the Pope came along to deliver Mass on the hallowed pitch. Left it in a right state. The council re-marked the pitch after but had to divert around a load of craters in the pitch, so all of the lines were crooked. Shortly after we were moved to a pitch with the worst slope I’ve ever seen. But we didn’t lose at home for over a year, so I guess we should be grateful for the divine intervention.

    Ian, Bournville Village FC