IN: Eze, Wharton, Toney, Grealish, Shaw, Bowen, Toney, Quansah, Jones, Branthwaite, Maddison, Watkins
OUT: Rashford, Henderson, James, Chilwell, Colwill, Solanke, Dier, Sancho, Sterling, White
Southgate selects 33-man provisional squad and calls it "our most complicated decision"
On Rashford: "Other players have had better seasons" - Southgate
On Ben White: "I haven't spoken to him. He's unavailable to us" - Southgate
England boss says Luke Shaw "is a long shot" and is "up against it" with injury recovery
England face friendlies against Bosnia on 3 June and Iceland on 7 June
Deadline is 7 June for final 26-man squad, which will be announced following day
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Liverpool
Briefly away from the England chat, yesterday Liverpool confirmed that Arne Slot will take over as their manager next season, replacing Jurgen Klopp.
The Monday Night Club yesterday discussed Slot's prospects at Anfield, here's what they had to say...
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Quansah seems like a left field pick when you have Dier at Bayern and Tomori at Milan! Not sure what Tomori needs to do to get a look in from Gareth.
Darryl in London
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Garfield in Ipswich: Just putting it out there but what about Fikayo Tomori? Just feels as if due to being out of sight he's out of contention. Shame, as he can provide much of the pace, experience and stability we crave - and he's played (almost) regularly for AC Milan the last 3 years.
Tomori has been in quite a few squads under Southgate but I don’t think he’s ever really been an option to be a mainstay of this England team. Southgate has placed importance on playing in the Premier League in the past and has younger centre backs in Marc Guehi, Jarrad Branthwaite, Ezri Konsa and now Jarell Quansah. Joe Gomez is also back in the fold after he ended his four year break from the squad in March.
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It's great to see some fresh faces in the provisional squad. Four Palace players who all deserve to be in that squad.
Dave, Essex
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Mark Madera, California: I would really like to know if anyone has reached out to Michael Olise to see if he’d entertain playing for England after being left out of the French squad. Great talent. Also, Jack Butland for Aaron Ramsdale would make sense. Ramsdale hasn’t seen the pitch for months and when he did it was disastrous!
The FA do monitor these situations but Southgate has always said he wouldn’t pressure players with mixed heritage as it’s such a delicate and personal decision. He would definitely be an interesting player to consider if he did say he was open to representing England, he’s been excellent for Palace.
I’m sure Southgate has his reasons for sticking with Ramsdale. His passing ability is probably the most similar to Pickford’s out of the keepers who are left to pick from.
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Got to cut 7 out? I can do 6, for starters. Trafford - not good enough to be No1 at a relegated side Luke Shaw - won't recover in time Harry Maguire - not mobile enough. Jarell Quansah - nice to get him involved with the squad but not enough club experience to justify taking him. Toney - it will do him well to sit out this competition and have appetite for the World Cup Jarrod Bowen - does he gives us anything different to the other lads in his position?
Tristan - Surrey
Any saying Konsa should be left at home clearly doesn't watch much football. Best tackle success rate in the league. Massive player for Villa and can go to back 3 or even RB. I'd say only Stones is a better CB. Cut: Trafford, Quansah, Branthwaite, Jones, Wharton, (unfortunately) Maddison and Toney (if Watkins misses out with 32 G+A it's a crime)
James from Birmingham
Would leave Henderson, Dunk, Gomez, Shaw (injured), Wharton, Maddison and Tony. You could pick holes in various things so Gareth can’t win sometimes but couple aside from those I’d drop the likes of Trippier and Grealish got to consider themselves lucky to go given injuries/form/lack of game time.
Mike, Southend
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Anon: When will we know who Gareth has dropped?
Southgate has to submit his final squad by midnight on June 7th. The FA will then announce the squad on June 8th but I can imagine like today there will be a mad scramble to find out who has been confirmed in the squad.
As an example, Southgate has said that Luke Shaw is ‘up against it’ to be fit in time for the tournament. He is going to use the next two weeks to see if he can get fit. If it’s clear he won’t make it, there’s a chance that he could be cut before that deadline. Southgate said today he couldn’t be certain when he’d let players go.
On a really outside chance, if there was a terrible run of injuries in this squad and all the defenders got injured, Southgate could pick players who are not in this group - but that is very unlikely.
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Ben, Eastbourne: Hi Alex. With Rashford, Henderson and Sterling in particular (players who've been in all of his tournament squads) do you think Southgate has somewhat put to bed the notion that he is mindlessly loyal to the same group of players regardless of form?
I think so. A lot of journalists here at St George’s Park have remarked that it was particularly ruthless from Southgate today. The decision to leave Henderson out pretty much ends his international career. At the World Cup in Qatar people would have said you were mad if you had left those three out of your squad.
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Mark: Toney over Solanke? What’s Southgate thinking? At least he’s dropped Rashford & Henderson at last. Great to see young Quansah in the team. He’s been great for Liverpool all season.
Gareth Southgate has selected 11 defenders in the squad along with 12 forwards, although that includes all of England's wide attacking options.
He confirmed that number would have to be reduced by June 7, with his attackers likely to trimmed.
"I think you can take too many forwards," he added. "You can have too many options in certain areas of the pitch. Of course, with forwards you've got to give them love and make them feel special.
"If you've got too many, that can also be complicated. There's a lot to think about over the next couple of weeks. I'd have loved it to be cleaner and more definitive, but it's not the situation we're in.
"This has been as complicated a group as I can remember picking."
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To cut from the England training squad: Trafford, Quansah, Wharton, Toney, Maddison, Dunk. Dependent on fitness (which is looking likely), unfortunately Shaw has to join that list. If fit, I think Jones needs to be left behind. Some good players on the list but you can’t take everyone! That said, another left-back really should be in there, but that’s another story.
Rishi from London
I would cut Trafford, Dunk, Quansah, Grealish, Toney, Konsa, Bowen
Ewan, Southampton
Seven out: Dean Henderson (won't play), Maguire (shouldn't), Mainoo, Wharton, Maddison, Jones (better options in squad), Kane (cursed).
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Andrew Brooks in Carlisle: Thoughts on Jarrad Branthwaite? He's had a fantastic season and was unlucky not to play during the last friendlies. Does Jarrad get a place on the plane?
Hi Andrew. Jarrad Branthwaite is an excellent player. I went to the U21 European Championships in Georgia last summer and was shocked at how big he is. He’s a proper centre back. He played against Germany in that competition and I was told by someone at the FA that he was a player to watch, who could jump all the young centre backs. In the last year he’s continued to progress and he’s a big reason Everton stayed up. His physicality and the fact he’s left footed also helps.
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Rishi in London: Hi Alex. How would you line-up for that first game against Serbia? It seems we are blessed with a wealth of attacking talent, and may be comparatively weaker at the back! How do you think we can set up to get the best out of this squad and maybe push for some silverware? Maybe a bit much, but would you change the set-up against certain teams that might give us trouble (thinking mainly of France here)?
Hi Rishi. Oh, that’s a tough one. There’s probably two line-ups in my head. One that I think Gareth could go with and one that would be fun to see how many attacking players in a team that I would go with. Here’s what I think he’ll pick.
Pickford
Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw (if fit)
Rice, Mainoo, Bellingham
Saka, Kane, Foden
Mainoo was excellent in March and think his ability to keep the ball gets him in.
I can definitely see Southgate changing personnel against teams but England played on the front foot against France in Qatar so maybe not as many changes as you think.
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Not enough talk about Maddison being selected - five goals and assists in his 17 matches since injury is awful form, surely that's a place Sancho could have taken.
Dylan, Reading
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Grant in London: Pleasing to see acknowledgement for Branthwaite and Eze in particular. Spot on leaving out Rashford and Henderson, but will he be brave enough to chop Maguire also?
Hi Grant. I agree it’s great to see acknowledgement for those players breaking into the squad. On Maguire, I think if he’s fit, he plays. He has 63 caps, has been to major tournaments and has not let Southgate down on the big stage.
He has a settled partnership with John Stones for England. There’s a lot of young players in this squad so I think Southgate will also lean on Maguire's experience.
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Of the four keepers in the England squad, Jordan Pickford kept 13 clean sheets in 38 league games, Dean Henderson had four from 18 matches, Aaron Ramsdale two in six Premier League appearances, and James Trafford kept two in 28 for beleagured Burnley.
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Alan: I think Southgate "should" omit Grealish, Trafford, Dunk, Wharton, Konsa plus two others.
Richard: Southgate should leave out Trafford, Quansah, Shaw, Dunk, Jones, Grealish & Eze. Both Watkins and Toney need to go as back ups in case Kane gets injured.
Gary: Trafford, Quansah, Jones, Maddison, and Dunk all to go. The last two depend on Shaw's fitness. Out of Shaw, Wharton, Grealish, and Eze I'd imagine. I'd like to keep Wharton and Eze ideally.
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Friendlies
Gibraltar (3 June, 20.00 at Estadio Algarve)
Finland (7 June, 19.45 at Hampden Park)
Euro 2024
Germany (14 June, 20.00 in Munich)
Switzerland (19 June, 20.00 in Cologne)
Hungary (23 June, 20.00 in Stuttgart)
Today the conversation is about England. Tomorrow, it will be about Scotland.
On Wednesday, Steve Clarke will name his squad for this summer's Euro 2024 finals.
We'll bring you more detailed coverage in tomorrow's live, but for now, you can read Nick McPheat's analysis of the questions facing Clarke here.
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AMR: How about Champions League finalist Jadon Sancho? It would be like a home game for him at the Euros.
Sancho has definitely shown that he can still compete at the top level and has done well since signing for Borussia Dortmund on loan. However, England have the most depth in their squad in those attacking areas and it maybe that Southgate thinks, like Rashford that there are players who have had better seasons than him. It would be safe to say that Kane and Saka will be part of the front three and it will be a brave person to lave Foden out too. You then have Bowen, Eze, Grealish and Gordon behind them.
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Marcus Rashford and Jordan Henderson have been left out of Gareth Southgate's provisional 33-man England squad for Euro 2024.
Manchester United forward Rashford, 26, has struggled for form this season, scoring seven goals and managing two assists in 33 league appearances.
He played in seven England games this season before being left out against Belgium in March.
Rashford shared a screenshot of the training squad on social media, with a message "wishing Gareth and the boys all the best" for the tournament.
Henderson joined Al-Ettifaq in Saudi Arabia from Liverpool last summer but left them to join a struggling Ajax side in January.
Southgate continued to pick him following his move to the Saudi Pro League, though he was booed by some England fans on his first game back in the country, against Australia at Wembley in October, which the England manager said at the time "defies logic".
Henderson was in the squad for March friendlies against Brazil and Belgium but did not play.
Southgate will have to cut at least seven players when he confirms his final squad of up to 26 players for the tournament in Germany, with a deadline of midnight on 7 June.
Euro 2024: Marcus Rashford and Jordan Henderson left out of provisional England squad
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal), James Trafford (Burnley).
Defenders: Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Lewis Dunk (Brighton), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Jarell Quansah (Liverpool), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Newcastle), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
Midfielders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace).
Forwards: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Jarrod Bowen (West Ham), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), James Maddison (Tottenham), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ivan Toney (Brentford), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa).
Uncapped quintet Jarrad Branthwaite, Curtis Jones, Jarell Quansah, Adam Wharton and James Trafford have made Southgate's initial selection.
Everton centre-back Branthwaite, 21, was key in his side securing Premier League safety this season, while Liverpool centre-back Quansah, 21, and 23-year-old team-mate Jones, who plays in midfield, helped the Reds finish third in the top flight.
Wharton, 20, impressed at Palace following his move from Blackburn Rovers in the winter transfer window and his team-mates Eberechi Eze, Marc Guehi and Dean Henderson have also been included by Southgate.
Trafford, who did not play for Burnley after being dropped in March, received his first England call-up in March after Sam Johnstone dropped out of the squad through injury, but has yet to play for the national team.
Other players to make the cut are West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen, Manchester City winger Jack Grealish and Brentford striker Ivan Toney, along with Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo and left-back Luke Shaw.
Mainoo, 19, played in friendlies for England against Brazil and Belgium in March and has made 31 appearances for Manchester United this season, scoring four goals.
Shaw has not played since February because of a muscle injury.
The training squad will join up on Wednesday, 29 May prior to friendlies against Bosnia-Herzegovina on 3 June and Iceland on 7 June.
Southgate’s side will then open their Euro 2024 campaign with a Group C game against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen on 16 June.
Apart from Rashford and Henderson, other notable absentees include Ben Chilwell, Eric Dier, Reece James, Jadon Sancho, Dominic Solanke, Raheem Sterling and Ben White.
Left-back Chilwell has not been picked, despite injury concerns over Shaw, while right-back James and winger Sterling - also of Chelsea - are absent.
James has only played two games since returning from a lengthy injury in May, while Sterling has not played for England since their defeat by France at the 2022 World Cup.
Solanke appeared in all 38 of Bournemouth's Premier League games last season, scoring 19 goals and registering three assists, while White has made himself unavailable for England duty.
Winger Sancho is on loan at Borussia Dortmund from Manchester United and, despite helping the German club to the Champions League final, has not been picked by Southgate.
Centre-back Dier helped Bayern Munich to the semi-finals of the Champions League and, even though he is again playing regular football after leaving Tottenham, has not done enough to make the list.
When Arsenal defender White wasn't selected for the March fixtures, Southgate said there was a "reticence from his side" and he did not know why the player had made himself unavailable.
Southgate said he had "no issue" with the player, but confirmed on Tuesday he had not spoken to him since.
White left the Qatar 2022 World Cup squad early for personal reasons, with reports saying he was unhappy and had fallen out with assistant coach Steve Holland.
Southgate denied those reports in March.
White's ability to play right-back and centre-back would have been crucial given the injury issues in defence.
BBC Sport football news reporter Alex Howell:
"White has only made four appearances for England - none in Qatar - and is a fierce competitor, but the view around him not caring about football or loving the game is incorrect.
It is true that being a footballer is not his complete identity and he does like to do things not connected to football when he is not at training.
What is clear is that White is playing the best football of his career in the meanest defence in the Premier League this season. With Reece James not making the squad and several injury concerns elsewhere in the defence, the depth at full-back and even centre-half is not what it once was for Southgate.
There was an incident with Steve Holland in a team meeting where a comment was made by the England assistant in front of other squad members. White and Holland did speak afterwards and Southgate made clear in the March press conference when White ruled himself out that there was not an argument or an issue between White and Holland."
Friendlies (all times BST)
Bosnia-Herzegovina (3 June, 19:45 at St James' Park)
Iceland (7 June, 19:45 at Wembley)
Euro 2024 group stage
Serbia (16 June, 20:00 in Gelsenkirchen)
Denmark (20 June, 17:00 in Frankfurt)
Slovenia (25 June, 20:00 in Cologne)