New England duo get Carsley call

Last updated : 07 November 2024 By Three Lions

Lee Carsley has named his final squad as interim senior England manager for the upcoming Nations League fixtures against Greece in Athens and at home to the Republic of Ireland.

With Thomas Tuchel set to take over at the beginning of 2025, Carsley will look to hand over the reigns having steered England to two victories and hopefully the top of their group which would mean avoiding a promotion play-off in March rather than getting on with World Cup qualification.

That task will be tough against a Greek side who showed their quality in last month's historic Wembley win.

Carsley has called on another two players he knows well from the Under-21's with Lewis Hall of Newcastle United and Southampton's Taylor Harwood-Bellis handed first senior call-ups.

"They're both players who have played a lot of minutes this season and have shown they can consistently play in the Premier League at a high level," said the manager with Hall in particular having an opportunity to stake a claim for England's problem left-back position.

With Greece in fine form, a big crowd is expected at Athens' Olympic Stadium, including around 3,500 England supporters.

If you are heading to the game then you can check out an excellent guide to Athens, produced by the FSA, by clicking here.