MYLES LEWIS-SKELLY has been left out of England’s matchday squad to face Serbia tonight.
The Arsenal youngster started the 2-0 win over Andorra on Saturday at Villa Park.
PAMyles Lewis-Skelly was left out of the England matchday squad to face Serbia[/caption]
EPAThomas Tuchel had to leave one player out to fit the 23-man matchday squad[/caption]
But with Thomas Tuchel only able to name a 23-man squad for the World Cup qualifier in Belgrade, he had to leave one of his 24 players in the camp out.
And that is Lewis-Skelly.
Lewis-Skelly played the full 90 minutes at the weekend as England maintained their 100 per cent start to the qualifying campaign.
The Three Lions kept a clean sheet as an own goal and his Arsenal pal Declan Rice’s header secured the lethargic win.
But he will play no part in the fiery atmosphere of the Stadion Rajko Mitic later.
That leaves the door open for Tino Livramento, Djed Spence or Dan Burn to feature at left-back.
Spence earned his first call-up to the senior England squad for this double header.
But after remaining an unused sub against Andorra, he will be hoping to make his debut.
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However, SunSport understands it will be Livramento who gets the nod to start.
That is set to be one of three changes Tuchel makes to face Serbia.
Ezri Konsa looks on course to come in for Burn alongside Marc Guehi, who keeps his place after overcoming a groin strain, while Morgan Rogers should replace Eberechi Eze.
The away trip to Serbia is England’s toughest task in Group K as they look to secure their spot at next year’s World Cup.
But the challenge does not just start with the first whistle.
That is because the Three Lions stars face a daunting 240-metre tunnel walk – with armed police lining the walls.
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ENGLAND comfortably beat Andorra 2-0 to take another step towards World Cup qualification.
Thomas Tuchel’s sleepy lions still didn’t look like a team wanting to excite, but they got the job done with relative ease.
It took a first-half headed own goal from Christian Garcia to put the hosts ahead off the back of a Noni Madueke cross.
While Madueke’s Arsenal teammate Declan Rice doubled England’s lead with a headed finish of his own in the 80th minute.
Rice guided a delightful Reece James cross into the back of the net to give the Villa Park crowd something to sing about.
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Skipper Harry Kane played at the stadium when Tottenham beat Red Star Belgrade 4-0 in 2019 and has vivid memories.
He said: “It was a pretty hostile environment — just the walk from the changing room to the pitch. It feels like a mile-long walk.
“There’s a lot of fans, you hear a lot of noise, a lot of banging.
“Sometimes when you get through these types of games together, especially as a newish team, like we are, that’s how you build experiences, build togetherness.
“The ideal situation would be to have a comfortable game and win but we know that’s not always the case, so there might be times we have to stick together, to defend as a team and ultimately find a way to win.
“When you do that against these types of oppositions in these stadiums, I feel that builds an extra layer of togetherness you can’t form without matches like this.”
GettyMorgan Rogers and Tino Livramento are both expected to start[/caption]
Lewis-Skelly played the full 90 minutes against AndorraReuters
The Rajko Mitic Stadium is known for its incredible tunnel
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