Trent Alexander-Arnold has been left out of England's squad to face Andorra and Serbia in 2026 World Cup European qualifiers next month.
Thomas Tuchel has recalled Marcus Rashford following his loan move from Manchester United to Barcelona, as well as selecting uncapped duo Tottenham Hotspur defender Djed Spence and Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson.
Manchester City defender John Stones has also returned to the group after injury but there was no place for Jack Grealish despite his fine start at Everton on loan from City or veteran Kyle Walker, while Al Ahli striker Ivan Toney was also left out to make room for Rashford.
Jude Bellingham, Ben White, Bukayo Saka, Levi Colwill and Cole Palmer all miss out through injury. Perhaps the biggest surprise, however, is the omission of Alexander-Arnold despite making a high-profile summer switch from Liverpool to Real Madrid.
The 26-year-old was also left out of Madrid's starting line-up for Sunday's 3-0 win at Real Oviedo.
Madrid paid €10 milion ($11.5m) to sign Alexander-Arnold in time for the Club World Cup, where he made five appearances in their run to the semifinals.
Tuchel instead relies on Chelsea's Reece James -- who he managed at Stamford Bridge -- and Newcastle's Tino Livramento at right-back with Arsenal's Myles Lewis Skelly and Spence on the opposite flank.
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Spence earns his first call-up after a promising start under new Tottenham boss Thomas Frank while Anderson, 22, is rewarded for impressing at the City Ground after joining Forest from Newcastle in July last year.
"We decided for a tighter, more competitive squad," Tuchel said. "There is no doubt I am a big fan of Trent and of Jack, both of their talent and their personalities.
"They are big players, they will always be big players and they will always be in the mix to be called up. I know both of them are desperate to come back which is really important. But for this camp we decided on trent's position for Reece [James] and Livramento simply out of competition. And in Jack's [Grealish], Rashy. Anthony and Ebs. The competition is up. They will stay in the mix. From there we go on.
"Maybe if they can have a bit more rhythm -- Jack is starting to play again and is having a huge impact already which is nice to see. For Trent, the same. After a change of club, a new country, it takes a bit of time to settle."
After a narrow victory over Andorra and a disappointing defeat to Senegal in June, Tuchel challenged his team to play with more intensiy.
"I expect a different feeling, energy, because we simply have to," he said. "It is my responsibility to create it. We have made the squad tighter and this is the starting point. We have to create a better feeling and play with more energy."
England squad for 2026 World Cup qualifers:
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson, Jordan Pickford, James Trafford
Defenders: Dan Burn, Marc Guéhi, Reece James, Ezri Konsa, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Tino Livramento, Djed Spence, John Stones
Midfielders: Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Jordan Henderson, Declan Rice, Morgan Rogers, Adam Wharton
Forwards: Jarrod Bowen, Eberechi Eze, Anthony Gordon, Harry Kane, Noni Madueke, Marcus Rashford, Ollie Watkins