England squad for Euro 2020: The full provisional list of players picked ahead of Uefa deadline

Gareth Southgate has included defenders Ben White and Ben Godfrey and goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale in his provisional England squad for Euro 2020.

The England manager made a late decision to delay naming his final 26-man squad and will instead take the opportunity to monitor a wider party of 33 before the Uefa deadline on 1 June.

There are fitness concerns over a number of leading players including Jordan Henderson, Harry Maguire and Jack Grealish but all three are expected to be ready for the tournament.

Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold is one of those expected to be excluded from the final list although he will get one final chance to impress Southgate after being included in the provisional list.

England’s provisional squad for Euro 2020

Jude Bellingham is included in the provisional squad and is expected to make the final cut after an impressive debut season at Borussia Dortmund.

Manchester United youngster Mason Greenwood is also named along with Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins although there is no space for Leeds United’s Patrick Bamford despite his 17 Premier League goals this season.

Southampton forward Danny Ings and Spurs utility man Eric Dier are two others who miss out.

England’s squad will meet up in Middlesbrough this weekend ahead of warm-up fixtures against Austria (Wednesday 2 June, kick-off 8pm) and Romania (Sunday 6 June, kick-off 5pm) at the Riverside Stadium.

The Three Lions kick-off their Euro 2020 campaign against Croatia at Wembley on 13 June before facing Scotland and the Czech Republic at the same venue.

England’s Euro 2020 fixtures and dates

Warm-up fixtures:

• England vs Austria – Weds 2 June, 8pm (Riverside)
• England vs Romania – Sun 6 Jun, 5pm (Riverside)

Group stage:

• England vs Croatia – 13 June, 2pm (Wembley)
• England vs Scotland – 18 June, 8pm (Wembley)
• Czech Republic vs England – 22 June, 8pm (Wembley)

If England top Group D, they will play enter the knockout rounds in line with the following schedule:

• Round of 16: TBC – 29 June, 6pm
• Quarter-final: TBC – 3 July, 9pm
• Semi-final: TBC – 7 July, 9pm
• Final: TBC – 11 July, 9pm

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