{"id":95834,"date":"2023-11-09T15:25:23","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T15:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/?p=95834"},"modified":"2023-11-09T15:25:23","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T15:25:23","slug":"raheem-sterling-left-out-of-england-squad-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stopsmokingway.com\/soccer\/raheem-sterling-left-out-of-england-squad-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Raheem Sterling left out of England squad AGAIN"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Raheem Sterling left out of England squad AGAIN as Bukayo Saka returns and Eddie Nketiah drops out ahead of final two Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sterling hasn&#8217;t played for England since last year&#8217;s World Cup quarter-final<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chelsea winger has now missed five consecutive England squads this year\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chris Sutton: &#8216;How my son nearly died&#8217; &#8211; Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off podcast\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Raheem Sterling&#8217;s England exile has continued after Gareth Southgate named his squad for the concluding pair of Euro 2024 qualifiers against Malta and North Macedonia.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal&#8217;s Eddie Nketiah has lost his place, with his club-mate Bukayo Saka restored, while Manchester City&#8217;s John Stones is omitted due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>Southgate has resisted the temptation to select Reece James and Eberechi Eze, who have only recently returned from injury.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, there was a distinct lack of new faces as Southgate played it safe, with the likes of Cole Palmer overlooked.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Three Lions booked their place at the tournament in Germany next summer with a 3-1 win over Italy last month and will be hoping to finish the qualifying campaign on a high.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/14\/77606235-12730071-image-a-32_1699538492985.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Raheem Sterling has been left out of the England squad once again &#8211; it is now four squads missed when the Chelsea attacker has been fit\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/14\/77606969-12730071-image-a-42_1699539701492.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sterling&#8217;s last England outing was off the bench in last year&#8217;s World Cup quarter-final<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/14\/77607529-12730071-image-a-47_1699540618001.jpg\" height=\"450\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gareth Southgate has named the latest England squad ahead of the upcoming final two Euro 2024 qualifiers at home to Malta and away to North Macedonia<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/14\/77607177-12730071-image-a-45_1699540110169.jpg\" height=\"462\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>There was no space for Chelsea&#8217;s Cole Palmer as Southgate played it safe with his squad<\/p>\n<h3>England squad in full\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>Goalkeepers: <\/span>Sam Johnstone, Jordan Pickford, Aaron Ramsdale<\/p>\n<p><span>Defenders:<\/span> Levi Colwill, Lewis Dunk, Marc Guehi, Harry Maguire, Fikayo Tomori, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker<\/p>\n<p><span>Midfielders:<\/span> Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jude Bellingham, Conor Gallagher, Jordan Henderson, Kalvin Phillips, Declan Rice<\/p>\n<p><span>Forwards: <\/span>Jarrod Bowen, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Harry Kane, James Maddison, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Ollie Watkins, Callum Wilson<\/p>\n<p>England will be among the top seeds in the draw for next summer&#8217;s Euros if they can top their group.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea attacker Sterling hasn&#8217;t played for England since last year&#8217;s World Cup quarter-final defeat to France, when he came off the bench.<\/p>\n<p>He was injured for the opening Euro 2024 qualifiers in March but Sterling hasn&#8217;t been able to regain his England place in the four subsequent squads.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Southgate explained that he wanted continuity in his team, which had been performing well in assuring Euro 2024 qualification with two games to spare.<\/p>\n<p>Asked about Sterling&#8217;s absence, he said: &#8216;The team are playing really well, we had an exceptional win here against Italy last time around. Who do we leave out to bring him in?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The door is 100 per cent open. There is no doubt about that. In terms of his quality and personality. He is crucial part of the journey we have had.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We have stuck with that group, and deliberately not made changes. It is fair to the guys in the squad.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sterling, 28, has 82 England caps and 20 goals but this latest snub &#8211; in spite of improving form for Chelsea &#8211; will raise doubts over his international future.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal star Saka missed October&#8217;s matches against Australia and Italy with a thigh problem but he has returned to club action and will be expected to play some part for England next week.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/14\/77608033-12730071-image-a-51_1699541334808.jpg\" height=\"315\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>England have secured their place at Euro 2024 and will be a top seed if they win the group<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/14\/77607099-12730071-image-a-43_1699539904082.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal star Bukayo Saka returns to the England squad ahead of the upcoming qualifiers<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/14\/77607117-12730071-image-a-44_1699539962986.jpg\" height=\"402\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Newcastle United forward Callum Wilson is back in the England squad this time around<\/p>\n<h3>England&#8217;s road to Euro 2024 in Germany\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>March 23<\/span> &#8211; Italy (A) W 2-1<\/p>\n<p><span>March 26<\/span> &#8211; Ukraine (H) W 2-0<\/p>\n<p><span>June 16<\/span> &#8211; Malta (A) W 4-0<\/p>\n<p><span>June 19 <\/span>&#8211; North Macedonia (H) W 7-0<\/p>\n<p><span>September 9 <\/span>&#8211; Ukraine (A) D 1-1<\/p>\n<p><span>October 17<\/span> &#8211; Italy (H) W 3-1<\/p>\n<p><span>November 17 <\/span>&#8211; Malta (H)<\/p>\n<p><span>November 20<\/span> &#8211; North Macedonia (A)<\/p>\n<p>Newcastle United striker Callum Wilson also returns but there isn&#8217;t room for Nketiah, who made his senior debut in the friendly with Australia.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa&#8217;s Ollie Watkins and West Ham&#8217;s Jarrod Bowen are also favoured among the attacking selections.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;There is competition at the moment,&#8217; Southgate said on Nketiah&#8217;s omission.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We see Callum [Wilson] and Ollie [Watkins] slightly ahead of him, but he&#8217;s progressing well.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Southgate squad stalwarts Harry Maguire, Kalvin Phillips and Jordan Henderson are all included, with Real Madrid&#8217;s Jude Bellingham also in despite suffering a shoulder injury this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Regular Marcus Rashford also keeps his place with Southgate saying his poor form this season for Manchester United &#8211; and his red card against Copenhagen in the Champions League on Wednesday &#8211; won&#8217;t affect his England spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We are really happy with him, he scores goals and he enjoys his football with us. For me there&#8217;s nothing to discuss,&#8217; he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/14\/77607393-12730071-image-a-46_1699540469362.jpg\" height=\"447\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Southgate had no problem selecting Marcus Rashford despite his poor from for Man United<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/09\/14\/77607625-12730071-image-a-48_1699540695279.jpg\" height=\"495\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>There was no space in the latest England squad for Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Maguire&#8217;s return to form, Southgate added:\u00a0&#8216;It&#8217;s great. You want your players to be enjoying their club football and I&#8217;m really pleased for him.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he was concerned about Phillips&#8217; lack of game time at Manchester City, Southgate replied:\u00a0&#8216;He is up against world-class players at his club. Between him, Pep [Guardiola] and the coaching staff they will discuss the route forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We know the quality of him. He was in the Euros team of the tournament and was our player of the year a couple of years ago.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He has continued to do well for us. 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