And our first ever senior international against Cote d’Ivoire will take place three days later on Tuesday 29 March as England continue their preparations for what will be a big year including a new UEFA Nations League campaign in June before the FIFA 2022 World Cup in Qatar in November and December.
Among the squad, there’s a first senior call-up for Crystal Palace defender Marc Guéhi who had previously captained the MU21s earlier this season and was ironically born in the Ivorian capital of Abidjan before moving with his family to England as a baby.
His Palace teammate Conor Gallagher also retains his spot in the group, having joined the seniors from the MU21s during November’s international window and going on to make his debut in the win over San Marino.
There are also recalls to the squad for Arsenal’s Ben White and Burnley’s Nick Pope.
Southgate and his squad will reunite at St. George’s Park following this weekend’s domestic games to begin their preparations and the manager will be speaking to the media about his selections from 2pm GMT, so you can watch his press conference below.
