Jack Grealish and Harry Maguire will start England s Euro 2020 Group D match against the Czech Republic at Wembley, with Arsenal s Bukayo Saka a surprise inclusion in Gareth Southgate s XI.
Grealish was a second-half substitute in England s 0-0 draw against Scotland last Friday and Mason Mount being forced into self-isolation after a coronavirus scare has cleared the way for the Aston Villa favourite to start in the number 10 role.
Raheem Sterling – the scorer of England s only goal in the tournament so far – and captain Harry Kane retain their places, with Saka completing the forward line.
The 19-year-old netted his first international goal in a friendly against Austria earlier this month and is preferred to the likes of Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho, the Borussia Dortmund winger who is yet to feature at Euro 2020 despite 16 goals and 18 assists at club level in 2020-21.
Manchester United skipper Maguire returns to partner John Stones at centre-back following ankle ligament damage and the duo are charged with keeping Golden Boot contender Patrik Schick, the spearhead of an unchanged Czech line-up, quiet.
Schick has three goals in two outings so far and a draw will be enough for his country to deny England top spot.
England s fourth and final change from the Scotland match is Kyle Walker s inclusion at right-back, although his Manchester City team-mate Phil Foden is not in the matchday squad, with Southgate electing to rest the playmaker due to a yellow card he collected against Croatia, which put him at risk of suspension for the round of 16.
