Midfielder keeps his place in England's Under 21 set-up.

Derby County midfielder Will Hughes has been selected in the latest England Under 21 squad, which was officially named this afternoon.

Gareth Southgate named his squad for the Euro qualifying double-header against San Marino and Lithuania at lunchtime, with Hughes making his way into the 24-man party.

The Three Lions will travel to face San Marino on Thursday 10th October before returning to take on Lithuania at Ipswich Town’s Portman Road on Tuesday 15th October, and will be looking to build on their win over Moldova and draw against Finland last month.



The squad meet up at St. George's Park on Sunday evening and will train there until Wednesday, when they travel to San Marino for next Thursday's game.

It's then straight back to England and the south-east to continue preparations for the game at Portman Road against Lithuania the following Tuesday.

Hughes, who is 18 and made 13 appearances for Derby this season, scoring twice, has been a near ever-present in the Derby side since breaking into the side at the beginning of last season and he now has four Under 21 caps to his name.

He made his debut just under a year ago, against Northern Ireland, after Stuart Pearce recognised his excellent club form.



Goalkeepers: Jonathan Bond (Watford), Jack Butland (Barnsley, on loan from Stoke City), George Long (Sheffield United).

Defenders: Eric Dier (Sporting Lisbon), Carl Jenkinson (Arsenal), Michael Keane (Manchester United), Jack Robinson (Blackpool, on loan from Liverpool), Luke Shaw (Southampton), John Stones (Everton).

Midfielders: Tom Carroll (QPR, on loan from Tottenham Hotspur), Nathaniel Chalobah (Nottingham Forest, on loan from Chelsea), Will Hughes (Derby County), Ravel Morrison (West Ham United), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).

Wide: Sammy Ameobi (Newcastle United), Tom Ince (Blackpool), Jesse Lingard (Birmingham City, on loan from Manchester United), Nathan Redmond (Norwich City), Raheem Sterling (Liverpool), Wilfried Zaha (Manchester United).

Forwards: Saido Berahino (West Bromwich Albion), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Danny Ings (Burnley), Nick Powell (Wigan Athletic, on loan from Manchester United).

To find out more information on England’s Under 21 squad, visit: TheFA.com.

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