The England U19s are in action against Portugal and Macedonia in October

The England U19s are in action against Portugal and Macedonia in October

England U19s will get the chance to make their final preparations for November’s Euro Qualifiers, with games against Portugal and Macedonia this month.

Keith Downing’s Young Lions face the Portuguese in Almada on Thursday 11 October, before returning back to base for a match with Macedonia at St. George’s Park* on Tuesday 16 October.

And the head coach has picked a 23-man squad for the double-header as he looks to assess his options ahead of the trip to Turkey for games with the host nation, Moldova and Iceland next month.

The group enjoyed their two games in September, with a 4-1 win over the Netherlands at St. George’s and a 3-1 victory against Belgium at their national centre in Tubize.

Expand Keith Downing's squad will be making their final preparations for next month's Euro Qualifiers

Many of the squad on duty for those games are involved again, but there is a first England call for West Ham United goalkeeper Joseph Anang and Manchester City’s Felix Nmecha is involved with the U19s for the first time having previously featured for the U16s and U18s.

The Squad

Goalkeepers: Joseph Anang (West Ham United), Josef Bursik (Hednesford Town, loan from Stoke City), Curtis Anderson (Manchester City)

Defenders: Max Aarons (Norwich City), Timothy Eyoma (Tottenham Hotspur), Nathan Ferguson (West Bromwich Albion), Marc Guehi (Chelsea), Tariq Lamptey (Chelsea), Jonathan Panzo (AS Monaco), Steven Sessegnon (Fulham), Jake Vokins (Southampton)

Midfielders: Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Rekeem Harper (West Bromwich Albion), Nya Kirby (Crystal Palace), George McEachran (Chelsea), Felix Nmecha (Manchester City)

Forwards: Angel Gomes (Manchester United), Callum Hudson-Odoi (Chelsea), Danny Loader (Reading), Ian Poveda-Ocampo (Manchester City), Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), Stephen Walker (Middlesbrough)

* Invited guests only