Burnley keeper Nick Pope retains his place in England squad.

Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope has retained his place in the England squad for the upcoming internationals.
Nick Pope on England duty in Reykjavik last monthNick Pope on England duty in Reykjavik last month
Nick Pope on England duty in Reykjavik last month

Gareth Southgate’s side will host fellow Home Nation Wales on Thursday, October 8th in a friendly, before Belgium (Sunday, October 11th) and Denmark (Wednesday, October 14th) also visit Wembley for Nations League fixtures.

Pope, with two caps to his name so far, was tipped to get a start in one of the Nations League games in Iceland and Denmark at the beginning of September, but had to settle for a place on the bench as Southgate stuck with Everton’s Jordan Pickford.

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However, concerns about Pickford’s club form have continued into this season, with a couple of errors leading to goals in the Toffees’ Carabao Cup win at Fleetwood Town last week.

Pope is expected to get some game time in this batch of games, possibly against Wales, with Manchester United’s Dean Henderson also in line for a debut.

Meanwhile, Burnley-born Harvey Barnes of Leicester City is named for the first time.

Barnes was born in Burnley in December 1997, shortly before father Paul joined Huddersfield Town in a swap deal for Andy Payton.

England squad to face Wales, Belgium and Denmark:

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Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Harvey Barnes (Leicester City), Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) Dean Henderson(Manchester United), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Danny Ings (Southampton), Harry Kane(Tottenham Hotspur), Michael Keane (Everton), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal), Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Burnley), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Declan Rice (West Ham United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur).

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