West Ham Striker Dropped As Liverpool star Survives In England's Final 26-man Squad To Euro 2020
- England's 26-man squad to Euro 2020 has been released and top names have been dropped
- James Ward-Prowse and Jesse Lingard are the two most experienced players exempted
- Villa's Ollie Watkins, Ben White, Aaron Ramsdale, Mason Greenwood and Ben Godfrey were all sacrificed
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Trent Alexander-Arnold made it through to England's squad for Euro 2020 after Gareth Southgate released his final 26-man list for the tournament, The Sun, Goal.
Top Premier League performer Jesse Lingard was dropped as well as Mason Greenwood due to a niggling injury.
Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins was also among seven stars that did not make the cut and Brighton's center-back Ben White will also go back home.
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Everton's Ben Godfrey and Sheffield United's Aaron Ramsdale have also been sacrificed by Southgate to trim the Three Lions to 26.
Southampton's James Ward-Prowse will feel hard done by after he was exempted for the likes of Leeds United's Kalvin Philips and Dortmund's youngster Jude Bellingham.
Southgate admitted that sacrificing some his experienced players for tournament-debutants was the hardest thing for him to do.
"I think every squad [selection] is difficult because we have a lot of talented players in this country.
"We still have two friendlies and there have been plenty of examples over the years where there have been injuries that have ruled people out so there's still time for those guys, even though they're not in at this moment in time."
Here is the complete squad going for Euro 2020:
Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson, Sam Johnstone, Jordan Pickford, Aaron Ramsdale .
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ben Chilwell, Conor Coady, Ben Godfrey , Reece James, Harry Maguire, Tyrone Mings, Luke Shaw, John Stones, Kieran Trippier , Kyle Walker, Ben White.
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham, Jordan Henderson, Jesse Lingard, Mason Mount, Kalvin Phillips , Declan Rice, James Ward-Prowse.
Forwards: Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Jadon Sancho, Raheem Sterling, Ollie Watkins.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that Gareth Southgate released his 33-man provisional squad for the Euro 2020 tournament and top names were dropped from the list, Daily Mail, Sky Sports.
Chelsea's duo of Fikayo Tomori and Tammy Abraham were nowhere on the list after their troubled spell at Stamford Bridge.
The team which would still have seven players exempted shortly after the finals of the elite European competitions involving three Premier League clubs in the finals including Man City, Man United and Chelsea.
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