Leicester's Chilwell, Gray get England call-ups

Published on: 10 September 2018

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Leicester City's Ben Chilwell and Demarai Gray have received their first senior England call-ups ahead of Tuesday's friendly against Switzerland at the King Power.

Full-back Chilwell, 21, and midfielder Gray, 22, impressed for England under-21s last Thursday in their 0-0 draw against Netherlands in Euro 2019 qualifying.

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Chilwell is the first Leicester academy graduate in the England squad since Emile Heskey in 1999, while Gray, who joined from Birmingham in 2016, has scored once in four Premier League appearances this term.

The pair join Leicester teammate Harry Maguire in Gareth Southgate's England squad for the clash against the Swiss at the Foxes' home ground.

England lost 2-1 to Netherlands in the UEFA Nations League on Friday and Luke Shaw is due to return to Manchester United on Monday after suffering concussion in the match at Wembley.

Source: espn.co.uk

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