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Gareth Southgate drops two England stars from his squad to face Italy at Wembley... as the Three Lions bid to seal qualification to Euro 2024

England manager Gareth Southgate has left two England stars out of his matchday squad for the Three Lions latest Euro 2024 qualifier against Italy on Tuesday night.

Southgate had named 25 players in his squad for the international break, but managers are only permitted to name 23 in their matchday squads.

The rule left the Three Lions boss needing to omit two players from the match against Italy, which could see England seal qualification for next summer's finals in Germany.

Southgate's side require a point against Italy to seal qualification to Euro 2024.

Arsenal forward Eddie Nketiah and AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori were the unlucky players to be left out of Southgate's squad for the match.