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Emile Smith Rowe and Marc Guehi make England U21 team as Fleetwood's James Hill and Everton's Anthony Gordon receive first call-ups

Everton's Anthony Gordon has been handed his first England Under-21 call up after Lee Carsley named his young Lions squad.

The 20-year-old is joined by Fleetwood defender James Hill with Carsley handing him a surprise promotion from the Under-20s.

Morgan Gibbs-White, on loan at Sheffield United from Wolves, returns ahead of this month's games with the Czech Republic and Georgia.

Emile Smith Rowe will lead the U21s after missing out on a call-up to the senior England squad

The midfielder was part of the Young Lions squad for the 2019 European Championships in Italy while he also won the Under-17 World Cup.

Attacking midfielder Gordon has played 28 times for Everton since making his debut in 2017 and has made eight appearances this season.