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Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster called up to England squad where he could earn his first cap in SIX years after Sam Johnstone pulls out of Three Lions squad due to illness

Fraser Forster has been called up to the England squad, where the 34-year-old could now be in line to play for the the Three Lions for the first time in six years.

The Southampton keeper already has six caps to his name and was last called up in October 2017.

He joins Jordan Pickford and Nick Pope as the other goalkeepers in the group ahead of upcoming friendlies against Switzerland on Saturday and the Ivory Coast on Tuesday, with both games at Wembley Stadium.

Fraser Forster's Southampton form has earned him a recall to the England team

Sam Johnstone was initially brought into the squad on Monday as a replacement for Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale, who withdrew with a hip injury.