Three replacements for U16s

England U16 v Northern Ireland
Sky Sports Victory Shield
7.40pm, Thursday 5 November 2009
Deva Stadium, Chester City FC
Tickets are priced £3 for adults and £1 for concessions
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Jordan Pickford, Robbie Cotton and Raheem Sterling have all been called into England U16 squad for the match against Northern Ireland on Thursday 5 November, with the latter receiving his maiden U16 call-up.

The trio replace Bradley Watkins, Luke Hendrie and Jordan Cousins respectively as Kenny Swain's side seek their second Victory Shield win of the season, after their 1-0 triumph over Wales last month. On that occassion, a late header from Zak Ansah was enough to give the Young Lions the three points. Northern Ireland lost their opening Victory Shield fixture 2-1 to Scotland.

Pickford played in the win over Wales, pulling off a number of confident saves en route to keeping a clean sheet. Cotton also played the full 80 minutes at Yeovil, impressing from midfield and adapting well to a change in formation.

Squad in full: