England U18s face Belgium in March and an 18-man squad has been named
Belgium U18s v England U18s
International Match
6pm, Tuesday 5 March 2013
Tivoli Stadium, La Louvière, Belgium
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Noel Blake has selected his England U18s squad for next month's trip to Belgium.
The Head Coach is preparing for the squad's second game of the season, after seeing
the Young Lions beat Italy by 2-0 in Mansfield last November.
And he has been able to select several of the same players in his 18-man group for this trip, with half an eye on potential players for his U19 squad next season.
The likes of Norwich City twins Jacob and Josh Murphy, Manchester United's James Weir and Portsmouth's Adam Webster have already gone on to win U19 caps after first catching the eye in the Italy game.
However, there are also seven players called up for the first time at international level who will be looking to make an impression.
Reading's Jake Cooper, Charlton Athletic's Tareiq Holmes-Dennis, Wolves' Dominic Iorfa and Harry Toffolo from Norwich City are the new defenders in the squad.
In the midfield group, Coventry's Leon Lobjoit is joined by Jesse Starkey of Chelsea for the first time and Charlton striker Tobi Sho-Silva could also be in line for a Young Lions debut.
The Squad
Goalkeepers: Luke Coddington (Middlesbrough), Cameron Dawson (Sheffield Wednesday).
Defenders: Jake Cooper (Reading), Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Reading)** Liam Grimshaw (Manchester United), Tareiq Holmes-Dennis (Charlton Athletic), Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Harry Toffolo (Norwich City). Josh Webb (Aston Villa)*, Jerome Williams (Crystal Palace)***
Midfielders: Ben Pearson (Manchester United), Jesse Starkey (Chelsea), Aaron Tshibola (Reading)^ James Weir (Manchester United).
Attackers: Joseph Dadoo (Leicester City)^^^, Jordan Ibe (Liverpool)^^, Chris Long (Everton), Tobi Sho-Silva (Charlton Athletic).
* Replaces Shay Facey (Manchester City) who is withdrawn.
** Replaces Devante Cole (Manchester City) who is withdrawn.
*** Replaces Adam Campbell (Newcastle United) who is withdrawn.
^ Replaces John Swift (Chelsea) who is withdrawn.
^^^ Replaces Daniel Trickett-Smith (Liverpool), who initially replaced Leon Lobjoit (Coventry City) with both withdrawn.
^^ Replaces Jaanie Gordan (Peterborough United) who is withdrawn.