England confirm four new call-ups as Gareth Southgate hit by injury withdrawals

Gareth Southgate has made several new additions to his England squad for their upcoming friendlies against Switzerland and Cote d'Ivoire, including call-ups for two young and uncapped defenders

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Defenders Tyrick Mitchell and Kyle Walker-Peters are in line for their first senior England appearances, with manager Gareth Southgate calling the pair up to his squad for the upcoming friendlies. Crystal Palace left-back Mitchell and Southampton's Walker-Peters have joined up with the squad after Reece James and Trent Alexander-Arnold were forced to pull out through injury. Aaron Ramsdale and Tammy Abraham have also dropped out of the reckoning with injuries of their own, which means recalls for Sam Johnstone and Ollie Watkins. Both Johnstone and Watkins have previously been capped by England, while Mitchell and Walker-Peters are entering the fold for the first time. England are due to take on Switzerland on March 26 and Cote d'Ivoire three days later, with both games taking place at Wembley Stadium. Gareth Southgate gives Harry Maguire ultimate show of faith amid Man Utd

Crystal Palace left-back Mitchell and Southampton's Walker-Peters have joined up with the squad after Reece James and Trent Alexander-Arnold were forced to pull out through injury. Aaron Ramsdale and Tammy Abraham have also dropped out of the reckoning with injuries of their own, which means recalls for Sam Johnstone and Ollie Watkins. Both Johnstone and Watkins have previously been capped by England, while Mitchell and Walker-Peters are entering the fold for the first time. England are due to take on Switzerland on March 26 and Cote d'Ivoire three days later, with both games taking place at Wembley Stadium. Gareth Southgate gives Harry Maguire ultimate show of faith amid Man Utd struggles undefined Gareth Southgate admits "horrible" situation facing LGBTQ+ England fans at World Cup undefined 22-year-old left-back Mitchell hasn't represented England at any level, and only made his senior Premier League debut for Palace in 2020. If he features against Cote d'Ivoire, he could find himself up against club teammate Wilfried Zaha, who played twice for the Three Lions before switching his international allegiances. Walker-Peters, meanwhile, will be an option on both sides of the back four, though he is more comfortable at right-back. The 24-year-old has represented England at every level from under-18 to under-21, all during his time on the books of Tottenham Hotspur, and made a permanent switch to Southampton in the summer of 2020 after impressing on loan. Johnstone and Watkins, meanwhile were both in Southgate's pre-tournament 33-man squad ahead of Euro 2020, though the Aston Villa striker didn't make the final cut. Watkins last represented his country against Hungary in October, and Johnstone's last senior cap came the same month in a victory over Andorra.