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Thomas Tuchel has chosen to retain the identical Three Lions selection that secured victory against their previous opponents and produced a stellar performance in Serbia during the previous international break, leaving no room for the Real Madrid star and the Manchester City attacker in his selection for the forthcoming exhibition match against the Welsh side and the qualifying match in Latvia.

Although Foden making a strong case for a return to the squad after rediscovering his form at his club, and Bellingham having made a comeback for his Spanish club following shoulder surgery, the head coach has opted not to including two of the nation's most prominent offensive stars. Bellingham has started only once for his club since his comeback.

The England boss has made room for Bukayo Saka, who is fully recovered and has been reinstated in place of his unavailable Arsenal teammate Noni Madueke. The experienced attacker has not been handed a return to the squad.

Complete Three Lions Squad List

Goalkeepers

• Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace)
• Everton's number one (Everton)
• James Trafford (the Citizens)

Backline

• Dan Burn (the Magpies)
• Crystal Palace's centre-back (Crystal Palace)
• Reece James (Chelsea)
• Ezri Konsa (the Villans)
• Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal)
• Jarell Quansah (the German club)
• Tottenham's defender (Tottenham Hotspur)
• Manchester City's star (Manchester City)

Midfielders

• Nottingham Forest's midfielder (Forest)
• Nottingham Forest's playmaker (the Reds)
• Brentford's experienced head (the Bees)
• Milan's midfielder (the Italian side)
• Arsenal's anchor (Arsenal)
• Aston Villa's talent (Aston Villa)

Forwards

• Jarrod Bowen (the Hammers)
• Eberechi Eze (Arsenal)
• Newcastle's winger (Newcastle United)
• Bayern Munich's striker (Bayern Munich)
• Marcus Rashford (Barcelona, loan from Manchester United)
• Arsenal's star (Arsenal)
• Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)

The national team coach expressed his admiration for the energy in last month's squad and appears determined to keeping the same atmosphere. Tino Livramento, who started at the defensive flank in the convincing victory in Serbia, has been ruled out due to a knock. Tuchel has opted against selecting a like-for-like substitute for the Newcastle player but has included the Manchester City defender, who had to pull out previously. Tuchel has discussed the Manchester City defender's importance for the national team and has floated the idea of using him in midfield.

No spot has been found for Adam Wharton, who was selected last month but pulled out injured and was replaced by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.

The manager stated: “It was only three weeks since the last camp and the last win, the latest display, so the consideration was why not bring the same group in because they set the standard. The focus now is on creating habits out of it. We have regrettably a couple of fitness issues at the moment with Tino and Madueke and we welcome of course the Arsenal forward in to take the place of Noni. Jarell Quansah was a last-minute addition previously; he will stay in camp.”