Gray & Chilwell Get England U21s Call

- Gareth Southgate’s men face Norway in a European Championship qualifier on Tuesday 6 September 

- The fixture will take place at Colchester United’s Community Stadium (5.45pm KO) 

Demarai Gray and Ben Chilwell have both been named in Gareth Southgate’s 24-man England Under-21s squad for their upcoming U21 2017 European Championship qualifier with Norway. 

Winger Gray and left back Chilwell formed an impressive partnership for England’s Under-20s side in their 5-0 victory over the Czech Republic in September 2015 and could both potentially feature against Norway on Tuesday 6 September at Colchester United. 

Gareth Southgate’s men currently lead Group 9 by three points, having won three and drawn two of their five fixtures, as they aim to qualify for the finals of the competition in Poland next year. 

The full England Under-21s squad to face Norway is as follows: 

Goalkeepers: 

Angus Gunn (Manchester City), Jordan Pickford (Sunderland), Joe Wildsmith (Sheffield Wednesday)

Defenders: 

Calum Chambers (Arsenal), Ben Chilwell (Leicester City), Brendan Galloway (West Bromwich Albion, loan from Everton), Kortney Hause (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Rob Holding (Arsenal), Mason Holgate (Everton), Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Matt Targett (Southampton) 

Midfielders: 

Lewis Baker (Vitesse Arnhem, loan from Chelsea), Nathaniel Chalobah (Chelsea), Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United), Will Hughes (Derby County), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), John Swift (Reading), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) 

Forwards: 

Demarai Gray (Leicester City), Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Nathan Redmond (Southampton), Dominic Solanke (Chelsea), Duncan Watmore (Sunderland)