England are without a host of key players through injury, including Bukayo Saka, Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham

England return to their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign on Saturday when they welcome Andorra to Villa Park.

Coldplay’s Wembley Stadium concert this weekend has forced England to travel to Birmingham for the visit of FIFA’s 174th-ranked side, with Thomas Tuchel desperate for a stronger performance than he witnessed in the reverse fixture back in June.

England could only manage a tepid 1–0 victory over the minnows and they understandably faced criticism for an underwhelming display, exacerbated by defeat to Senegal in a friendly several days later.

The Three Lions have won all three of their qualifying matches in a straightforward group but are yet to truly impress under Tuchel’s tutelage. Perhaps they can offer more flair against Andorra, who have lost all four matches in Group K without scoring.

England are without a host of key players through injury, including Bukayo Saka, Cole Palmer, Jude Bellingham and Levi Colwill. The quartet won’t necessarily be missed against Andorra on Saturday but will be notable absentees when the Three Lions visit Serbia on Tuesday evening.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is a surprise omission from the squad after an uncertain start to life at Real Madrid, with Tuchel instead calling Tottenham’s Djed Spence up for the first time after an impressive spell of form in north London.

Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson has also been rewarded for a sustained period of form and could make his England senior debut in some capacity against Andorra.

Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford are the only players included who are currently plying their trade outside of the Premier League, with the latter having joined Barcelona on loan over the summer.

Adam Wharton was forced to pull out of the squad with injury and has been replaced by Milan’s Ruben Loftus-Cheek, with Jarell Quansah also receiving a late call-up.

England (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Livramento, Konsa, Burn, Spence; Henderson, Rice; Bowen, Rogers, Gordon; Kane.