Key Players Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, and Ollie Watkins to Miss England's Nations League Matches

Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, and Ollie Watkins have all been ruled out of England's upcoming Nations League matches due to injuries, marking their first games under interim manager Lee Carsley, as announced by the English Football Association on Tuesday. The team will face the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on Saturday before hosting Finland at Wembley three days later in League B. Cole Palmer, the Chelsea star who scored in England's Euro 2024 final loss to Spain, and Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins have both returned to their clubs to recover from their respective injuries.

Manchester City forward Foden did not join up with Carsley's squad due to illness.

"No further additions are planned at this moment in time," the association said in a statement.

The match against Ireland will be England's first since Gareth Southgate's eight-year reign as manager ended.

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Carsley has been placed in temporary charge and he has given Noni Madueke, Morgan Gibbs-White, Tino Livramento and Angel Gomes their first call-ups.

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