5 England players with a point to prove after the international break

#4 Tammy Abraham

Could there be a spot in the England squad for Tammy Abraham?

Few players have enjoyed as hot a start to 2019/20 as Chelsea’s young striker Tammy Abraham. Thrust into the role as the Blues’ main frontman under new boss Frank Lampard, Abraham struggled in his first couple of games but has since hit form in a big way, scoring braces against Norwich City and Sheffield United in his last two games.

Unfortunately, this surge of form came too late for him to be selected for England’s games against Bulgaria and Kosovo.

However, while it might be wishful thinking that Abraham could overhaul the imperious Harry Kane – who scored 4 goals in those two games – as England’s main striker any time soon, there’s no reason why he can’t find himself in Southgate’s plans for the October qualifiers if he can keep scoring goals for Chelsea.

Kane doesn’t have a lot of backup right now – Callum Wilson was the only other central striker named in the current squad, and the Bournemouth man has only scored once thus far this season and has limited international experience.

Could Abraham find his way into the squad alongside Wilson? There’s actually every chance he could. Jesse Lingard, who has been struggling for form, was named in the squad as an attacking midfield option, but Southgate could easily jettison him in favour of another striking option.

Given the Nigerian FA are sniffing around Abraham in an attempt to persuade him to switch international allegiance, it could actually be smart for Southgate to simply cap the Chelsea star in October to put an end to the speculation. If he can find the net this weekend when Chelsea face Wolves, the clamour for his selection will surely begin.