5 players who will make their England debuts soon

#1 Dominic Calvert-Lewin

Dominic Calvert-Lewin has been outstanding for Everton

One of the outstanding players from England’s successful U20 World Cup campaign of the summer, Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin has been one of the few players from that squad to truly break into the first team for his club thus far in 2017/18. While he hasn’t been an ever-present starter for Everton, the Toffees have looked better when he has featured due to his pace and knack for getting into dangerous areas on the pitch.

Calvert-Lewin already has five goals in all competitions this season – more than Daniel Sturridge and Jermain Defoe, both of whom have been in recent England squads, and the same amount as Tammy Abraham who has been called into the current squad. Admittedly, only one of them has come in the Premier League, but his performances in the U20 World Cup suggest he can handle the pressure in big games – he scored the winning goal in the final, after all.

The time for Calvert-Lewin to break into the England senior squad may not come just yet – in terms of young strikers, Abraham is ahead of him in the pecking order and it would be hard for him to jump over veterans like Sturridge and Defoe so easily – but if he can keep playing for Everton and continue to perform well, a cameo role in England’s next set of friendlies – due in March – could be a possibility. It’d certainly be a chance for Southgate to give more youth opportunities, after all.