England have called up Brighton & Hove Albion defender Lewis Dunk for the first time as an injury replacement for Burnley’s James Tarkowski.
Dunk, 26, will join up with the rest of his England teammates on Monday ahead of Nations League games against Croatia on Oct. 12 and Spain on Oct. 15.
“We are absolutely thrilled for Lewis,” Brighton manager Chris Hughton said in a statement. “He fully deserves this call up. He has shown his quality in the Premier League and his progression has been a steady…
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England defender James Tarkowski has returned to Burnley from a World Cup training camp to undergo a hernia operation, the Football Association has announced.
The 28-year-old, who earned his first England cap in March, was named on Gareth Southgate’s five-man standby list and had been training with the national team.
But following assessment, it has been agreed that Tarkowski requires surgery and he will not play any part at the World Cup.
A statement from Burnley said the former Brentford centre-back…
Former England international Paul Mariner reacts to Gareth Southgate’s 27-man roster as the Three Lions prepare to face the Netherlands and Italy.
England manager Gareth Southgate says he keeps preparing the squad for the World Cup despite the political tensions between the UK and the tournament hosts Russia.
Had things worked out differently for James Tarkowski he might have been heading to the World Cup with Poland, but the Burnley defender insists he feels as English as bangers and mash.
Tarkowski joined up with the Three Lions for the first time this week ahead of friendlies against the Netherlands and Italy, having turned Gareth Southgate’s head with a season’s worth of impressive performances in the Clarets backline.
The 25-year-old did have another route into international football thanks to his…
Mark Ogden asks Ashley Young about his prospects with England and earning a squad place for the World Cup.
BURTON, England — England’s No. 1 spot at the World Cup is still up for grabs, according to manager Gareth Southgate.
Southgate has called up four goalkeepers for friendlies against Holland and Italy this month including Joe Hart and uncapped Burnley keeper Nick Pope.
Stoke’s Jack Butland and Everton’s Jordan Pickford have also been selected.
Hart was England’s first-choice throughout the qualifying campaign but has started just one Premier League game since November for West Ham.
“Clearly the…
Mark Ogden asks Ashley Young about his prospects with England and earning a squad place for the World Cup.
Burnley duo Nick Pope and James Tarkowski have been called up to the England squad for friendlies against Netherlands and Italy.
Pope and…
James Tarkowski is reportedly being considered for an England call-up.
James Tarkowski is not getting carried away with talk of an England call-up.
The Burnley defender, who has not previously represented England at any level, is reportedly in the frame for this month’s friendlies against the Netherlands and Italy.
It will be the final chance for Gareth Southgate to assess his options before the World Cup build-up begins in earnest in June, and the England boss was at Turf Moor last Saturday to watch Burnley’s victory over Everton, when Tarkowski returned from a groin…
Burnley’s James Tarkowski is eligible to play internationally for either England or Poland.
Matthew Lowton has urged England not to risk losing out on James Tarkowski to Poland.
The 25-year-old defender has been hugely impressive since coming into the Burnley side this season and is eligible for both England and Poland thanks to his Polish grandfather.
Right-back Lowton has seen teammates Michael Keane, now with Everton, Tom Heaton and Jack Cork force their way into the England set-up and sees no reason why Tarkowski should not join them.
He said: “You saw it with Keano last year. He played…
James Tarkowski joined Burnley from Brentford a year ago.
Burnley defender James Tarkowski has signed a new four-and-a-half-year contract.
The 25-year-old’s new contract ties him to the Lancashire club until June 2022 and replaces the existing deal which expired at the end of next season.
Clarets manager Sean Dyche told the club’s official Twitter account: “We felt it appropriate to offer James a new deal on two levels. He’s done well in the Premier League and secondly his contract was out of sync. And there’s a few more we are talking to.”
Tarkowski joined…
Sean Dyche says his Burnley team deserved more than to fall to a late defeat against Liverpool.
A 94th minute header from Ragnar Klavan gave Liverpool a dramatic late win at Turf Moor.
Sean Dyche said England boss Gareth Southgate will decide for himself whether James Tarkowski is good enough for the national team.
Tarkowski, 25, who signed a new four-and-a-half year deal with Burnley on Thursday, has joined teammate Ben Mee on Southgate’s radar having forged an impressive central defensive partnership this season.
Only Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea have kept more clean sheets than Burnley’s 10 in the top flight, while Tarkowski and Mee are in the top four of…
Despite a scoreless deadlock against Brighton, Sean Dyche hails Burnley’s ability to pick up seven points over the last three games.
Burnley defender James Tarkowski has been handed a three-match ban after he accepted a charge of violent conduct for an off-the-ball incident with Brighton’s Glenn Murray on Saturday, the Football Association has announced.
The ban, which was confirmed by an FA statement, means Burnley will be without one of the league’s best defenders so far this season for the visit of Tottenham on Saturday, and the trips to Manchester United on Boxing Day and Huddersfield on Dec. 30.
Off-the-ball incidents not…