Noble cause for England
Friday, May 11, 2007
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Mark Noble and James Vaughan have both been rewarded for fine recent form with call ups to England's provisional squad for next month's U21 Championship.
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West Ham United FC midfielder Mark Noble and Everton FC striker James Vaughan have both been rewarded for fine recent form with call ups to England coach Stuart Pearce's provisional 30-man squad for next month's UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Netherlands.
Villa strength
Vaughan and Noble, who scored in West Ham's 3-1 win against Bolton Wanderers FC last Saturday, are two of five uncapped players in the party, with Ben Alnwick, Lee Cattermole and Michael Johnson also included. England international David Nugent, who scored on his senior debut against Andorra at the end of March, is also included. England's final friendly is against Slovakia at Carrow Road on 5 June before they kick off their U21 Championship campaign against the Czech Republic in Arnhem on 11 June. The squad will be reduced to 23 players on 30 May.
England squad
Goalkeepers: Ben Alnwick (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Lee Camp (Derby County FC), Scott Carson (Liverpool FC), Joe Hart (Manchester City FC).
Defenders: Leighton Baines (Wigan Athletic FC), Gary Cahill (Aston Villa FC), Anton Ferdinand (West Ham United FC), Justin Hoyte (Arsenal FC), Matt Kilgallon (Sheffield United FC), Nedum Onuoha (Manchester City FC), Andrew Davies (Middlesbrough FC), Liam Rosenior (Fulham FC), Steven Taylor (Newcastle United FC), Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City FC).
Midfielders: David Bentley (Blackburn Rovers FC), Lee Cattermole (Middlesbrough FC), Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham Hotspur FC), Michael Johnson (Manchester City FC) James Milner (Newcastle United FC), Mark Noble (West Ham United FC), Nigel Reo-Coker (West Ham United FC), Kieran Richardson (Manchester United FC), Wayne Routledge (Tottenham Hotspur FC).
Forwards: Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa FC), Matt Derbyshire (Blackburn Rovers FC), Luke Moore (Aston Villa FC), Leroy Lita (Reading FC), David Nugent (Preston North End FC), James Vaughan (Everton FC), Ashley Young (Aston Villa FC).
