Gareth Southgate announced his 26-man England squad for the 2022 World Cup on Thursday which included Chelsea midfielders Mason Mount and Conor Gallagher. The latter was a surprising inclusion to many after making only four senior appearances for the England national team, with his last coming in the Nations League drubbing against Hungary.
With Mount and Gallagher selected, there was hope that Reece James would be joining them but on Wednesday he confirmed that he had been informed he would not be heading to the World Cup after his injury suffered for Chelsea in the Champions League against AC Milan is likely to keep him out until the latter stages of the competition.
Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori were also both notable omissions with a Chelsea background with both having made the decision to seek first-team football in Italy with AS Roma and Inter, respectively. The duo have impressed overseas, each winning silverware in the process, but Southgate opted to leave them out of his squad.
