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The first England squad of the season will be announced on Friday as Thomas Tuchel looks ahead to their upcoming Nations League games over a two week international break against Spain, Croatia and two games against the Czech Republic. Many players will be looking to force their way into the squad this season whilst some will be looking to force their way back in. Especially the players who missed out on the World Cup. So which players could be pushing for an England call up?

Chelsea lack leaders in defence Chelsea have been rightly praised for their attacking play this season but whilst they're a good team to watch going forward, they've looked open and disorganised defensively. They looked all over the place defensively against Hull as their defensive issues again came back to bite them and the reason why they're vulnerable defensively is not just because of the rrors they're making, but because they lack leaders in that department. They're lack

SATURDAY: ASTON VILLA V NOTTINGHAM FOREST Villa finally found their shooting boots against Club Brugge in midweek and their win will no doubt give them some much needed confidence. Forest are still without a win under Oliver Glasner and were very unlucky not to have beaten Spurs even though it was unclear as to whether the ball came off Neco Williams' arm before it ended up in the back of the net. There might be a slight tiredness about Villa in this one as a result of them p

GK: KONSTANTINOS TZOLAKIS (HULL) - Tzolakis didn't concede a single goal during August as Hull got off to a flying start. His solid performances between the sticks played a key role in Hull starting the season the way they have done. RB: BEN WHITE (ARSENAL) - White had a strong end to last season and has carried that form into this season. He made crucial interventions at both ends of the pitch during August in making crucial interventions at one and setting up Martin Odegaar

The Champions League is back this week with many of the world's best players once again looking to light up the competition. Only one team will come away with the trophy at the beginning of June and it's now time to see who I think the winner will be. AEK ATHENS MANAGER: Marko Nikolic BEST CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINISH: Quarter Finals - 1969 KEY PLAYER: Luka Jovic The former Real Madrid striker has resurrected his career since joining the greek champions as his total of 21 goals in