Rodwell, Barkley In U21 Squad

Everton duo Jack Rodwell and Ross Barkley have been named in Stuart Pearce's England U21 squad for the upcoming Euro Qualifiers against Belgium and Iceland.

The young Lions kick-off the double-header at the already sold-out Weston Homes Community Stadium (home of Colchester United) with a game against Iceland on Thursday 10th November.

The squad will then travel to the Belgian city of Mons for the second fixture, in the Stade Charles Tondreau on Monday 14th November.

The England U21 squad in full is:

Goalkeepers: Ben Amos (Manchester United), Jack Butland (Cheltenham Town - on loan from Birmingham City), Jason Steele (Middlesbrough)

Defenders: Nathan Baker (Aston Villa), Ryan Bennett (Peterborough United), Matthew Briggs (Fulham), Nathaniel Clyne (Crystal Palace), Craig Dawson (West Bromwich Albion), Lewis Dunk (Brighton & Hove Albion), Jon Flanagan (Liverpool), Martin Kelly (Liverpool), Adam Smith (MK Dons - on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)

Midfielders: Ross Barkley (Everton), Jacob Butterfield (Barnsley), Tom Carroll (Tottenham Hotspur), Gary Gardner (Aston Villa), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Jason Lowe (Blackburn Rovers), Josh McEachran (Chelsea), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Jack Rodwell (Everton)

Forwards: Nathan Delfouneso (Aston Villa), Alex Nimely (Middlesbrough - on loan from Manchester City), Marvin Sordell (Watford), Connor Wickham (Sunderland)

Standby List: Joe Bennett (Middlesbrough), Declan Rudd (Norwich City), Jonjo Shelvey (Blackpool - loan from Liverpool), Andros Townsend (Tottenham Hotspur), Dan Gosling (Newcastle United)