England
v
Republic Of Ireland
2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifier
7.45pm, Tuesday 5 February 2008
St.Mary’s Stadium, Southampton FC
Live on Sky Sports
Stuart Pearce has named his England Under-21 squad for next week’s game with the Republic Of Ireland.
The Young Lions will be hoping to continue where they left off in late 2007, when victory over Bulgaria in Milton Keynes was followed by an impressive draw against Portugal in Agueda to leave Pearce’s team in a strong position to qualify for next year’s Championships.
There are two new call-ups to the squad for the game, with Stoke City defender Ryan Shawcross (left) and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jamie O’Hara both named by Pearce for the first time.
Shawcross has been in impressive form for the Championship outfit whilst on loan from Manchester United, scoring six goals along the way and he recently made that move permanent with City paying a fee of £1 million for him.
O’Hara has also shown his worth since breaking into the first team at White Hart Lane. The left sided midfielder had been on loan at Millwall earlier in the season, but has now forced his way firmly into the first team reckoning under Juande Ramos.
The London born ace has previously been capped by England at U16 and U17 level.
The England Squad
Name
Club
DOB
Caps
Goals
Goalkeepers
Joe Hart
Manchester City
19.04.87
9
0
Tom Heaton
Manchester United
15.04.86
0
0
Joe Lewis
Peterborough United
06.10.87
0
0
Defenders
Craig Gardner
Aston Villa
25.11.86
4
0
Michael Mancienne
QPR (on loan from Chelsea)
08.01.88
2
0
Joe Mattock
Leicester City
15.05.90
2
0
Nedum Onuoha
Manchester City
12.11.86
13
1
Ryan Shawcross
Stoke City
04.10.87
0
0
Steven Taylor
Newcastle United
23.01.86
24
4
David Wheater
Middlesbrough
14.02.87
4
0
Midfielders
Lee Cattermole
Middlesbrough
21.03.81
2
0
Tom Huddlestone
Tottenham Hotspur
28.12.86
24
2
Adam Johnson
Middlesbrough
14.07.87
4
1
Aaron Lennon
Tottenham Hotspur
16.04.87
2
0
James Milner
Newcastle United
04.01.86
35
4
Fabrice Muamba
Birmingham City
06.04.88
6
0
Mark Noble
West Ham United
08.05.87
9
3
Jamie O’Hara
Tottenham Hotspur
25.09.86
0
0
Andrew Surman
Southampton
20.08.86
2
1
Forwards
Cameron Jerome
Birmingham City
14.10.86
8
0
Luke Moore
Aston Villa
13.02.86
4
0
James Vaughan
Everton
14.07.88
1
0
Theo Walcott
Arsenal
16.03.89
13
4
Statistics including Portugal v England, 20 November 2007
Source: Pearce names squad
