Raheem Sterling still out, Anthony Gordon continues to wait and Jordan Henderson keeps place as England squad announced

England boss Gareth Southgate has named his upcoming squad to face Malta and North Macedonia next week.

Jordan Henderson keeps his spot in the squad despite being booed at Wembley during the last international break.

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But Raheem Sterling and Anthony Gordon remain out of the picture despite some impressive Premier League form in recent months.

Sterling was crucial to Chelsea's win over Tottenham on Monday while Gordon netted the winner against Arsenal on Sunday.

The only change to the squad has been the inclusion of Newcastle star Callum Wilson, who has replaced Eddie Nketiah, while John Stones is also out through injury.

Tottenham star James Maddison also retrains a place despite coming off against Chelsea with an injury.

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The Three Lions will contest their final Euro 2024 qualifiers next week but have already booked their spot at next summer's competition.

Victory over Italy last month at Wembley saw them qualify from their group but still need to manage at least one win to finish as group leaders.

They are three points ahead of second-placed Ukraine after the 3-1 win, sitting at the top of Group C with 16 points after six wins in seven.

England have not lost a Euro qualifier since 2019 after defeat to Czech Republic and they are the overwhelming favourites to beat Malta and North Macedonia next week.

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Malta have lost all seven of their qualifiers so far while North Macedonia are also out after losing to Ukraine in their last match.

Southgate's side face Malta at Wembley on Friday evening before travelling to Skopje to face North Macedonia on Monday night at the Tose Proeski Arena.

England are not the only side that will be competing next summer in Germany, who have qualified automatically as hosts.

Austria, France and Belgium have already booked their slots, as well as Spain, Turkey and Portugal.

But one of the stories of the qualifiers in Scotland will also be contending at Euro 2024 after a brilliant campaign under Steve Clarke.

It will be the Tartan Army's first major tournament appearance since 1998 where they played at the World Cup.