Southampton’s Fraser Forster earns England recall

Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster has been referred to as as much as England squad for the upcoming worldwide friendlies.

The 34-year-old replaces Sam Johnstone, who missed coaching on Tuesday earlier than withdrawing from the squad on Wednesday attributable to sickness.

Johnstone was himself referred to as as much as exchange Arsenal shot-stopper Aaron Ramsdale, who withdrew attributable to a hip harm. 

That is the primary time Forster has joined the Three Lions since 2017 below Roy Hodgson and has six senior caps to his identify. 

Forster joins Saints teammates James Ward-Prowse and Kyle Walker-Peters within the squad for back-to-back Wembley friendlies in opposition to Switzerland on Saturday twenty sixth March and Ivory Coast on Tuesday twenty ninth March.

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He has been spectacular in objective for the Saints since taking up from Alex McCarthy, who picked an harm on Boxing Day. 

Forster will develop into England’s third-choice keeper, with Everton’s Jordan Pickford and Burnley’s Nick Pope forward of him.