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England: Ben Chilwell and Tammy Abraham added to Gareth Southgate's squad

Gareth Southgate has added Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell and Roma striker Tammy Abraham to his England squad for this month's World Cup qualifiers.

Chilwell's club team-mate Reece James has been ruled out through injury after Blues boss Thomas Tuchel said he was surprised by his selection.

England face Andorra away on 9 October followed by Hungary at Wembley Stadium three days later.

The Three Lions are top of Group I heading into the penultimate international break of the year with 16 points from six games.

Chilwell, 24, has won 14 England caps and was part of the squad at Euro 2020.