Loftus-Cheek and Abraham included in England squad

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Chelsea’s Tammy Abraham and Ruben Loftus-Cheek have been included in the senior England squad for the first time.

England boss Gareth Southgate has called up the Blues duo for this month’s matches against Germany and Brazil along with Chelsea captain Gary Cahill.

Striker Abraham, 20, (pictured) has scored four goals in 10 Premier League appearances for Swansea City since joining the Welsh club on a season-long loan. 

Midfielder Loftus-Cheek, 21, is currently on loan at Crystal Palace. 

There is also a first England Under-21 call-up for Chelsea defender Jake Clarke-Salter.

The 20-year-old has been included in the squad for a European Championship qualifier against Ukraine along with fellow Chelsea youngster Fikayo Tomori.

Clarke-Salter is a new addition to England’s Under-21 squad

Meanwhile, two Chelsea academy players have been named in a new-look England Under-17 squad.

Midfielder Clinton Mola, 16, and defender Faustino Anjorin, just 15, have been included in the squad for matches against Portugal, Russia and Germany.

Chelsea’s Marc Guéhi, Jonathan Panzo, George McEachran, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Conor Gallagher were involved in England’s recent Under-17 World Cup triumph.

The next generation will be in action against Portugal at Chesterfield next Wednesday, before matches against Russia at Burton the following Saturday and Germany at Rotherham on Tuesday 14 November.

Chelsea’s Mason Mount, Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James and Dujon Sterling are in England’s Under-19 squad for matches against Bulgaria, Iceland and the Faroe Islands, as are Fulham’s Ryan Sessegnon and goalkeeper Ellery Balcombe of Brentford.

And Chelsea duo Jay DaSilva and Ike Ugbo have been named in the England Under-20 squad to play Germany along with Fulham’s Adetayo Edun.