England call up Borussia Dortmund teenager Jude Bellingham

It is the 17-year-old midfielder's first call up to Gareth Southgate's senior squad

Borussia Dortmund's Jude Bellingham in action during the UEFA Champions League match againstZenit St. Petersburg in Dortmund, Germany, 28 October 2020. EPA

Borussia Dortmund's Jude Bellingham before the Bundesliga match against Arminia Bielefeld on October 31. Reuters

Dortmund's Jude Bellingham in action against Bayern Munich on November 7. EPA

Bayern's Serge Gnabry in action against Dortmund's Jude Bellingham, right. EPA

Dortmund's English midfielder Jude Bellingham reacts after missing an attempt on goal against Bayern Munich. AFP

Borussia Dortmund's Axel Witsel and Jude Bellingham. Reuters

Dortmund's English midfielder Jude Bellingham and Bayern Munich's German forward Thomas Muller. AFP

Borussia Dortmund teenager Jude Bellingham has been called up to the England squad after James Ward-Prowse and Trent Alexander-Arnold were forced to withdraw due to injury.

It is the 17-year-old's first call up to Gareth Southgate's senior squad.

The former Birmingham City player had at first been included in the England Under 21s but will now join the likes of Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling and Jordan Henderson for Thursday's friendly against Republic of Ireland and Nations League meetings with Belgium and Iceland.

Southampton midfielder Ward-Prowse has withdrawn with a tight hamstring, while Liverpool full-back Alexander-Arnold was ruled out after getting injured in a 1-1 Premier League draw with Manchester City on Sunday.

The English Football Association confirmed Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford will report for international duty on Thursday to allow further assessment on an injury he sustained while playing against Everton on Saturday.

"The majority of the squad arrived at St George's Park on Monday, with seven more players – Ben Chilwell, Eric Dier, Harry Kane, Kyle Walker, Joe Gomez, Jordan Henderson and Raheem Sterling – due to report on Tuesday," the FA said in a statement.

After facing Ireland at Wembley on Thursday, England will play Nations League A Group 2 games against Belgium on Sunday and Iceland three day later.