• James Maddison, Leicester City: Made the squad in October but was unused. Just a matter of time for the creative midfielder. Chance of a cap - 10/10. Getty Images
    James Maddison, Leicester City: Made the squad in October but was unused. Just a matter of time for the creative midfielder. Chance of a cap - 10/10. Getty Images
  • Alfie Mawson, Fulham: Cost £20m and was tipped for big things but has struggled this season. Chance of a cap: 6/10. PA via AP
    Alfie Mawson, Fulham: Cost £20m and was tipped for big things but has struggled this season. Chance of a cap: 6/10. PA via AP
  • Mark Noble, West Ham United: More than 400 games but forever overlooked. Chance of a cap - 2/10. Getty Images
    Mark Noble, West Ham United: More than 400 games but forever overlooked. Chance of a cap - 2/10. Getty Images
  • Troy Deeney, Watford: Proven in the Premier League and enjoying a decent season but not mobile enough. Chance of a cap - 4/10. Action Images via Reuters
    Troy Deeney, Watford: Proven in the Premier League and enjoying a decent season but not mobile enough. Chance of a cap - 4/10. Action Images via Reuters
  • Ryan Bennett, Wolverhampton Wanderers: A mainstay at the back as Wolves impress. At 29, probably too old now. Chance of a cap - 3/10. Getty Images
    Ryan Bennett, Wolverhampton Wanderers: A mainstay at the back as Wolves impress. At 29, probably too old now. Chance of a cap - 3/10. Getty Images
  • Conor Coady, Wolverhampton Wanderers: Calls in the media for the defender to be included after a super season. Chance of a cap - 8/10. Action Images via Reuters
    Conor Coady, Wolverhampton Wanderers: Calls in the media for the defender to be included after a super season. Chance of a cap - 8/10. Action Images via Reuters
  • Michail Antonio, West Ham United: Came close a few years ago when an unused substitute but has slipped down the pecking order. Chance of a cap - 4/10. Getty Images
    Michail Antonio, West Ham United: Came close a few years ago when an unused substitute but has slipped down the pecking order. Chance of a cap - 4/10. Getty Images
  • Andre Gray, Watford: Has just about managed to reach Premier League standard but will never make it to England level. Chance of a cap - 3/10. Getty Images
    Andre Gray, Watford: Has just about managed to reach Premier League standard but will never make it to England level. Chance of a cap - 3/10. Getty Images
  • Will Hughes, Watford: Progress was stunted by injuries but now an important part of a vibrant team. Chance of a cap - 6/10. Reuters
    Will Hughes, Watford: Progress was stunted by injuries but now an important part of a vibrant team. Chance of a cap - 6/10. Reuters
  • Charlie Austin, Southampton: Always a goal threat but offers little else and doesn't play regularly enough. Chance of a cap - 2/10. Reuters
    Charlie Austin, Southampton: Always a goal threat but offers little else and doesn't play regularly enough. Chance of a cap - 2/10. Reuters
  • Jack Stephens, Southampton: His side have leaked goals and could be set for the drop. Chance of a cap - 3/10. Reuters
    Jack Stephens, Southampton: His side have leaked goals and could be set for the drop. Chance of a cap - 3/10. Reuters
  • Jamaal Lascelles, Newcastle: Powerhouse defender is now in his prime. Needs his side to move up the table and qualify for Europe. Chance of a cap - 7/10. Action Images via Reuters
    Jamaal Lascelles, Newcastle: Powerhouse defender is now in his prime. Needs his side to move up the table and qualify for Europe. Chance of a cap - 7/10. Action Images via Reuters
  • Marc Albrighton, Leicester City: Missed the boat when they won the Premier League in 2016. Hard worker but lacks fizz compared to Sancho and Sterling. Chance of a cap - 4/10. Action Images via Reuters
    Marc Albrighton, Leicester City: Missed the boat when they won the Premier League in 2016. Hard worker but lacks fizz compared to Sancho and Sterling. Chance of a cap - 4/10. Action Images via Reuters
  • Demarai Gray, Leicester City: Highly rated and still young, he needs a regular start. Chance of a cap - 9/10. Action Images via Reuters
    Demarai Gray, Leicester City: Highly rated and still young, he needs a regular start. Chance of a cap - 9/10. Action Images via Reuters
  • Rob Holding, Arsenal: Only a smattering of appearances for his club, though at 23 he has many years ahead and could get some Champions League action. Chance of a cap - 8/10. Action Images via Reuters
    Rob Holding, Arsenal: Only a smattering of appearances for his club, though at 23 he has many years ahead and could get some Champions League action. Chance of a cap - 8/10. Action Images via Reuters
  • Danny Simpson, Leicester City: Well down the pecking order now, his best years are behind him. Chance of a cap - 3/10. Reuters
    Danny Simpson, Leicester City: Well down the pecking order now, his best years are behind him. Chance of a cap - 3/10. Reuters
  • Jonathan Hogg: Huddersfield: Unfashionable midfielder set for relegation. Chance of a cap - 1/10. PA via AP
    Jonathan Hogg: Huddersfield: Unfashionable midfielder set for relegation. Chance of a cap - 1/10. PA via AP
  • Tommy Smith, Huddersfield: Well short of desired standard, set for relegation, Chance of a cap - 1/10. Getty Images
    Tommy Smith, Huddersfield: Well short of desired standard, set for relegation, Chance of a cap - 1/10. Getty Images
  • Joe Bryan, Fulham: Left footers are few and far between but could be hampered by relegation. Chance of a cap - 4/10. Getty Images
    Joe Bryan, Fulham: Left footers are few and far between but could be hampered by relegation. Chance of a cap - 4/10. Getty Images
  • Marcus Bettinelli, Fulham: Has made the squad but since lost his place with his club. His time should come again with such a shortage of keepers. Chance of a cap - 8/10. Getty Images
    Marcus Bettinelli, Fulham: Has made the squad but since lost his place with his club. His time should come again with such a shortage of keepers. Chance of a cap - 8/10. Getty Images
  • Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Everton: Has won a regular club start up front and impressed in patches. Has years ahead of him. Chance of a cap - 8/10. Reuters
    Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Everton: Has won a regular club start up front and impressed in patches. Has years ahead of him. Chance of a cap - 8/10. Reuters
  • Bobby Reid, Cardiff City: Has made an impact but may not get another shot at the top flight if Cardiff go down. Chance of a cap - 4/10. Getty Images
    Bobby Reid, Cardiff City: Has made an impact but may not get another shot at the top flight if Cardiff go down. Chance of a cap - 4/10. Getty Images
  • Sean Morrison, Cardiff City: Club stalwart but destined to miss out on international football. Chance of a cap - 2/10. Action Images via Reuters
    Sean Morrison, Cardiff City: Club stalwart but destined to miss out on international football. Chance of a cap - 2/10. Action Images via Reuters
  • Jonjoe Kenny: Has played 13 times for England U21s and is being utilised intermittently by his club. At 22 he should develop further. Chance of a cap - 7/10. Reuters
    Jonjoe Kenny: Has played 13 times for England U21s and is being utilised intermittently by his club. At 22 he should develop further. Chance of a cap - 7/10. Reuters
  • Joe Bennett, Cardiff: Experienced but at 28 is likely to be overlooked for younger players and has Luke Shaw well ahead of him. Chance of a cap - 3/10. Reuters
    Joe Bennett, Cardiff: Experienced but at 28 is likely to be overlooked for younger players and has Luke Shaw well ahead of him. Chance of a cap - 3/10. Reuters
  • Connor Wickham, Crystal Palace: Showed so much promise as a youngster but cruelly hit by serious injuries. Needs a season or two of regular matches and goals. Chance of a cap - 5/10. Getty Images
    Connor Wickham, Crystal Palace: Showed so much promise as a youngster but cruelly hit by serious injuries. Needs a season or two of regular matches and goals. Chance of a cap - 5/10. Getty Images
  • Scott Dann: Injuries held him back just as he was impressing. Now 32. Chance of a cap - 3/10. Action Images via Reuters
    Scott Dann: Injuries held him back just as he was impressing. Now 32. Chance of a cap - 3/10. Action Images via Reuters
  • James Tomkins, Crystal Palace: Doesn't make the headlines but is a club regular. Chance of a cap - 5/10. Getty Images
    James Tomkins, Crystal Palace: Doesn't make the headlines but is a club regular. Chance of a cap - 5/10. Getty Images
  • Joel Ward, Crystal Palace: Versatile but England need specialists and is short of Eric Dier's quality as the utility man. Chance of a cap - 2/10. Getty Images
    Joel Ward, Crystal Palace: Versatile but England need specialists and is short of Eric Dier's quality as the utility man. Chance of a cap - 2/10. Getty Images
  • Ashley Westwood, Burnley: Has seen teammates Tarkowski and Heaton called up but hasn't made enough of an impact in midfield. Chance of a cap - 3/10. Reuters
    Ashley Westwood, Burnley: Has seen teammates Tarkowski and Heaton called up but hasn't made enough of an impact in midfield. Chance of a cap - 3/10. Reuters
  • Ben Mee, Burnley: Has been consistent for a few years and if Tarkowski can win a cap, so can he. Chance of a cap - 8/10. Reuters
    Ben Mee, Burnley: Has been consistent for a few years and if Tarkowski can win a cap, so can he. Chance of a cap - 8/10. Reuters
  • Matthew Lowton, Burnley: Too much competition at right back and now 29. Chance of a cap - 3/10. Getty Images
    Matthew Lowton, Burnley: Too much competition at right back and now 29. Chance of a cap - 3/10. Getty Images
  • Glenn Murray, Brighton: Has shown that age is no barrier in the Premier League but it is when it comes to picking the England squad. Unfortunate given the paucity of strikers. Chance of a cap - 2/10. Reuters
    Glenn Murray, Brighton: Has shown that age is no barrier in the Premier League but it is when it comes to picking the England squad. Unfortunate given the paucity of strikers. Chance of a cap - 2/10. Reuters
  • Solly March, Brighton: Rumours of interest from Arsenal for the midfielder. That would certainly help his cause after a decent season. Chance of a cap - 7/10. Reuters
    Solly March, Brighton: Rumours of interest from Arsenal for the midfielder. That would certainly help his cause after a decent season. Chance of a cap - 7/10. Reuters
  • Dale Stephens, Brighton: The midfielder admits he won't get fans off their seats. Chance of a cap - 3/10. Getty Images
    Dale Stephens, Brighton: The midfielder admits he won't get fans off their seats. Chance of a cap - 3/10. Getty Images
  • Junior Stanislas, Bournemouth: Winger has a knack for scoring but is well short of international class and approaching 30. Chance of a cap - 3/10. Action Images via Reuters
    Junior Stanislas, Bournemouth: Winger has a knack for scoring but is well short of international class and approaching 30. Chance of a cap - 3/10. Action Images via Reuters
  • Jordon Ibe, Bournemouth: Has failed to fulfill his early promise although he declined switching to Nigeria. Chance of a cap - 5/10. Getty Images
    Jordon Ibe, Bournemouth: Has failed to fulfill his early promise although he declined switching to Nigeria. Chance of a cap - 5/10. Getty Images
  • Andrew Surman, Bournemouth: Played for England U21s and declined an approach from South Africa. His time has now gone at 32. Chance of a cap - 1/10. Reuters.
    Andrew Surman, Bournemouth: Played for England U21s and declined an approach from South Africa. His time has now gone at 32. Chance of a cap - 1/10. Reuters.
  • Dan Gosling, Bournemouth: Tough midfielder isn't assured of a place for his club. Chance of a cap - 1/10. Getty Images
    Dan Gosling, Bournemouth: Tough midfielder isn't assured of a place for his club. Chance of a cap - 1/10. Getty Images
  • Adam Smith, Bournemouth: 11 U21 caps but well down the pecking order at right back. At 27, he needs to step up now. Chance of a cap - 4/10. Reuters
    Adam Smith, Bournemouth: 11 U21 caps but well down the pecking order at right back. At 27, he needs to step up now. Chance of a cap - 4/10. Reuters
  • Charlie Daniels, Bournemouth: Has done brilliantly to step up the leagues but has fallen short of international recognition. Chance of a cap - 2/10. Getty Images
    Charlie Daniels, Bournemouth: Has done brilliantly to step up the leagues but has fallen short of international recognition. Chance of a cap - 2/10. Getty Images
  • Steve Cook, Bournemouth: Another to step up the leagues and do well in the top flight. Chance of a cap - 4/10. Action Images via Reuters
    Steve Cook, Bournemouth: Another to step up the leagues and do well in the top flight. Chance of a cap - 4/10. Action Images via Reuters
  • Simon Francis, Bournemouth: Nearing the end of his career. Chance of a cap - 1/10. Action Images via Reuters
    Simon Francis, Bournemouth: Nearing the end of his career. Chance of a cap - 1/10. Action Images via Reuters

Troy Deeney, Mark Noble and Jamal Lascelles: Premier League players in England's no-caps club


Ian Oxborrow
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Chelsea's young winger Callum Hudson-Odoi looks a star of the future - and the present, after he was called into the England squad for the upcoming Euro 2020 qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Montenegro.

But while his elevation is a bold move on the part of England manager Gareth Southgate, it must be hard to stomach for some of the Englishmen who have been performing in the Premier League for years without recognition.  Hudson-Odoi, 18, is yet to start a league match for Chelsea amid an ever shrinking pool of eligible players in the English top flight.

There's been instances this season when less than a quarter of the players starting fixtures in a Premier League game week qualify to play for England, and in some cases the likes of Chelsea and Newcastle United have named teams devoid of any English players at all.

The current England squad includes Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga, and Jack Butland, who is plying his trade at Stoke City in England's second tier.

For many of the English players who ply their trade in the top flight, something special is required during the remainder of their career to earn an international cap, because as Hudson-Odoi's call-up shows, the focus is on youth rather than experience.

Take a look at our list at the top of who is yet to win a cap, but is available for selection. Players under the age of 22 are not included as they are still eligible for the under-21 side.