Delap and Hutchinson in England U21s - Ipswich Town News

Town duo Liam Delap and Omari Hutchinson have been named in the England U21s squad for the final Euro 2025 qualifiers against Ukraine and Azerbaijan.

The England youngsters take on the Ukrainians at Bournemouth’s Vitality Stadium on Friday 11th October and then the Azerbaijanis at Ashton Gate on Tuesday 15th October.

Delap has previously won seven U21s caps, scoring one goal, while Hutchinson is yet to win a cap at his level having played for the England U17s and U19s and having won two senior caps with Jamaica in friendlies.

Last month, Hutchinson received his first U21s call but was forced to pull out of the squad due to injury.

Ukraine are top of the group with England second and Azerbaijan bottom.

England U21s: James Beadle (Sheffield Wednesday, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion), Sam Tickle (Wigan Athletic), James Trafford (Burnley), Charlie Cresswell (FC Toulouse), Callum Doyle (Norwich City, on loan from Manchester City), Lewis Hall (Newcastle United), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton & Hove Albion), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Jarell Quansah (Liverpool), Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur), Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), James McAtee (Manchester City), Tyler Morton (Liverpool), Alex Scott (AFC Bournemouth), Adam Wharton (Crystal Palace), Liam Delap (Ipswich Town), Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town), Sam Iling-Junior (Bologna, on loan from Aston Villa), Jaden Philogene (Aston Villa), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).

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