England coach John Peacock has named his squad for next month 's UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Bulgaria . The Young Lions are the defending champions , having beaten Holland on penalties in the final last year , and progressed to this edition with a 100 per cent record in qualifying . They have been placed in Group D alongside Holland , Italy and the Republic of Ireland this time around and will open their campaign against Italy in Burgas on May 7 . Chelsea youngster Jay Dasilva ( right ) has been included in John Peacock Under-17 squad . Goalkeepers : Paul Woolston ( Newcastle United ) , Will Huffer ( Leeds United ) Defenders : Danny Collinge ( Stuttgart ) , Reece Oxford ( West Ham United ) , Easah Suliman ( Aston Villa ) , James Yates ( Everton ) , Jay DaSilva ( Chelsea ) , Tayo Edun ( Fulham ) Midfielders : Trent Arnold ( Liverpool ) , Daniel Wright ( Sunderland ) , Herbie Kane ( Liverpool ) , Tom Davies ( Everton ) , Marcus Edwards ( Tottenham Hotspur ) , Nathan Holland ( Everton ) , Chris Willock ( Arsenal ) Forwards : Layton Ndukwu ( Leicester City ) , Stephy Mavididi ( Arsenal ) , Ike Ugbo ( Chelsea ) The squad contains talented young players from a host of Premier League clubs including Jay Dasilva and Ike Ugbo of Chelsea and the Arsenal duo Chris Willock and Stephy Mavididi , who is called up for the first time . Liverpool pair Herbie Kane and Trent Arnold have earned a recall after missing the Elite Round of qualifiers last month , in which England beat Romania , Norway and Slovenia to reach the finals . Their other matches are against Holland on May 10 and Ireland on May 13 . Arsenal 's Chris Willock has been called up to the squad for the first time ahead of next month 's tournament .
England are reigning champions having beaten Holland in last year 's final . Group D of the have been placed in The Young Lions tournament . England will compete against Holland , Italy and the Republic of Ireland .