Young stars from Chelsea and Manchester City feature prominently in the England Under 19 squad selected by Sean O ’ Driscoll for the forthcoming round of European Championship qualifiers in France . The Young Lions travel across the Channel next week as they bid to secure their spot at the finals being held in Greece in July . They will play three Elite Round qualifiers , against Denmark on March 26 , Azerbaijan on March 28 and France on March 31 with only the team that tops the group advancing to the finals . Ruben Loftus-Cheek , pictured centre with Didier Drogba , has been named in England Under 19s squad . Chelsea 's Izzy Brown ( left ) , has also been named in Sean O'Driscoll 's side for the European qualifiers . Accordingly , O ’ Driscoll has selected a strong squad featuring Chelsea players Ruben Loftus-Cheek , Charlie Colkett , Izzy Brown and Joshua Aina . Rising stars from Man City ’ s academy picked include goalkeeper Angus Gunn , defenders Ashley Smith-Brown and Kean Bryan , and forward Brandon Barker . Demarai Gray , the 18-year-old winger who has made 34 appearances for Birmingham City this season , is included , as is Teddy Bishop , the Ipswich Town midfielder who has played 18 times for Mick McCarthy ’ s side in 2014-15 . With Tottenham ’ s Dele Alli and Middlesbrough ’ s Bryn Morris absent through injury , Lewis Cook , the Leeds United midfielder who has made 33 first-team appearances this season , is promoted from the under 18s . Birmingham City 's Demarai Gray has also been named having made 34 appearances for the Blues this season . Goalkeepers : Angus Gunn ( Manchester City ) , Freddie Woodman ( Newcastle United ) Defenders : Ben Chilwell ( Leicester City ) , Ashley Smith-Brown ( Manchester City ) , Joshua Aina ( Chelsea ) , Brendan Galloway ( Everton ) , Joe Gomez ( Charlton Athletic ) , Kean Bryan ( Manchester City ) Midfielders : Teddy Bishop ( Ipswich Town ) , Ruben Loftus-Cheek ( Chelsea ) , Charlie Colkett ( Chelsea ) , Harry Winks ( Tottenham Hotspur ) , Lewis Cook ( Leeds United ) Forwards : Brandon Barker ( Manchester City ) , Demarai Gray ( Birmingham City ) , Patrick Roberts ( Fulham ) , Bradley Fewster ( Middlesbrough ) , Izzy Brown ( Chelsea )
Birmingham City 's Under 19s play three Elite Round qualifiers at the end of March . Chelsea and Man City each have four players in Sean O'Drsicoll 's squad . England Demarai Gray has also been called up to the side .