Aidy Boothroyd has selected his England under 20 squad for the forthcoming friendlies with Mexico and the United States . His 22-man group features a number of names who have impressed in the Sky Bet Championship this season , as well as some promising youngsters at Barclays Premier League clubs . The Young Lions play Mexico at The Hive , home of Barnet , on March 25 ( 7.45pm ) before heading down to Devon to take on the USA at Plymouth 's Home Park on March 29 ( 3pm ) . Chuba Akpom celebrates scoring during England U20 's international with Holland back in October . Chelsea 's Lewis Baker , currently on loan at Swindon , has also been selected . Among those picked by Boothroyd are Arsenal 's Chuba Akpom and Chelsea duo Lewis Baker , currently on loan at MK Dons , and John Swift , playing for Swindon at present . The leading lights selected from Championship clubs include Derby 's Kwame Thomas , Nottingham Forest 's Ben Osborn and Alex Mowatt of Leeds United . Brentford defender Moses Odubajo and Derby midfielder Jamie Hanson are called up for the first time . 'It has been four months since we were last together and after an excellent start to a new team ’ s campaign we are now finding our players dotted around the Football League and Premier League , which will only add to their experience when they play for England , ' said Boothroyd . Derby forward Kwame Thomas has also been selected for the matches with Mexico and the United States . Nottingham Forest 's Ben Osborn ( right ) is also named in the 22-man squad for the double-header . Alex Mowatt of Leeds United , here tackled by Fulham 's Scott Parker , is also named in the squad . 'We are now looking forward to building on that momentum with the double-header against USA and Mexico . 'Our opponents this March have been carefully selected as we continue to provide the players with a full and varied development programme . 'Both USA and Mexico will be competing in the FIFA U20 World Cup in New Zealand , and both fixtures promise to be challenging encounters for us . Each challenge will require maximum concentration and discipline from every player . Another invaluable lesson for them in their future careers . ' Tickets for both games are still on sale now , priced at £3 for adults and £1.50 . Call 0208 381 3800 for tickets at the Hive , and 0845 872 3335 for the game in Plymouth . Goalkeepers : Christian Walton ( Brighton & Hove Albion ) , Jordan Pickford ( Sunderland ) Defenders : Dominic Iorfa ( Wolverhampton Wanderers ) , Moses Odubajo ( Brentford ) , Dominic Ball ( Cambridge United - loan from Spurs ) , Baily Cargill ( AFC Bournemouth ) , Kortney Hause ( Wolverhampton Wanderers ) , Jordan Turnbull ( Swindon Town - loan from Southampton ) , Harry Toffollo ( Swindon Town - loan from Norwich City ) Midfielders : Harrison Reed ( Southampton ) , Jack Barmby ( Leicester City ) , Jack Stephens ( Swindon Town - loan from Southampton ) , Jamie Hanson ( Derby County ) , Lewis Baker ( MK Dons - loan from Chelsea ) , Matty Grimes ( Swansea City ) , Ben Osborn ( Nottingham Forest ) , Alex Mowatt ( Leeds United ) , John Swift ( Swindon Town - loan from Chelsea ) Forwards : Callum Robinson ( Preston North End - loan from Aston Villa ) , Chuba Akpom ( Arsenal ) , Kwame Thomas ( Derby County ) , Chris Long ( Brentford - loan from Everton )
Aidy Boothroyd 's side take on Mexico at The Hive , Barnet on March 25 . England will be without their star striker Wayne Rooney for the first time since he was sent off against Germany in a World Cup qualifier last month.