Gareth Southgate named a strong England U21 squad for next week 's games against the Czech Republic and Germany . Southgate has plenty of Premier League stars , including several with senior caps and those on the fringes of the first team squad . Strike pair Danny Ings and Saido Berahino were both thought of as contenders for Roy Hodgson 's squad , while Jack Butland will play for the Young Lions while also acting as cover for the first team . Scroll down for full squad . Saido Berahino , who has been called up to the senior squad in the past without player , returns to the U21s . Danny Ings was hoping for a place in Roy Hodgson 's first team squad , but has to settle for the Young Lions . Arsenal defender Calum Chambers is one of a host of established Premier League stars in the squad . Goalkeepers . Marcus Bettinelli ( Fulham ) Jonathan Bond ( Watford ) Jack Butland ( Stoke City ) Defenders . Calum Chambers ( Arsenal ) Eric Dier ( Tottenham Hotspur ) Luke Garbutt ( Everton ) Ben Gibson ( Middlesbrough ) Carl Jenkinson ( West Ham , on loan from Arsenal ) Michael Keane ( Burnley ) Liam Moore ( Brentford , on loan from Leicester City ) John Stones ( Everton ) Matt Targett ( Southampton ) Midfielders . Tom Carroll ( Swansea City , on loan from Tottenham Hotspur ) Nathaniel Chalobah ( Reading , on loan from Chelsea ) Jake Forster-Caskey ( Brighton and Hove Albion ) Will Hughes ( Derby County ) Jesse Lingard ( Derby County , on loan from Manchester United ) Alex Pritchard ( Brentford , on loan from Tottenham Hotspur ) Nathan Redmond ( Norwich City ) James Ward-Prowse ( Southampton ) Forwards . Patrick Bamford ( Middlesbrough , on loan from Chelsea ) Saido Berahino ( West Bromwich Albion ) Danny Ings ( Burnley ) Callum Wilson ( Bournemouth ) They join Arsenal full back Calum Chambers and Everton 's John Stones in the squad , both of whom have played for the senior team . Chambers has never played for the youth side , but does have three full caps . Tottenham defender Eric Dier , who opted out of one of Southgate 's squads in November , returns , while full backs Carl Jenkinson and Luke Garbutt are also rewarded for impressive showings in the Premier League . Patrick Bamford , the Middlsebrough striker on loan from Chelsea , has been called up by Southgate after a hot streak that has seen him score four times in his last four games . Chelsea loanee Patrick Bamford earned a call-up with his excellent form for Middlesbrough this season . Everton defender John Stones was a standby for Roy Hodgson 's squad at the World Cup in Brazil . Manchester United 's Jesse Lingard has been called up for the first time since last May , with injuries having kept him out of Southgate 's plans this season . Southampton 's Matt Targett and Fulham goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli are the only member so fhte squad without a single cap at U21 level or higher . Targett tweeted : 'Delighted to get my 1st under 21s call up for England ! ! Thanks for all the kind messages ' .
Southampton defender Patrick Bamford earns first call up . England will play Czech Republic and Germany in coming weeks . Several full internationals picked in Young Lions squad .