England squad and starting line-up, based on the Sky Sports Power RankingsWe've compiled an England squad based on the stats-based Sky Sports Power Rankings, and there are some surprise selections...England boss Gareth Southgate reveals his England squad on Thursday for upcoming friendlies against the Netherlands and Italy - but who should make the cut? We've created a squad using the Sky Sports Power Rankings season chart - a system that awards points to players for 32 different matchday stats - to see which players have consistently excelled this term. Pope has more than twice the number of Power Ranking points than any other English 'keeper and is joined by reserve stoppers Jordan Pickford and Jack Butland. Andros Townsend's rich vein of form earns him an international recall, while Burnley's Jack Cork is included for the second successive squad. The curve-ball selection is Leicester winger Marc Albrighton, who claims his first England call-up with a higher points tally that holding midfielder Eric Dier.

Source: Sky sports March 13, 2018 13:09 UTC