England stars arrive at St. George's Park ahead of Switzerland and Ivory Coast fixtures

Gareth Southgate's England squad have arrived at St George's Park ahead of the March international fixtures against Switzerland and Cote d'Ivoire at Wembley Stadium.

There are a number of first-time call-ups to the squad, including Tyrick Mitchell and Kyle Walker-Peters. The pair were recent additions to Southgate's squad following the withdrawal through injury of defensive duo Trent Alexander-Arnold and Reece James.

England have already qualified for the World Cup after finishing top of their group. However, the upcoming friendlies will allow the manager to get a closer look at some of the younger and newer call-ups... as well as some of the more senior players who have had a difficult time of things at club level.

Mitchell and Walker-Peters are among the first-time call-ups, along with the former's Crystal Palace teammate Marc Guehi. While centre-back Guehi and full-back Walker-Peters have represented their country at age-group level, a debut in the coming week would be Mitchell's first England appearance of any kind.

The other late additions to the squad were Sam Johnstone - who celebrates his birthday the day before the Switzerland game - and Ollie Watkins. Johnstone has been called up after an injury to Arsenal's Aaron Ramsdale, while Roma striker Tammy Abraham has made way for Watkins.

England will host Switzerland at Wembley on March 26. The second of the two upcoming internationals is due to take place three days later, also at the national stadium.

Harry Maguire and Jordan Pickford are also both in the mix, despite some questions over their form this term. There were calls for Pickford to lose his England starting spot to Ramsdale before the Arsenal man's injury, while Maguire's future for club and country has