The England team for the match against Senegal has been leaked, and Trevoh Chalobah will be looking to make his debut at the City Ground.
Trevoh Chalobah of Chelsea will accomplish an incredibly unusual accomplishment for the England national team if he makes his debut against Senegal.
The centre-back, who spent the first part of last season on loan at Crystal Palace, received his first call-up from Thomas Tuchel, who had him at Chelsea and attempted to sign him when in charge of Bayern Munich.
Chalobah was an unused substitute in England’s 1-0 victory over Andorra over the weekend and is unlikely to start against Senegal in a friendly at the City Ground on Tuesday night.
Tuchel is expected to make seven changes, including one in the heart of his defence, but Chalobah will be a substitute once again.
With an appearance in Nottingham, the 25-year-old could become the 1293rd man to play for England, cementing his place in history.
Trevoh Chalobah could be unique to England club.
Chalobah will join his older brother Nathaniel on an exclusive group of siblings who have played for England at the senior level.
Bobby and Jack Charlton became the first to do it, each winning the World Cup in 1966. Gary and Phil Neville, both Manchester United junior products, went on to play for the same team 30 years later, earning 144 caps between them.
But Chalobah is now hoping to follow in his brother’s footsteps, who made his senior debut against Spain back in 2018.
“My older brother has been through the ranks as well, and he was over the moon when I got the call up,” Chalobah told The Sun.
“Hopefully I can stay on the team and do well.
“Getting the call-up is fantastic. It was one of my ambitions as I progressed through the ranks, from Under-16 to Under-21. “It’s a dream to play for the first team.”
Chalobah Sr, who presently plays for Sheffield Wednesday, came on as a late substitute for Harry Winks in a 3-2 UEFA Nations League away win over Spain.
The ex-Watford player came on in additional time after 90 minutes, therefore he technically played 0 minutes, but his actual playing time was 6 minutes and 54 seconds.
He has only one cap for the Three Lions, and his international career is the second-shortest in history, trailing only Martin Kelly’s two minutes and thirty nine seconds versus Norway.
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