Cole Palmer gets England reward for fine Chelsea form with Rico Lewis and Ezri Konsa also called up

Lewis, 18, has also been promoted from Lee Carsley’s U21 squad for this Friday’s game against Malta at Wembley and the trip to North Macedonia next week, while Konsa – an U20 World Cup winner in 2017 and former U21 international – is another player now in the frame to make a late push for a place at Euro 2024.