Thomas Tuchel will attend his first Premier League match as England coach this weekend, starting with Tottenham's match against Newcastle on Saturday (12:30pm GMT).
Tuchel, the former Bayern Munich, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain coach, was appointed to succeed Gareth Southgate in October, with his contract starting on January 1.
Tuchel will be joined by assistant coach Anthony Barry, goalkeeping coach Henrique Hilario, performance coach Nicholas Mayer and analyst James Melbourne in his role.
Ahead of England's World Cup qualifiers against Albania and Latvia at Wembley in March, here are six players Tuchel could keep a close eye on at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
James Maddison (Tottenham)
Playmaker Maddison made his last England cap at Newcastle in June, coming on as a 29-minute substitute in a 3-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Three Lions' final friendly match ahead of Euro 2024.
Maddison, who traveled to the 2022 World Cup injured and was an unused substitute in Qatar after his recovery, said it was a “devastated feeling that doesn't quite cut it” after Southgate ruled him out of the tournament in Germany, although he admitted he had not done so. Enjoy the strongest seasons of 2023/24 with Tottenham.
The 28-year-old has avoided the injuries that have troubled him in previous seasons so far in 2024/25, where he has contributed eight goals and four assists in 19 Premier League appearances. However, he has started off the bench in five of Tottenham's last 10 league games.
#️⃣1289 @tino_livramento 👏🏴👏👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/Nqqf32nVZ4
– Newcastle United (@NUFC) November 19, 2024
Tino Livramento (Newcastle)
The right-back Livramento played for England at youth level before being called up for the first time when interim coach Lee Carsley oversaw the UEFA Nations League matches in October.
The 22-year-old made a memorable debut by playing throughout the 5-0 win over the Republic of Ireland at Wembley on November 17, and has featured in all 18 of Newcastle's league matches this season, starting 14 times.
Liveramento started 10 consecutive league matches before missing the 3-0 win over visiting Aston Villa on December 26 due to illness. He returned from the Manchester United bench four days later and will be hoping to return to the starting line-up against Tuchel, as the Magpies aim to record a fifth successive league clean sheet.
Anthony Gordon (Newcastle)
Named player of the tournament as England won the Under-21 Championship in 2023, winger Gordon made his debut in March and played a minute at Euro 2024.
Carsley, who was the manager responsible for winning the Under-21 title, started five of his six matches, with the 23-year-old scoring his first goal for England against the Republic of Ireland.
Gordon has started on all but one occasion when he has been available for Newcastle this season, providing four of his five assists and one of his four goals so far in the season over the last five games. And Tottenham may have even more reason to worry, given their added incentive to impress Tuchel.
Lewis Hall's first goal for the club! 😍💫
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– Newcastle United (@NUFC) December 29, 2024
Lewis Hall (Newcastle)
Hall and Tuchel know each other well from their time at Chelsea, with the German giving the academy product his debut as a 17-year-old in an FA Cup tie against Chesterfield in January 2022, making him the club's youngest ever start in the league. a race.
“I remember his sessions were really good,” Hall said of Tuchel. Speaking to the Football Association in December. “A lot was based on possession, which I really enjoyed, and he was a good guy for me and gave me my debut. Without that, it probably wouldn't have given me the confidence going forward.”
The left-back made his England debut as a first-half substitute in a 3-0 win over Greece in November, and played throughout the win over the Republic of Ireland three days later. He has been almost ubiquitous in the league for Newcastle since late September, including two assists in his last four league games.
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3️⃣ in 3️⃣ for Dom while adding the third goal for us at Old Trafford 🎯 pic.twitter.com/f4yd1AGQY8
– Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) September 29, 2024
Dominic Solanke (Tottenham)
Tottenham's £65m summer signing from Bournemouth will be hoping he doesn't face too long a wait for his next game, having finally added to his solitary international appearances – made more than seven years ago – with two brief substitute appearances in October and November.
Solanke, England's young player of the year for 2014, is a European Under-17 champion and an Under-20 World Cup winner, but his prolific form for the Cherries was not enough to tempt Southgate to give him high regard.
The 27-year-old has 10 goals and five assists in 25 appearances for Spurs this season, although Maddison, Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins and Ipswich Town's top scorer Liam Delap are among the English players who have surpassed him in the Premier League.
He came home from Harvey Barnes. 🎰 pic.twitter.com/8sqM142Xd0
– Newcastle United (@NUFC) November 12, 2024
Harvey Barnes (Newcastle)
Winger Barnes featured for Southgate while at former club Leicester City, coming on as a substitute in a friendly match against Wales in October 2020.
Having joined Newcastle for around £38m in July 2023, the former Under-20 and Under-21 international missed most of last season with a foot injury, and has returned with three goals and two assists in his last 10 league games.
Barnes scored the last of his five goals so far this season in a 4-2 defeat at Brentford on 7 December, and has come on as a substitute in each of Newcastle's five successive wins since then. The 27-year-old scored for the Foxes against Tuchel's Chelsea in August 2022.
