Watford goalkeeper Jonathan Bond has made England Under-21's European Championships squad

Bond, 22, has won four caps previously for the Under-21s with two coming in qualifiers and two at the Toulon Tournament last summer.

However, the Hemel Hempstead-born gloveman will now join Watford-born Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Tom Carroll and former Hornets loanee Nathaniel Chalobah in the squad.

Fulham striker Cauley Woodrow, who was also born in Hemel, has been culled from the initial squad of 27 named last month.

England will look to improve on their underwhelming showing at the 2013 Championships where they finished bottom of their group and pointless following three defeats.

Bond, who previously represented Wales at youth level before switching allegiances, will play second fiddle to Under-21s captain and Stoke City gloveman Jack Butland.

The Young Lions begin their tournament against Portugal on June 18 before facing Sweden three days later and Italy on June 24.

Preparation for the Championships continues at St George’s Park for another two weeks before Southgate’s side face Belarus at Oakwell, home of Barnsley, on June 11. They will fly out to the Czech Republic on June 14.

Full England Under-21 squad:

Goalkeepers: Jack Butland (Stoke City), Jonathan Bond (Watford), Marcus Bettinelli (Fulham).

Defenders: Calum Chambers (Arsenal), Luke Garbutt (Everton), Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough), Carl Jenkinson (Arsenal), Michael Keane (Burnley), Liam Moore (Leicester City), John Stones (Everton), Matt Targett (Southampton).

Midfielders: Tom Carroll (Tottenham Hotspur), Nathaniel Chalobah (Chelsea), Jake Forster-Caskey (Brighton & Hove Albion), Will Hughes (Derby County), Jesse Lingard (Manchester United), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), Alex Pritchard (Tottenham Hotspur), Nathan Redmond (Norwich City), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).

Forward: Saido Berahino (West Bromwich Albion), Danny Ings (Burnley), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur).