Loach and Cleverley keep places after Portugal win (From Watford Observer)

Loach and Cleverley keep places after Portugal win

3:52pm Tuesday 17th November 2009 in

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Scott Loach and Tom Cleverley have again been included in the England Under-21 line-up for this afternoon’s Euro 2011 qualifier in Lithuania.

Fresh from keeping a clean sheet in the 1-0 win over Portugal at Wembley on Saturday, the Watford keeper makes his sixth appearance for Stuart Pearce’s side this season and wins his 11th cap at this level.

On-loan Manchester United team-mate Cleverley, meanwhile, will make his fifth appearance and is again deployed on the right flank, as Pearce reverts to a 4-4-2 formation after deploying a 4-3-3 shape at the weekend.

Daniel Sturridge comes in to partner Andy Carroll up front, with Kieran Gibbs moving from midfield to left-back in place of Ryan Bertrand, who drops to the bench.

The third current Hornets player in the squad, Henri Lansbury, is also among the substitutes but will be hoping to make his first Under-21 appearance in the match in Vlinius, which kicks-off at 4pm (GMT).

England Under-21: Scott Loach; Michael Mancienne, Chris Smalling, Micah Richards, Kieran Gibbs; Tom Cleverley, Fabrice Muamba, Fabian Delph, Danny Rose; Andy Carroll, Daniel Sturridge. Substitutes: Kyle Naughton, Frank Fielding, Ryan Bertrand, Dan Gosling, Henri Lansbury, Jack Cork, Zavon Hines.