England manager Thomas Tuchel to reunite with familiar face as player gets last minute call up following injury withdrawal

Chalobah, 26, will now join the squad for the final World Cup qualifying fixtures against Serbia and Albania this week.

The Chelsea star was first called up to the national squad by the German in May, making his debut against Senegal.

The player and manager's relationship stems from club football, as Tuchel also granted Chalobah his debut at Chelsea when he was in charge of the Blues in 2021.

The pair won the Champions League in 2021, the year before the then-Chelsea manager was sacked.

Chalobah has featured in all but four matches for Chelsea this season, in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals and in the league phase of the Champions League.

The club currently sits third in the Premier League, having beaten Liverpool and Spurs during their current campaign.

He comes in for the Crystal Palace defender, Marc Guehi, who was left on crutches after suffering an injury during the closing stages of the South London side's 3-1 Conference League win against Alkmaar.

Glasner told Sky Sports News: "Marc was fouled in the last minute against Alkmaar. It was a knock on his foot. A bone bruise.

"He can’t even walk at the moment. The last two days he is on crutches.

"I don’t know how this develops over the next couple of days. But at the moment it doesn’t look good."

Chalobah has been recalled alongside defenders Dan Burn, Reece James, Ezri Konsa, Jarell Quansah, Djed Spence, Nico O'Reilly and John Stones.

In September, Tuchel stated that Chalobah was unfortunate to be left out of the squad for the qualifiers against Andorra and Serbia.

He also didn't call him up for the subsequent October international break despite his recent club form.

There are likely to be other additions to the squad.

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has said both winger Anthony Gordon (hip) and goalkeeper Nick Pope (a concussion) will withdraw from the squad.

It is a particular blow for Pope, who on Friday earned his first call-up in a year, as he is running out of time to impress Tuchel ahead of next summer's World Cup.

Newcastle manager Eddie Howe said after the game: "Nick Pope suffered concussion and that's why we took him off. As soon as we were made aware he was withdrawn.

"Anthony Gordon is a minor injury so he will miss England. That's it."

England, already qualified as group winners, take on Serbia at Wembley on Thursday before facing Albania in Tirana the following Sunday.