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Four Gunners called up for England

Danny Welbeck and Kieran Gibbs
Danny Welbeck and Kieran Gibbs

Four Arsenal players have been named in Roy Hodgson’s 24-man squad for England’s away fixtures against the Republic of Ireland and Slovenia.

Kieran Gibbs, Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere and Danny Welbeck will first travel to Dublin for an international friendly against Republic of Ireland, before their European Championship qualifier against Slovenia in Ljubljana.

The full team is below:

Goalkeepers
Robert Green (Queens Park Rangers), Joe Hart (Manchester City), Tom Heaton (Burnley)

Defenders
Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Nathaniel Clyne (Southampton), Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Phil Jones (Manchester United), Chris Smalling (Manchester United)

Midfielders
Ross Barkley (Everton), Fabian Delph (Aston Villa), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Adam Lallana (Liverpool), Ryan Mason (Tottenham Hotspur), James Milner (Manchester City), Raheem Sterling (Liverpool), Andros Townsend (Tottenham Hotspur), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)

Forwards
Charlie Austin (Queens Park Rangers), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Jamie Vardy (Leicester City), Danny Welbeck (Arsenal)