Aston Villa's Jack Grealish selected for England Under-21s for Toulon

Jack Grealish of Aston Villa looks on during a warm- up prior to the Barclays Premier League match between Aston Villa and Stoke City at Villa Park on October 3, 2015
© Getty Images
Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish receives his first England Under-21s call-up for the Toulon Tournament.

Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish has been called up to the England Under-21 squad for the first time since switching his allegiance.

The 20-year-old played for the Republic of Ireland at Under-21 level, but opted to commit his international future to England last September.

Gareth Southgate has included Grealish in his 20-man squad for the upcoming Toulon Tournament, where the Young Lions will take on Portugal, Paraguay, Guinea and Japan in the group stage.

Nineteen-year-old Chelsea midfielder Kasey Palmer has also received his first call-up to the squad.

England U21 squad:

Goalkeepers: Angus Gunn (Manchester City), Jordan Pickford (Sunderland).

Defenders: Calum Chambers (Arsenal), Ben Chilwell (Leicester City), Brendan Galloway (Everton), Kortney Hause (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Dominic Iorfa (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Jack Stephens (Southampton), Matt Targett (Southampton).

Midfielders: Lewis Baker (Vitesse Arnhem, loan from Chelsea), Matt Grimes (Swansea City), Nathaniel Chalobah (Napoli, loan from Chelsea), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), John Swift (Chelsea), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton)

Forwards: Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), Kasey Palmer (Chelsea) Nathan Redmond (Norwich City), Duncan Watmore (Sunderland), Cauley Woodrow (Fulham)

Jordon Ibe of Liverpool FC celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Europa League group B match between FC Rubin Kazan and Liverpool FC at the Kazan Arena Stadium on November 05, 2015 in Moscow, Russia.
Read Next:
Southgate: 'Ibe is lacking confidence'
>
Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CLeicester CityLeicester382312368363281
2Arsenal382011765362971
3Tottenham HotspurSpurs381913669353470
4Manchester CityMan City381991071413066
5Southampton381891159411863
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd371891046341263
7West Ham UnitedWest Ham381614865511462
8Liverpool3816121063501360
9Stoke CityStoke38149154155-1451
10Chelsea381214125953650
11Everton381114135955447
12Swansea CitySwansea381211154252-1047
13Watford38129174050-1045
14West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom381013153448-1443
15Crystal Palace38119183951-1242
16Bournemouth37119174464-2042
17Sunderland38912174862-1439
RNewcastle UnitedNewcastle38910194465-2137
RNorwich CityNorwich3897223967-2834
RAston Villa3838272776-4917