Fellows in England U21s, Campbell makes Jamaica debut
West Bromwich Albion's Tom Fellows has been added to the England Under-21s squad for the European Championship in Slovakia.The 21-year-old replaces Jobe Bellingham, who will now travel to play in the Club World Cup after joining Borussia Dortmund from Sunderland.Fellows, who scored four goals and made 14 assists in the Championship for Albion last season, had already travelled with England Under-21s as a training player.But he is now in contention to be involved in the opening group game against the Czech Republic on Thursday (20:00 BST).Meanwhile, Charlton Athletic attacker Tyreece Campbell made his Jamaica debut on Wednesday in their 3-0 win over Guatemala in the Concacaf World Cup qualifiers.Campbell came on as an 84th-minute substitute for Jamaica, who have won all four of their second-round group-stage games.
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