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Chelsea duo Abraham, Tomori earn England call-ups

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Chelsea duo Fikayo Tomori (left) and Tammy Abraham (right) were both included in the England squad on Thursday [Courtesy]

Chelsea's Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori were rewarded for a fine start to the season under Frank Lampard with a call-up to the England squad on Thursday for Euro 2020 qualifiers against the Czech Republic and Bulgaria.

Abraham, who has won two caps for the Three Lions before in friendlies against Brazil and Germany in 2017, had flirted with switching his international allegiance to Nigeria, who he qualifies for through his father.

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