On the duo, Pearce to theFA.com:
"Danny Fox did well last time out and Scott Dann has done well in training, and has to try and push his way through now. For me, it's the right squad, and the right balance of squad, for this type of game.
Against a strong Welsh team Pearce is keen to take a look at a few emerging talents but has called up Gabby Agbonlahor and Theo Walcott. The full squad:
Name | Club | DOB | Caps | Goals |
Goalkeepers | ||||
Joe Hart | Manchester City | 19.04.87 | 11 | 0 |
Tom Heaton | Manchester United | 15.04.86 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Lewis | Peterborough United | 06.10.87 | 0 | 0 |
Defenders | ||||
Matt Connolly | Queens Park Rangers | 24.09.87 | 0 | 0 |
Martin Cranie | Portsmouth | 26.09.86 | 5 | 0 |
Scott Dann | Coventry City | 14.02.87 | 1 | 0 |
Danny Fox | Coventry City | 29.05.86 | 1 | 0 |
Michael Mancienne | QPR (on loan) | 08.01.88 | 3 | 0 |
Ryan Shawcross | Stoke City | 04.10.87 | 1 | 0 |
Andrew Taylor | Middlesbrough | 01.08.86 | 6 | 0 |
David Wheater | Middlesbrough | 14.02.87 | 5 | 0 |
Midfielders | ||||
Lee Cattermole | Middlesbrough | 21.03.88 | 2 | 0 |
Adam Johnson | Middlesbrough | 14.07.87 | 6 | 1 |
Michael Johnson | Manchester City | 24.02.88 | 1 | 0 |
Michael Kightly | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24.01.86 | 3 | 0 |
Grant Leadbitter | Sunderland | 07.01.86 | 2 | 0 |
Fabrice Muamba | Birmingham City | 06.04.88 | 7 | 0 |
Mark Noble | West Ham United | 08.05.87 | 10 | 3 |
Jamie O'Hara | Tottenham Hotspur | 25.09.86 | 1 | 0 |
Gabriel Agbonlahor | Aston Villa | 13.10.86 | 9 | 2 |
Dexter Blackstock | Queens Park Rangers | 20.05.86 | 1 | 0 |
Fraizer Campbell | Hull City (on loan) | 13.09.87 | 1 | 0 |
Theo Walcott | Arsenal | 16.03.89 | 14 | 5 |