Joe Hart and Aaron Lennon have missed out on a call-up to the England senior squad, and are instead named in the Under-21 party to play the Republic of Ireland.

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England play their neighbours in a European Championship qualifier on February 5, and with the senior team taking on Switzerland the following day.

However the Aston Villa trio of Gabriel Agbonlahor, Ashley Young and Curtis Davies have all been named in the senior squad.

Manager Stuart Pearce has selected Stoke's Ryan Shawcross and Jamie O'Hara of Tottenham for the first time.

UNDER-21 SQUAD - Goalkeepers: Joe Hart (Man City), Tom Heaton (Man Utd), Joe Lewis (Peterborough)

Defenders: Craig Gardner (Aston Villa), Michael Mancienne (QPR), Joe Mattock (Leicester City), Nedum Onuoha (Man City), Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City), Steven Taylor (Newcastle Utd), David Wheater (Middlesbrough)

Midfielders: Lee Cattermole (Middlesbrough), Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham), Adam Johnson (Middlesbrough), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham), James Milner (Newcastle), Fabrice Muamba (Birmingham), Mark Noble (West Ham), Jamie O'Hara (Tottenham), Andrew Surman (Southampton)

Forwards: Cameron Jerome (Birmingham), Luke Moore (Aston Villa), James Vaughan (Everton), Theo Walcott (Arsenal)