Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly has described his elation at being called up to the England senior squad for the first time, saying he ran around his house shouting in excitement. The 18-year-old was included in Thomas Tuchel's first Three Lions squad following Arsenal's 1-0 win over Chelsea.
Lewis-Skelly, who has had a rollercoaster 2025 with two red cards earlier in the season, has established himself as a key player for the Gunners. He has leapfrogged Riccardo Calafiori, Kieran Tierney and Oleksandr Zinchenko in the left-back pecking order, impressing with his pace, strength and durability.
“It's all I can ask for – I’m just so grateful to the team for entrusting me and the boss entrusting me, and I can repay them and be the best version of myself,” Lewis-Skelly said. “I was so elated, just shouting around my house!”
The teenager, alongside fellow academy graduate Ethan Nwaneri, has shown that Arsenal's title hopes do not rely solely on big-money signings. Against Chelsea, Lewis-Skelly helped secure a sixth clean sheet in the Gunners' starting XI this season, contributing to a hard-fought 1-0 victory.
“It was a hard-fought win. We had to face a low block a lot, but as a team we can suffer together,” he said. “We knew from the jump that we had to win our battles and win our duels.”
Arsenal moved to within 12 points of Premier League leaders Liverpool with nine games remaining. Mikel Merino's winner against Chelsea was the Gunners' first goal from a set piece in 12 games, after a switch to a near-post corner routine.
