Arsenal defender Carl Jenkinson and Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha have won their first England call-ups after the withdrawal of five players from the squad to play against Sweden.
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Tottenham's Tom Huddlestone is also in the squad for Wednesday's friendly.
Wayne Rooney, Theo Walcott, Jonjo Shelvey, Kyle Walker and Aaron Lennon have all been ruled out.
Zaha is the first Championship outfield player to be called up for England since striker Jay Bothroyd in 2010.
Crystal Palace co-chairman Stephen Browett told BBC Sport: "It's a great achievement for Wilfried, who celebrated his 20th birthday on Saturday.
"He's been at Palace since the age of 12 and we're all very proud of him. A shining advertisement for our wonderful academy."
An FA statement confirmed the changes, adding that England boss Roy Hodgson had hoped to include Tottenham's Jermain Defoe and Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in his squad. However, Defoe is injured, while Oxlade-Chamberlain is not match-fit.
Doubts were raised over whether Rooney and Walcott would be fit enough to travel to Stockholm after suffering injuries on Saturday.
Rooney went off after 79 minutes of Manchester United's 3-2 win over Aston Villa, while Walcott injured his buttock muscles in the first half of Arsenal's 3-3 draw with Fulham and was replaced with six minutes of the game remaining.
Zaha has been one of the stand-out players in the Championship so far this season, helping Palace climb to the top of the table.
His England recognition mirrors that of Bothroyd, who was named in Fabio Capello's squad to face France in November 2010 after scoring 15 goals for Cardiff.
Jenkinson - who has represented Finland at Under-19 level - has started eight games in the Premier League for Arsenal this season.
Huddlestone made his England debut in 2009, but has not featured for the national team in more than two years.
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Source: BBC
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