R's loanee Michael Mancienne has been named in the England Under-21 squad to play the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday.

The Chelsea youngster, who has just returned to the QPR squad after a prolonged spell on the sidelines due to injury, has been named in a strong 23-man squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifier at St Mary's Stadium.

The Young Lions will be hoping to continue where they left off in late 2007, when victory over Bulgaria in Milton Keynes was followed by an impressive draw against Portugal in Agueda to leave Stuart Pearce's team in a strong position to qualify for next year's Championships.

There are two new call-ups to the squad for the game, with Stoke City defender Ryan Shawcross (left) and Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Jamie O'Hara both named by Pearce for the first time.

England Under-21 squad: Joe Hart (Manchester City); Tom Heaton (Manchester United); Joe Lewis (Peterborough United); Craig Gardner (Aston Villa); Michael Mancienne (QPR); Joe Mattock (Leicester City); Nedum Onuoha (Manchester City); Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City); Steven Taylor (Newcastle United); David Wheater (Middlesbrough); Lee Cattermole (Middlesbrough); Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham Hotspur); Adam Johnson (Middlesbrough); Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur); James Milner (Newcastle United); Fabrice Muamba (Birmingham City); Mark Noble (West Ham United); Jamie O'Hara (Tottenham Hotspur); Andrew Surman (Southampton); Cameron Jerome (Birmingham City); Luke Moore (Aston Villa); James Vaughan (Everton); Theo Walcott (Arsenal).