Days after signing a new contract, Carsley has named a squad shorn of Jamie Gittens (Borussia Dortmund), Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton) and Rico Lewis (Manchester City).
Carsley has included Sunderland midfielder Jobe Bellingham, though with a move close to Borussia Dortmund, he could pull out to be part of the German giants' Club World Cup squad.
ENGLAND U21 SQUAD
Goalkeepers: James Beadle (Brighton), Teddy Sharman-Lowe (Chelsea), Tommy Simkin (Stoke City)
Defenders: Charlie Cresswell (Toulouse), Ronnie Edwards (Southampton), CJ Egan-Riley (Burnley), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Genoa), Jarrell Quansah (Liverpool)
Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest), Jobe Bellingham (Sunderland), Archie Gray (Tottenham Hotspur), Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), Jack Hinshelwood (Brighton), James McAtee (Man City), Tyler Morton (Liverpool), Alex Scott (Bournemouth)
Forwards: Harvey Elliott (Liverpool), Omari Hutchinson (Ipswich Town), Sam Iling-Jr (Aston Villa), Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), Jonathan Rowe (Marseille), Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City)