Key occasions
England’s stand-in captain Kyle Walker talks to ITV. “Clearly you flip up and anticipate [Harry Kane] to be taking part in … the supervisor has decided and now we have to stay by that as a bunch of lads … it is a recreation you wish to be concerned in … we take factors off them and we’ve a superb probability of ending prime … these are the video games you wish to be concerned in in your nation … with Harry being on the bench [Jude Bellingham] must take entrance mantelpiece and get some objectives tonight … momentum to take into Sunday [against Ireland] as nicely … there was plenty of emotion [at Wembley] with the very unhappy information of George Baldock dying … they performed for him, actually … we want to ensure we quieten the gang down … hopefully get a consequence.”
Lee Carsley speaks to ITV. “It was vital to provide Ollie Watkins the chance to expertise an evening like this … this workforce must attempt to create leaders and a technique of doing that’s giving them the chance … [Harry Kane] is okay … he clearly desires to play however his angle has been unbelievable … it’s vital we give the gamers the prospect … Curtis Jones is an all-round superb midfielder … he’ll play a bit of bit deeper tonight than he presently does with Liverpool … hopefully our efficiency will likely be higher [than against Greece at Wembley] … it’s vital we match Greece for tempo and power … the aim is to win the World Cup so this will likely be a beneficial expertise for them and hopefully develop them.”
No fewer than eight Greece gamers are in peril of lacking their final match in Finland in the event that they decide up a yellow card tonight. 5 of these males begin – Vangelis Pavlidis, Christos Zafeiris, Christos Tzolis, Kostas Tsimikas and Manolis Siopis – whereas one other three are on the bench (Dimitris Pelkas, Giannis Konstantelias and Dimitris Giannoulis). Not a single England participant is strolling the disciplinary tightrope forward of the Wembley showdown with Eire.
A reminder of how Group B2 appears to be like. England must win tonight to retain an opportunity of ending the group on prime and gaining computerized promotion. Greece want only a level this night to ensure they’ll end first and go up; in that state of affairs, their victory at Wembley means they’d pip England on the head-to-head.
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Greece P4 W4 D0 L0 F9 A1 Pts12
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England P4 W3 D0 L1 F8 A3 Pts9
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Republic of Eire P4 W1 D0 L3 F2 A7 Pts3
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Finland P4 W0 D0 L4 F2 A10 Pts0
England, as a harrumphing Harry Kane has famous, are already with out Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Cole Palmer, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Levi Colwill, Jarrad Branthwaite and Aaron Ramsdale. They’re additionally with out Kane of their beginning XI. He’s on the bench – harm is reportedly not an element – with Kyle Walker taking on captain’s duties. Noni Madueke begins for the primary time whereas Curtis Jones makes his debut.
Greece make two adjustments to the beginning XI they named for the 2-1 win at Wembley. Kostas Tsimikas of Liverpool and Christos Zafeiris are in for Dimitris Giannoulis and Dimitrios Kourbelis.
The groups
Greece: Vlachodimos, Rota, Mavropanos, Koulierakis, Tsimikas, Siopis, Zaferis, Masouras, Bakasetas, Tzolis, Pavlidis.
Subs: Tzolakis, Mandas, Vagiannidis, Retsos, Alexandropoulos, Ioannidis, Douvikas, Pelkas, Hatzidiakos, Konstantelias, Mantalos, Giannoulis.
England: Pickford, Walker, Konsa, Guéhi, Lewis, Jones, Gallagher, Bellingham, Madueke, Gordon, Watkins.
Subs: Trafford, Henderson, Gibbs-White, Gomes, Kane, Corridor, Livramento, Quansah, Harwood-Bellis, Rogers, Bowen, Solanke.
Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)
VAR: Bastian Dankert (Germany)
Preamble
England captain Harry Kane has gone public along with his displeasure over the variety of withdrawals from the squad. He additionally is perhaps a shock omission from tonight’s beginning XI. What a savage irony. Kick-off is at 7.45pm GMT. It’s on!
