Aiming to continue their 100% start in Euro 2024 qualifying Group C, England return to the Wembley turf to host Ukraine on Sunday evening.
The Three Lions defeated reigning champions Italy 2-1 in Naples on Thursday, while the visitors are kickstarting their bid for tickets to Germany this weekend.
Players to watch: Ivan Toney is in line to make his long-awaited England debut here after his incredible 17-goal haul for Brentford this season – four of his last five served as team openers.
Some fine early season club form earned Mykhailo Mudryk a €100m move to Chelsea but he’s yet to score since his move to England, so this would be the ideal game for him to score his first senior goal for Ukraine!
Hot stat: England have led 1-0 at half-time in four of the previous eight H2H encounters.
England Euro Champ Qualifying form:
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England form (all competitions):
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Ukraine form (all competitions):
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England possible starting lineup:
Pickford; Trippier, Stones, Maguire, Chilwell; Henderson, Phillips, Rice; Saka, Kane, Foden
Ukraine possible starting lineup:
Lunin; Konoplya, Matvienko, Popov, Mykolenko; Malinovskyi, Stepanenko, Zinchenko; Tsygankov, Dovbyk, Mudryk
England 2-0 Ukraine
Despite possessing non-jellied legs and a possible new manager bounce, Ukraine’s unbeaten streak in Euros qualifying should come to a swift end at the Wembley fortress.
While the scoreline may not be as emphatic as it was during their Euro 2020 quarter-final, Southgate’s squad could and probably should have scored more in the first half against Italy, and a routine home win should be on the cards no matter how many changes the England boss considers.
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