England host Greece at Wembley on Thursday in Group B2 of the UEFA Nations League with each groups trying to prolong their good begins within the newest version of the match.
Lee Carsley made a formidable begin to his interim tenure in opposition to the Republic of Ireland and Finland within the final worldwide break in September, whereas Ivan Jovanović additionally started his stewardship of the Greek nationwide team with wins in opposition to the identical opposition.
Greece lead the group by means of objective distinction because it stands, one thing England can be trying to overturn when the perimeters meet.
The fixture is indelibly etched into the reminiscence of many England followers after David Beckham's last-gasp free-kick in October 2002 earned a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford and sealed the Three Lions' passage to the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea.
Key particulars:
Date: Thursday, Oct. 10 at 7:45 p.m. BST (2:45 p.m. ET).
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Referee: Andrea Colombo
VAR: Valerio Marini
How to observe:
The recreation can be proven reside on ITV and ITVX within the UK. You can even observe together with ESPN's reside updates.
Team information:
Carsley's first England squad in September was thought of daring after he chosen the likes of Lille midfielder Angel Gomes and Chelsea's Noni Madueke, gamers he had labored with within the youth setup, and each have been retained for the October video games.
Dominic Solanke‘s early-season type for Tottenham earned him a primary call-up since 2017, and the previous Bournemouth man will little doubt be trying to make his mark amid competitors from Harry Kane and Ollie Watkins.
Captain Kane had been an damage fear for the interim coach after he limped out of Bayern Munich's 3-3 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday, however checks performed on Monday confirmed he had suffered no structural injury. That stated, the previous Spurs star did prepare on his personal on Tuesday, with England saying he was “working indoors on an individualised programme” at their St. George's Park base.
Three names from the roster named by Carsley have been withdrawn owing to damage points. England's FA stated Ezri Konsa, Kobbie Mainoo and Morgan Gibbs-White will miss each video games.
The major headache for Greece would be the health of star striker Fotis Ioannidis, who needed to be substituted within the dying moments of Panathinaikos' derby draw in opposition to Olympiacos on Sunday.
Form information
Carsley's back-to-back 2-0 wins over Ireland and Finland adopted Gareth Southgate's remaining match as England supervisor, the place the Three Lions reached the ultimate of Euro 2024 solely to be overwhelmed by Spain within the remaining.
A penalty shootout overcome Switzerland within the quarterfinal preceded a 2-1 win over Netherlands within the semis courtesy of Ollie Watkins‘ sharp end within the closing phases.
Cole Palmer appeared to have breathed life into England together with his exact equaliser within the remaining in Berlin, earlier than Marc Cucurella‘s pinpoint cross discovered Mikel Oyarzabal to increase the nationwide team's match heartache to at the very least 60 years by the point the following alternative within the United States, Mexico and Canada comes round.
Greece, in the meantime, missed out on the European Championship in heartbreaking style, shedding on penalties to Georgia within the playoff remaining beneath Gus Poyet. Since then, their interim coach Nikos Papadopoulos oversaw a 2-1 pleasant defeat to Germany adopted by a 3-0 win over Malta, earlier than Jovanović started his stewardship with a 2-0 win away at Ireland and a 3-0 house victory in opposition to Finland.
Panathinaikos striker Ioannidis has been in fantastic type for the nationwide team, notching three objectives within the two Nations League recreation thus far.
