Lee Carsley will release the shackles as England manager compared to the conservative approach of Gareth Southgate. That should be conducive to a more goal-laden game in Dublin than if the former Middlesbrough man was still in charge.

Fresh life can be breathed into the squad with the likes of Noni Madueke (Chelsea), Rico Lewis (Man City), Angel Gomes (Lille) and Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) called up, while there’s also a return for Jack Grealish.

The Three Lions are 1.40 to win the match, but that price can be enhanced to 2.50 if you fancy them to win by two or more. Carsley has a point to prove with his reputation as a coach coming from youth levels, and he takes on an Ireland side who won two and lost six in their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, with that pair of victories coming against Gibraltar.

Ireland are without a clean sheet in their last 16 games, not including matches with Gibraltar and Malta. Heimir Hallgrimsson will be looking to make a good first impression, but that could be taken out of his hands due to the quality gap between the two sides.

Germany begin their post-Toni Kroos era against Hungary, a side they beat 2-0 at the Euros.

Julian Nagelsmann’s side came the closest to beating eventual winners Spain of any team, taking them to extra time before a Mikel Merino header decided the tie.

Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala sparkled in the summer, and the duo are a handful for any defence in the world when operating in tandem.

Musiala netted the opener against the Hungarians at the Euros, and the 21-year-old is sure to be a thorn in their side again. This is a battle between 13 and 31 in the world rankings, and Germany’s price to win the match of 1.25 can be elevated to 1.83 if you believe that they will win by two or more.

Starting centre back Attila Szalai (Hoffenheim) is expected to miss out, weakening the backline that the Germans already have the firepower to breach.

Marc-Andre Ter Stegen over Manuel Neuer between the sticks is an upgrade at this stage of their careers, and Germany should take a significant step towards progression in the competition with a comfortable win.

Netherlands are as short as 1.17 to get the victory over Bosnia on Saturday evening, but that price reaches a nice acca-boosting 1.57 using the (-1) handicap market.

The Oranje out-performed expectations to reach the semi-finals of the Euros, have one of the best backlines in international football in terms of talent and in Cody Gakpo and Xavi Simons they have too players who can spearhead the attack for the foreseeable future.

Gakpo has become a bit part player at Liverpool but is a different beast for his country, and if you don’t include matches against Liechtenstein – Bosnia have lost ten in a row.

Netherlands are as short as 1.67 to keep a clean sheet, and if they do that we will only need them to score twice for this bet to land.

The last identical head-to-head saw the Oranje win 3-1, covering this handicap, and that was against a much stronger Bosnia side in 2020, with key defender Sead Kolasinac a doubt for this encounter.