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England v Republic of Ireland
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Kick Off: Sunday 17th November at 17:00
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Competition: UEFA Nations League
Having seen off Greece comfortably on Thursday, Lee Carsley comes into this game knowing that a win will see him hand over to Thomas Tuchel with England back in the top division of the Nations League.
Ireland, meanwhile, have secured third spot in the group and know that regardless of the result at Wembley, they will be playing one of the four runners-up from League C to retain their place in League B.
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With what’s at stake for England, they’ll be looking to come out of the traps early and follow up their impressive win in Athens and secure promotion. Carsley’s faith in youth has been repaid as a new-look England side played with confidence and flair with Noni Madueke and Curtis Jones particularly impressive. They’ll be keen to go again and catch the eye of Thomas Tuchel and won’t take their foot off the gas with a lead.
Ireland have nothing to play for but pride and having been comfortably beaten in the reverse fixture where they had 24% possession at home and with an inexperienced squad themselves, expect them to roll over without too much resistance.
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🔍 England v Republic of Ireland Players To Watch
⚪ Jude Bellingham
With many senior England players pulling out of the squad due to minor knocks, the emphasis is on Jude Bellingham to step up and prove his stature as one of the world’s leading players. The Madrid man certainly did that against Greece and after a tough start to the season in Spain, is looking back to his best.
He’s been fouled 4, 3 and 4 times in his 3 appearances in the Nations League and 3 or more times in 9 of his last 13 starts for his nation.
🟢 Evan Ferguson
Ferguson has found minutes hard to come by for his club side this season but is cementing his place as his country’s number nine. His winner against Finland on Thursday was one of 9 shots in the competition at an average of 3.39 per 90.
Whilst England should dominate, they have allowed 35 shots from their opposition across their last 3 matches and so there should be plenty of opportunities for an Ireland side playing with the shackles off.
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💻 England v Republic of Ireland Form and Tactics
Carsley will likely persist with a 4-2-3-1 set-up with a youthful lineup. Ezri Konsa was withdrawn at half-time with a hip problem against Greece and so we could see a Three Lions debut for Taylor Harwood-Bellis. Having played a key role in Carsley’s England’s under 21’s success, we could also see Angel Gomes back in the midfield pivot in favour of Connor Gallagher.
His biggest decision will be whether to stick with Ollie Watkins who opened the scoring in Athens or bring back captain and record England goalscorer Harry Kane. England have averaged the most possession in the group at 69% per game and Ireland the least at just 42%. Expect England to dominate the ball and look to get in behind wide with the pace of Madueke and Gordon.
Ireland have preferred a more traditional 4-4-2 formation in recent games and will look to sit in deep, cutting off supply to England’s dangerous forward line. However, with no jeopardy for them here, they may well be more forthcoming with attacks and this could leave gaps in behind for England to exploit.
Festy Ebosele offers pace of his own in wide areas and with England’s only natural left back available the inexperienced Lewis Hall, this could be an outlet they look to often. Ferguson and Smozdics will provide the goal threat and having scored 4 goals between them in the Premier League this season, they’ll fancy their chances against this depleted England backline.
🏁 England v Republic of Ireland Ref Watch
- Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
- In 13 games across domestic and national competitions, Lambrechts has averaged 3.61 cards per game with no reds.
- Lambrechts has given the 4th most penalties per game in Belgium at 0.4 per game.
- Lambrechts has awarded more fouls per game than any Belgian referee at 25 per game.
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