Key occasions
Wales striker Kieffer Moore talks to ITV. “The problem is to essentially impose ourselves towards this crew … we now have come a great distance … no higher opposition than England at Wembley … it's about our depth … how we impose ourselves … there's no such factor as a pleasant … superb that we now have 7,500 followers with us … we stay up for an thrilling recreation.”
Declan Rice, England's captain for the night time, speaks to ITV. “It's an honour in [Harry Kane's] absence … you'll be able to by no means take these moments with no consideration … it's an enormous recreation … a giant one … hopefully we are able to construct on what we did final camp … once you play England-Wales it's at all times a fiery fixture … the historical past between us … obtained to maintain pushing … power … enthusiasm … maintain taking part in with freedom … we have to win tonight and maintain constructing momentum.”
A reminder of how England fared of their final match …
… and this was Wales' final aggressive fixture.
England make 4 modifications to their beginning XI from the 5-0 rout of Serbia final month. Harry Kane, Reece James, Tino Livramento and Noni Madueke are all injured, so in come Ollie Watkins, John Stones, Djed Spence (making his first begin) and Bukayo Saka. Declan Rice takes short-term possession of the captain's armband. James Trafford, Jarrell Quansah and Nico O'Reilly are on the bench hoping to win their first cap in some unspecified time in the future tonight.
Wales named an experimental aspect for the 0-1 defeat to Canada final month. Solely Neco Williams, Ben Davies, Harry Wilson and David Brooks maintain their shirts from that match. Craig Bellamy goes sturdy, with Ethan Ampadu, Joe Rodon, Kieffer Moore and Brennan Johnson all returning.
The groups
England: Pickford, Konsa, Stones, Guehi, Spence, Rice, Anderson, Saka, Rogers, Gordon, Watkins.
Subs: Dean Henderson, Lewis-Skelly, Jordan Henderson, Kane, Eze, Rashford, Burn, Gibbs-White, Loftus-Cheek, Bowen, Quansah, O'Reilly, Trafford.
Wales: Darlow, Williams, Ampadu, Rodon, Ben Davies, Dasilva, Brooks, Cullen, Wilson, Johnson, Moore.
Subs: King, Mepham, Koumas, Rubin Colwill, Cabango, Jordan James, Harris, Thomas, Isaak Davies, Sheehan, Broadhead, Kpakio, Lawlor, Joel Colwill, Adam Davies.
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland).
Preamble
Sadly for followers of the tîm pêl-droed cenedlaethol Cymru, the next article, printed on this nook of the data superhighway 9 years in the past, continues to be utterly related in the present day.
Since Mark Hughes scored the winner for Wales towards England in 1984, the 2 neighbours and rivals have met on the association-football pitch seven instances. England have received all seven of these matches, to the cumulative tune of 14-1. The final three of these video games, throughout these aforementioned final 9 years, rely for 8-1 of that rating. So there's purpose England are scorching favourites tonight, not least as a result of they're at residence … and Wales haven't received this specific fixture since 1977 – Leighton James slotting a penalty after being fouled by Peter Shilton – after which earlier than that 1936, when members at Molineux together with Ted Drake, Cliff Bastin, Bryn Jones and Jimmy Murphy wore black armbands to mourn the current loss of life of King George V. England shouldn't be their happiest looking floor.
However Having Mentioned All That dept. Wales have solely misplaced twice in 11 matches beneath Craig Bellamy. Solely a type of losses was in a aggressive fixture, and in that they got here from three down towards Belgium solely to ship the purpose they certainly deserved proper on the finish. Plus they've been good to observe, and Bellamy says he and his crew are turning up this night with a view to having a proper go. So this may very well be enjoyable. Kick-off is at 7.45pm UK time. It's on!
