Following a dismal defeat to Greece on Thursday night, England are trying to find a response in Finland on Sunday within the UEFA Nations League.

Greece had been worthy 2-1 winners at Wembley Stadium as Lee Carsley suffered his first loss as England’s interim supervisor. An experimental lineup resulted in a sub-par show from the Three Lions, who now discover themselves three factors behind the Euro 2004 champions of their Nations League group.

England are looking promotion again to League A after a shock relegation in 2022/23 and can nonetheless fancy their possibilities of securing a return to the highest desk. Nonetheless, they can not afford one other slip-up towards Finland in Helsinki, a facet they beat 2-0 due to a Harry Kane double through the September break.

Right here is how England may line up on Sunday.

GK: Jordan Pickford – An extremely shaky show towards Greece was harking back to Pickford in his early days at Everton quite than the extra achieved goalkeeper now we have seen with the nationwide workforce. Nonetheless, his beginning spot must be safe with credit score within the financial institution.

RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold – The Liverpool full-back was unable to conjure up any magic towards Greece to assist England out of bother, whereas he was additionally somewhat vulnerable defensively. Kyle Walker will likely be eyeing his beginning berth this weekend.

CB: John Stones – Having taken the England captain’s armband for the primary time in Kane’s absence, Stones delivered a weak efficiency towards the insatiable Vangelis Pavlidis. Teemu Pukki will likely be hopeful of bettering the Manchester Metropolis defender this time round.

CB: Marc Guehi – A considerably stunning omission from Carsley’s lineup on Thursday given his spectacular latest shows for his nation. Nonetheless, the Crystal Palace man may nicely grace the beginning XI after the defensive horror present in London.

LB: Levi Colwill – Rico Lewis delivered a combined efficiency at left-back at Wembley and could also be changed by Colwill, who was used out extensive in Carsley’s first match towards the Republic of Eire.

CM: Jude Bellingham – England’s refusal to play Bellingham in a deeper place is somewhat unusual given he thrived in a box-to-box function at Borussia Dortmund earlier than his Actual Madrid transfer. Regardless of scoring towards Greece, he additionally carried out under his standard excessive requirements.

CM: Declan Rice – The Arsenal midfielder is a assured presence within the engine room each time England play however discovering his long-term associate is proving somewhat difficult. The absence of Kobbie Mainoo has pressured Carsley to get inventive in October, but it surely’s left Rice remoted.

RW: Noni Madueke – Madueke introduced a spark with him from the bench on Thursday, injecting some life into proceedings after changing the injured Bukayo Saka. With the Arsenal star sidelined, Chelsea’s fleet-footed winger ought to begin.

AM: Cole Palmer – The Chelsea talisman not often delivers a poor efficiency and he definitely wasn’t surprising towards Greece. Nonetheless, he’s often simplest enjoying in a quantity ten function and his spectacular membership type means he cannot be ignored as England’s attacking midfield dynamo any longer.

LW: Phil Foden – Foden was arguably the worst of the bunch on Thursday with a dull show that was akin to his Euro 2024 outings. Nonetheless, a scarcity of alternate options signifies that the Man Metropolis man will doubtless characteristic from the beginning in Finland.

ST: Ollie Watkins – Carsley’s massive mistake was enjoying with no conventional quantity 9 for an hour towards Greece with Kane lacking. The England skipper might miss out once more on Sunday and Aston Villa’s Watkins ought to get the nod in his place.

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