ENGLAND take on fierce rivals Ireland in a huge Nations League clash at Wembley TODAY.
A win for the Three Lions will see them secure promotion back to the top tier of the international competition.
This afternoon’s clash is also Lee Carsley’s final match in charge of the senior side, with Thomas Tuchel taking the reins on January 1, 2025.
The headline team news from Wembley is that captain Harry Kane is back in the starting line-up.
- Kick-off time: 5pm GMT
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- TV channel: ITV1
- England team: Pickford, Livramento, Walker, Guehi, Hall, Gallagher, Jones, Madueke, Bellingham, Gordon, Kane
- Ireland team: Kelleher, Ebosele, Collins, McGuinness, O’Shea, Scales, Molumby, Cullen, O’Dowda, Ferguson, Szmodics
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Republic of Ireland (5-4-1): 1 Kelleher; 4 O’Shea, 20 McGuinness, 22 Collins, 5 Scales, 3 O’Dowda; 21 Ebosele, 6 Cullen, 8 Molumby, 7 Szmodics; 9 Ferguson
Subs: 16 O’Leary (GK), 23 Travers (GK), 2 Doherty, 10 Parrott, 11 Johnston, 12 O’Brien, 13 Moran, 14 Azaz, 15 Manning, 17 Coventry, 18 McAteer, 19 Cannon
Carsley names final England XI
Lee Carsley makes three changes for his last of six matches in temporary charge of England.
Among them is a senior international debut for Tino Livramento, whose selection at right-back sees Kyle Walker shift across the defence and into the middle to replace the injured Ezri Konsa.
There’s another change at left-back as Livramento’s Newcastle colleague Lewis Hall takes over from Rico Lewis.
And up front, there is the return of captain Harry Kane; England’s record goalscorer is in for Ollie Watkins.
England (4-2-3-1): 1 Pickford; 14 Livramento, 2 Walker, 6 Guehi, 12 Hall; 4 Gallagher, 17 Jones; 23 Madueke, 10 Bellingham, 11 Gordon; 9 Kane
Subs: 13 Henderson (GK), 22 Trafford (GK), 3 Lewis, 7 Gibbs-White, 8 Gomes, 15 Quansah, 16 Harwood-Bellis, 18 Watkins, 19 Rogers, 20 Bowen, 21 Solanke
Good afternoon from Wembley Stadium
Welcome to live SunSport coverage of the Nations League fixture between England and the Republic of Ireland.
It’s the final game of Lee Carsley’s short spell in interim charge of the Three Lions before Thomas Tuchel’s takeover – and it could yet end on a high.
A win here will see England will top Group B2, and with it earn promotion back to Group A in the Nations League.
It’s a 5pm kick-off at the home of football, and here comes confirmation of the starting line-ups…
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