England will expect to go two for two under Thomas Tuchel when they host Latvia at Wembley Stadium in World Cup qualification.
The Three Lions got the Tuchel era off and running with a solid 2-0 win over Albania, debutant Myles Lewis-Skelly and captain Harry Kane getting the goals.
Latvia also began their Group K campaign with a 1-0 win in Andorra.
The Sporting News looks at the predicted lineups and team news for the match.
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England vs. Latvia lineups, predicted starting 11, team news
Following his frank comments about his wingers after the Albania win, Tuchel offered backing to Phil Foden and Marcus Rashford, recognising their unfailing work out of possession.
“I have spoken to both of them and in front of the group,” he told BBC Sport. “They know that I appreciate the effort, especially off the ball. We can see in the numbers how much effort they put into defending high and in the counter-press.
“Marcus had a lot of runs when we had the ball where we did not see him, where we did not use him. He was a little bit unlucky maybe with the timing and from time to time we oversaw him.
“Phil is just maybe not finding the momentum at the moment that he can have. But both of them are very positive, they have every right to be positive and know exactly what we want from them. But off the ball, the effort was there and that’s what counts.”
This and the fact Anthony Gordon has suffered a hip injury means both look well positioned to keep their places in an unchanged XI as Tuchel seeks to groove his principles in quick time. Morgan Gibbs-White will feature in the matchday squad after missing out against Albania.
Matt Law reported on March 24 that Reece James was set to start for England for the first time in almost three years.
England predicted lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Pickford (GK) — James, Konsa, Guehi, Lewis-Skelly — Jones, Bellingham, Rice — Foden, Kane, Rashford
Full England squad
Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford, Aaron Ramsdale, Dean Henderson, James Trafford
Defenders: Kyle Walker, Marc Guehi, Reece James, Ezri Konsa, Levi Colwill, Tino Livramento, Dan Burn, Jarell Quansah, Myles Lewis-Skelly
Midfielders: Jordan Henderson, Declan Rice, Jude Bellingham, Eberechi Eze, Curtis Jones, Morgan Gibbs-White, Morgan Rogers
Forwards: Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford, Phil Foden, Jarrod Bowen, Anthony Gordon, Dominic Solanke.
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Latvia came through their win over group minnows Andorra unscathed. Dario Sits came on at halftime and scored the winning goal.
Deniss Melniks, who Sits replaced, is likely to return to provide more midfield heft, but the goal-scorer last time out could come in for either Dmitrijs Zelenkovs or Vladislavs Gutkovskis in the attack.
Latvia predicted lineup (3-4-2-1, right to left): Zviedris (GK) — Jurkovskis, Balodis, Cernomordijs — Savalnieks, Melniks, Savaljevs, Ciganiks — Zelenkovs, Ikaunieks — Gutkovskis
Injured: None
Suspended: None
Full Albania squad
Goalkeepers: Rihards Matrevics, Robert Ozols, Krisjanis Zviedris
Defenders: Roberts Savalnieks, Andrejs Ciganiks, Raivis Jurkovskis, Antonijs Cernomordijs, Vitalijs Jagodinskis, Daniels Balodis, Maksims Tonisevs, Emils Birka, Oskars Vientiess, Vjaceslavs Isajevs, Niks Sliede
Midfielders: Alvis Jaunzems, Aleksejs Saveljevs, Dmitrijs Zelenkovs, Lukass Vapne, Deniss Melniks
Forwards: Janis Ikaunieks, Vladislavs Gutkovskis, Eduards Daskevics, Dario Sits, Raimonds Krollis
England vs. Latvia live stream, TV channel
Here’s how to watch this European World Cup qualifying match across selected areas of the world’s major regions:
| TV channel | Streaming | |
| USA | FS2 | Fubo, ViX, Fox Sports website/app |
| Canada | — | DAZN |
| UK | ITV | ITV X |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | — | — |
