Bulgaria vs England
Euro 2020 qualifier: Group A
Venue: Stadion Vasil Levski, Sofia
Date: Monday, October 14
Kick-off time: 7:45pm BST
England have another chance to secure qualification for Euro 2020 when they face Bulgaria in Sofia tonight.
A dire showing in Prague saw Czech Republic run out 2-1 winners to delay the Three Lions confirming their name in November's tournament group stage draw.
Both manager Gareth Southgate and captain Harry Kane said Friday's defeat was a "wake-up call" and England have an almost immediate opportunity to prove it was but a blip.
Read on for our comprehensive preview...
Team news and line-ups
England XI: Pickford, Trippier, Mings, Maguire, Chilwell, Winks, Henderson, Barkley, Sterling, Kane, Rashford
Subs: Henderson, Pope, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Keane, Rice, Sancho, Tomori, Abraham, Mount, Wilson
Bulgaria XI: Iliev, Pashov, Terziev, Hadzhiev, Zanev, Despodov, Ivelin Popov, Sarmov, Kostadinov, Wanderson, Isa
Subs: Galin Ivanov, Marcelinho, Malinov, Goranov, Nedyalkov, Mihailov, Dimitrov, Hristo Ivanov, Karagaren, Lozev, Kraev, Slavchev
England squad: Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Ross Barkley (Chelsea), Ben Chilwell (Leicester City), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Tom Heaton (Aston Villa), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Michael Keane (Everton), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Burnley), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Declan Rice (West Ham United), Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Fikayo Tomori (Chelsea), Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid), Callum Wilson (AFC Bournemouth), Harry Winks (Tottenham Hotspur)
Prediction: Bulgaria 0-2 England
England demonstrated the gulf in class between the two nations when they eased to a 4-0 win at Wembley in September and should do the same after Friday's lacklustre loss.
While they might be given a sterner examination away from home, a Three Lions side with a point to prove and qualification in sight will surely be too much for the hosts.
Tickets
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Match odds
- Bulgaria to win: 15/1
- England to win: 1/4
- Draw: 6/1
TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will be shown live on ITV. The channel is Free To Air in the UK, with coverage starting at 7pm BST.
Viewers in the UK can stream the game live on the ITV Hub, and follow all the action via Standard Sport's LIVE text commentary on our dedicated match blog.
Head to Head history and results (h2h)
This will be the 12th time these two countries have faced each other, with England winning seven and never losing in 11 previous encounters.
England have won the last three with an aggregate score of 11-0.
