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Alice Reeves-Turner

Czech Republic vs England: Predicted line-up for Euro 2020 qualifier, team news, kick-off time, TV info and more

England face the Czech Republic on Friday looking to confirm their place in Euro 2020 next summer.  

Gareth Southgate’s side currently sit at the top of group A, six points clear of the Czechs who sit in second place 

The two sides have already gone head-to-head this year, where England emerged with a resounding 5-0 victory.

But the Czech’s have turned their score lines around since this meeting, winning three of their following four games and placing themselves second in Group A. 

A second victory would leave The Three Lions untouchable; they would be six points clear, with Czech Republic only having two games remaining.

When is it?

Kick-off is at 7:45 PM BST on Friday 11th October.

How can I watch it?

The match will be broadcast on ITV1.

You can also live stream the match via ITV HUB Live on a range of devices, including laptops, smartphones and tablets.

Team news

Southgate left many senior internationals, including Dele Alli, Eric Dier, Kyle Walker and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain out of his squad for Friday’s game.

The England boss has instead chosen to play a younger side, with Chelsea duo Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori set for their international debuts.

Fabian Delph has withdrawn from the England Squad and will miss the Euro 2020 qualifier due to a hamstring injury he picked up during Everton's 1-0 Premier League loss at Burnley on Saturday.

Predicted line-up

Pickford, Chilwell, Maguire, Mings, Trippier, Henderson, Maddison, Mount. Sterling, Sancho, Kane

Odds

England are the favourites in this meeting with Paddy Power backing them 4/11.

If you predict a surprise defeat for England, a Czech Republic victory can be backed for odds of 6/1.

For a draw you can get odds of 4/1.  

Prediction

The last time the two sides met, England dominated with a 5-0 victory over the Czech Republic. The Czech side have been inconsistent in their five qualifier matches so far, picking up three wins and suffering two defeats whilst the Three Lions have a clean slate. But Jaroslav Silhavy’s side have won six of their last eight qualifiers on home soil, losing just once to Turkey in 2015, and the side will be looking to continue this which could make the clash hard for England.

England will win this game, and should dominate over the Czech Republic.

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