England’s Euro 2020 campaign is just over a week away from starting and Gareth Southgate will begin his final assessments of his squad over two forthcoming friendlies - starting with Wednesday’s game against Austria.
The Three Lions boss named his final squad on Tuesday, springing something of a surprise by naming all four of his right-backs in the 26. It remains to be seen which are involved in these friendlies, with Reece James and Kyle Walker both playing in the Champions League final.
FOLLOW LIVE: Team news and action as England play Austria ahead of Euro 2020
Austria have made a stuttering start to their World Cup qualifiers, drawing with Scotland and losing to Denmark either side of a win over Faroe Islands.
Their star names include the likes of David Alaba and Marcel Sabitzer.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the game.
When is the game?
The match kicks off at 8pm on Wednesday, 2 June at the Riverside Stadium, home of Middlesbrough.
Where can I watch it?
The game will be shown live on ITV 1 and can be streamed online via the ITV Hub.
Line-ups
England XI: Pickford, Alexander-Arnold, Trippier, Mings, Coady, Rice, Bellingham, Saka, Lingard, Grealish, Kane
Austria XI: Bachmann, Friedl, Hinteregger, Dragovic, Lainer, Laimer, Baumgartner, Schlager, Alaba, Sabitzer, Kalajdzic
Odds
England - 17/35
Draw - 19/5
Austria - 8/1
Prediction
The Three Lions to ramp up that pre-tournament over-optimism with a win and a stand-out player who isn’t usually in the first-choice XI to stake their claim for a starring role at Euro 2020. England 2-1 Austria.
