England U21 vs Germany U21 LIVE
International friendly
Venue: Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth
Date: Tuesday March 26, 2019
Kick-off: 7:45pm GMT, tonight
Welcome to the Evening Standard’s live coverage of England's Under-21s, who face a real test of their credentials tonight as they take on Germany at the Vitality Stadium.
Aidy Boothroyd’s dominant young side are currently in the midst of an impressive 16-match unbeaten streak and were held to a 1-1 draw by Poland at Ashton Gate on Friday after a stunning free-kick from Sebastian Szymanski cancelled out Dominic Calvert-Lewin's early opener.
They will have to step it up a notch this evening on the south coast against a Germany team managed by Stefan Kuntz that will look to successfully defend their European Championship title in Italy and San Marino this summer.
Boothroyd is expected to make several changes to the Young Lions team that faced Poland, with Fulham's Ryan Sessegnon in line for a starting berth.
However, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Tammy Abraham are both sidelined, while Callum Hudson-Odoi is currently enjoying a starring role with the senior side.
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England squad, team news and provisional squad
Aidy Boothroyd will be without both Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Tammy Abraham after the pair withdrew threw injury and returned to their respective clubs at the weekend.
Aside from Callum Hudson-Odoi, who joined up with Gareth Southgate’s seniors ahead of their Euro 2020 qualifiers, the rest of Boothroyd’s squad have been left for a crucial preparation game against the Germans.
Goalkeepers: Freddie Woodman (Newcastle United), Angus Gunn (Southampton), Dean Henderson (Sheffield United, loan from Manchester United)
Defenders: Jake Clarke-Salter (Vitesse, loan from Chelsea), Jay Dasilva (Bristol City, loan from Chelsea), Dael Fry (Middlesbrough), Lloyd Kelly (Bristol City), Jonjoe Kenny (Everton), Ezri Konsa (Brentford), Fikayo Tomori (Derby County, loan from Chelsea), Kyle Walker-Peters (Tottenham Hotspur)
Midfielders: Harvey Barnes (Leicester City), Hamza Choudhury (Leicester City), Tom Davies (Everton), Kieran Dowell (Sheffield United, loan from Everton), Phil Foden (Manchester City), James Maddison (Leicester City), Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham)
Forwards: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), Demarai Gray (Leicester City), Ademola Lookman (Everton), Reiss Nelson (Hoffenheim, loan from Arsenal), Dominic Solanke (AFC Bournemouth)
Score prediction: England 1-0 Germany
TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will be televised live on BT Sport 1, with coverage starting from 7.15pm.
BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
