Switzerland vs England
Uefa Nations League Finals 2019
Venue: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques, Guimaraes
Date: Sunday, June 9, 2019
Kick-off time: 2pm BST
England will look to put the disappointment of their latest semi-final defeat behind them and seal third place in the inaugural Uefa Nations League on Sunday.
Gareth Southgate's side were the masters of their own downfall against the Netherlands in Guimaraes on Thursday evening, with pivotal errors from John Stones and Ross Barkley sealing a 3-1 extra-time defeat.
Marcus Rashford had given England a first-half lead from the penalty spot after being fouled by Matthijs de Ligt, but the in-demand Ajax captain atoned for his mistake with a bullet header to equalise before Jesse Lingard's effort was ruled out by VAR following the tightest of offside calls.
Looking to further stall the Three Lions bandwagon on Sunday afternoon is a Switzerland team that saw their final hopes dashed by a trademark display of brilliance from Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Portugal captain netted a blistering hat-trick - including a decisive late brace - in a fixture in Porto that had its own fair share of VAR controversy, with Ricardo Rodriguez's spot-kick failing to force extra-time.
Squads
Switzerland squad
Goalkeepers: Yann Sommer (Monchengladbach), Yvon Mvogo (Leipzig), Jonas Omlin (Basel)
Defenders: Manuel Akanji (Dortmund), Loris Benito (Young Boys), Nico Elvedi (Monchengladbach), Michael Lang (Monchengladbach), Kevin Mbabu (Young Boys), Jacques-François Moubandje (Toulouse), Ricardo Rodríguez (Milan), Fabian Schär (Newcastle)
Midfielders: Edimilson Fernandes (Fiorentina), Remo Freuler (Atalanta), Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool), Djibril Sow (Young Boys), Renato Steffen (Wolfsburg), Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), Denis Zakaria (Monchengladbach), Steven Zuber (Stuttgart), Noah Okafor (Basel)
Forwards: Josip Drmić (Monchengladbach), Haris Seferović (Benfica), Albian Ajeti (Basel)
England squad
Goalkeepers: Jack Butland (Stoke City), Tom Heaton (Burnley), Jordan Pickford (Everton)
Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Ben Chilwell (Leicester City), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Michael Keane (Everton), Harry Maguire (Leicester City), Danny Rose (Tottenham), John Stones (Man City), Kyle Walker (Man City)
Midfielders: Dele Alli (Tottenham), Ross Barkley (Chelsea), Fabian Delph (Man City), Eric Dier (Tottenham), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Declan Rice (West Ham)
Forwards: Harry Kane (Tottenham), Jesse Lingard (Manchester United), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), Raheem Sterling (Man City), Callum Wilson (Bournemouth)
Predicted line-ups
Switzerland: Sommer, Schar, Akanji, Rodriguez, Mbabu, Zakaria, Xhaka, Freuler, Zuber, Shaqiri, Seferovic
England: Pickford, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Chilwell, Henderson, Barkley, Alli, Sancho, Sterling, Kane
Match officials
- Referee: Ovidiu Hategan (ROU)
- Assistant referees: Octavian Sovre (ROU), Sebastian Gheorghe (ROU)
- Video Assistant Referee (VAR): Michael Fabri (ITA)
- Assistant VAR: Marco Di Bello (ITA)
- Fourth official: Tasos Sidiropoulos (GRE)
Prediction: Switzerland 1-2 England
Much could depend on Southgate's selection, with the popular boss potentially torn between giving those that did not feature against Netherlands a chance to shine and possibly bringing back the Champions League finalists that started on the bench on Thursday.
The Swiss are no pushovers, but England will be eager to put things right and restore confidence and momentum after such a self-inflicted defeat to the Dutch.
Tickets
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Betting tips via Betfair | UK users only | Subject to change
Who will finish third?
- Switzerland: 6/4
- England: 1/2
First goalscorer
- Harry Kane: 16/5
- Calum Wilson: 9/2
- Marcus Rashford: 9/2
- Raheem Sterling: 5/1
- Haris Seferovic: 11/2
- Josip Drmic: 15/2
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TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports' Football and Main Event channels from 1.30pm, and is available via Now TV with a day pass on offer for £8.99. Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.
Head to Head history and results (h2h)
The two nations have faced each other 25 times, with England claiming 17 wins to Switzerland's three, with five draws.
Rashford netted the only goal of the game as the Three Lions halted a run of three successive losses with a 1-0 friendly victory over the Swiss at Wembley in September 2018.
The two sides also met in qualifying for Euro 2016, with England winning both matches 2-0.
