England vs Italy

UEFA Nations League match England vs Italy 11.06.2022. Preview and stats followed by live commentary, video highlights and match report.

The two sides face each other for the first time since the UEFA Euro 2020 final.

Locatelli will play alongside Tonali and Pessina in the midfield, while Scamacca is expected to start with Raspadori and Pellegrini behind him. Stones, Guehi, Trippier and Reece James will lead the defense, with Ward-Prowse, Rice and Bellingham in the midfield. England now have the opportunity to find some modicum of revenge eleven months later at the Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton in a match that will be played behind closed doors in front of an audience of only three thousand children, a consequence imposed by UEFA, due to incidents that occurred before the Euro 2020 final.

England will be desperate to secure their first win in the Nations League when they host Italy in a repeat of the Euro 2020 final.The Three Lions salv.

“They get him into those forward areas – that is what we tried to do with him from the wing-back position [vs Hungary]. But I have three amazing right backs. “Because he’s a great footballer, I tried him in midfield – there was some validity in looking at that. He pulled out in March. He wasn’t fit for the Euros. Normally they have some really wily players especially at centre-back – that streetwise ability to shut teams out. I hope it will be a new era [of players] until the World Cup in 2026 and I hope we can win this World Cup.” It’s obviously more difficult doing that from the start, but I’m going to enjoy, it’s nice to be playing.” That is something I will try and work on. Tonight we want to see all those qualities everybody knows he brings.” “He’s a player who is always in the right areas and will finish if we get the ball to him. England 0 Italy 0 England 0 Italy 0 England 0 Italy 0

England are aiming to secure their first win of the new UEFA Nations League season on Saturday evening as they renew rivalries with Euro 2020 foes Italy at ...

Leicester defender James Justin could potentially return to the squad after being left out in Munich. The Three Lions picked up a few knocks during their recent clash against Germany and there was no shortage of tired legs towards the end. As a result, the match will be played behind closed doors. The Three Lions welcome Roberto Mancini’s men to the home of Premier League club Wolves in what is a repeat of the Euro 2020 final. A 1-1 draw with the Germans in Bologna was followed by a 2-1 win against Hungary, leaving them top of the early standings. However, they missed out on silverware earlier this month as they were defeated by Argentina in the Finalissima at Wembley

Mason Mount will make his 62nd appearance of the season against Italy at Molineux as England go in search of their first win in this Nations League campaign ...

He is competing with Mason Mount and Phil Foden and these types of players in the role where he is at his best. Admittedly, there's an argument his struggles were as much a result of the team performance as his own, but it remains that a rest may have been warranted. The Cobham product started in defeat to Hungary and the draw with Germany but failed to set the pitch alight, with some believing that signs of fatigue were showing from a lengthy 2021/22.

Molineux hosts a repeat of the Euro 2020 final on Saturday evening as England face Italy in the Nations League behind closed doors; follow the match in our ...

So it will be a strange atmosphere and a little bit embarrassing for English football in truth. So it will not be completely empty, but it will be a stark reminder of why England are being punished. After the trouble at the Euro 2020 final last summer, England have been ordered to play this game behind closed doors by UEFA, but the stadium will not be completely empty. He was training on Friday and that's big news because he was absent for the first two games against Hungary and Germany having tested positive for Covid-19 when he first signed up for international duty. Abraham will be desperate to start this game so that he can stake a claim for that with Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Patrick Bamford and Ollie Watkins not involved in this squad. That's the form he's in, so he's absolutely at the top of his game.

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Not one of his occasional jaw-dropping saves, but still terrific goalkeeping. 25 min: England 0-0 Italy A long, crossfield pass finds Di Lorenzo on the right. No offence to the Nations League or anything. James plays in the overlapping Mount, whose lofted cross finds Grealish beyond the far post. Both teams playing some nice stuff. Good chances at both ends. •20m ago 49 min The debutant Federico Gatti is booked. •24m ago •20m ago 62 min: England 0-0 Italy Pellegrini floats a beautiful pass over Trippier towards Di Lorenzo in the area. Sterling moved centrally close to Kane. (I think he's good in this position and should play it more)— Jack Pitt-Brooke (@JackPittBrooke) June 11, 2022

England host Italy in their third match of the latest UEFA Nations League campaign. Follow the latest updates from Molineux.

It is a top-level game and is a good sign to show trust towards the players going into these games. 45 mins to KO: Italy come into this game off the back of a mixed month so far. The Arsenal shot-stopper racked up 12 clean sheets in the 34 league appearances during his debut season in North London, impressing with his commanding presence and immediately taking on a leadership role last summer. Exactly the kind of moment Ramsdale would've wanted early on as he looks to stake a claim for a place. 15 mins to KO: Like Abraham, Fikayo Tomori is a Serie A star ready to make his mark in an England shirt. The Chelsea man begins the move by acrobatically prodding the ball forward to captain Sterling, who returns the one-two, only for Mount's effort to strike the woodwork. Screams of "shoot" for Rice, Grealish and Ward-Prowse and Mount in the same move, but the ball is ultimately laid onto Sterling by the latter. 18th min: England's first corner, on the same side as the very excited schoolchildren, results in a Rice effort. 28th min: Grealish has a prodded effort saved, with the No.7's influence growing. His backheel continues the move, but it ultimately breaks down and a scrappy effort at the back post is saved. 41st min: After a really quiet period in which their possession play completely broke down, Italy spring into life with another chance coming down some quick passing from the right flank. 64th min: A triple substitution from Southgate. Abraham's evening is over, as the ex-Chelsea man is replaced by Spurs superstar Harry Kane, to great cheers.