England continue on their road to the World Cup with a marquee fixture against Germany on Friday night. The old rivals have met plenty of times in recent years, with the most recent fixture being back in March when Lukas Podolski scored a stunning winner to end his international career with a flourish.
That game was Gareth Southgate’s first as the full-time England manager following confirmation that he would be awarded the role after an interim period. Germany are currently ranked as the world’s best footballing nation, having won 10 of their last 12 games, which included success in the summer’s Confederations Cup in Russia. England, meanwhile, have successfully qualified for next summer’s World Cup, but haven’t beaten their rivals on home soil since 1975, when they won 1-0 at Wembley. However, they have beaten the Germans twice in their last three away trips.
England vs. Germany Predictions
England’s injury crisis doesn’t help them at all in this game. Dele Alli and Harry Kane are key players for the international side, while Adam Lallana hasn’t played a club game all season and also misses out. A Germany victory seems highly likely.
England vs. Germany Betting Tips
Head to Head
- England have won their last four consecutive matches.
- The Three Lions haven’t lost at Wembley since March 2016.
- Germany are unbeaten in 20 matches since Euro 2016.
- Die Mannschaft won 1-0 in the last meeting between the two sides.
England Team News
England have suffered an injury crisis in midfield, with Dele Alli, Karry Winks, Jordan Henderson, Raheem Sterling and Fabian Delph all missing out. Harry Kane has also withdrawn from the squad. Michael Keane and Jake Livermore have been added to the squad, but there are expected to be more call ups in the coming days.
Confirmed Squad: Joe Hart, Jack Butland, Jordan Pickford, Ryan Bertrand, Danny Rose, Gary Cahill, Phil Jones, Michael Keane, Harry Maguire, John Stones, Joe Gomez, Kyle Walker, Kieran Trippier, Ashley Young, Eric Dier, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Jesse Lingard, Jake Livermore, Marcus Rashford, Tammy Abraham, Jamie Vardy
Germany Team News
Mario Gotze and Ilkay Gundogan have been recalled to the German squad after missing most of the calendar year through injury. Manuel Neuer and Thomas Muller both miss out, while there’s a first international call up for RB Leipzig’s full back Marcel Halstenburg.
Confirmed Squad: Bernd Leno, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Kevin Trapp, Jerome Boateng, Matthias Ginter, Marcel Halstenberg, Mats Hummels, Joshua Kimmich, Marvin Plattenhardt, Antonio Rudiger, Niklas Sule, Julian Brandt, Emre Can, Julian Draxler, Mario Gotze, Ilkay Gundogan, Sami Khedira, Toni Kroos, Mesut Ozil, Sebastian Rudy, Leroy Sane, Lars Stindl, Sandro Wagner, Timo Werner, Amin Younes