England are again in UEFA Euro 2024 motion on Sunday after they face Slovakia within the spherical of 16 in Gelsenkirchen. Switzerland await within the quarterfinals however first these two want to satisfy to see who advances with the English having topped Group C and the Slovaks having completed third in Group E albeit stage on 4 factors with each Romania and Belgium. Overwhelmed finalists in 2020, the Three Lions are anticipated to make one other deep run beneath Gareth Southgate however haven’t hit the heights up to now.
With 5 factors from a potential 9, England solely beat eradicated Serbia and had been held to attracts by Denmark and Slovenia which has seen the proficient squad are available in for criticism. Southgate remains to be struggling to get the perfect out of sure key parts and shall be anticipated to show a nook right here towards a Slovak facet which beat the Belgians however then misplaced to Ukraine and drew with the Romanians. With France, Portugal, Germany and Spain on the opposite facet of the draw, this can be a big probability for the Three Lions.
Francesco Calzona’s males aren’t any pushovers and already confirmed towards Belgium that they will combine it with the large boys. Having misplaced simply twice in 10 qualifying video games towards a Portuguese facet which topped their group, the Falcons are having fun with a resurgence. The excessive ranges of expertise throughout the board, notably Martin Dubravka, Juraj Kucka, Milan Skriniar and Peter Pekarik make this facet a troublesome one to return up towards with high quality parts equivalent to Stanislav Lobotka thrown into the combo.
Listed below are our storylines, how one can watch the match and extra:
How you can watch and odds
- Date: Sunday, June 30 | Time: 12 p.m. ET
- Location: Area AufSchalke – Gelsenkirchen, Germany
- TV:Â FOX | Dwell stream:Â Fubo (attempt without cost)
- Odds: England -225; Draw +320; Slovakia +750
How they bought right here
England gained Group C forward of Denmark and Slovenia whereas their solely win got here towards eradicated Serbia. Slovakia had been third in Group E however had the identical variety of factors as Belgium and Romania with a win over the Belgians, however a loss to eradicated Ukraine in what was a balanced group determined primarily by objective distinction.
Staff information
England: Luke Shaw is out there and will change Kieran Trippier who took a knock and educated individually with Declan Rice in the course of the week. Anthony Gordon had a nasty fall however ought to have the ability to play whereas Phil Foden returned from a fast household go to after his accomplice gave start. Gordon and Cole Palmer will probably heat the bench once more whereas captain Harry Kane wants to begin hitting the objectives after a comparatively dry Euro up to now.
Potential England XI: Pickford; Walker, Stones, Guehi, Trippier; Mainoo, Rice; Saka, Bellingham, Foden; Kane.
Slovakia: Calzona is constant along with his XI so Dubravka, Skriniar and Lobotka ought to all begin. Ondrej Duda and Kucka will assist euther David Strelec or Robert Bozenik alongside Lukas Haraslin and Ivan Schranz up prime. Tomas Suslov has been helpful instead however is unlikely to displace Haraslin.
Potential Slovakia XI: Dubravka; Pekarik, Vavro, Skriniar, Hancko; Kucka, Lobotka, Duda; Schranz, Bozenik, Haraslin.
Prediction
This one is more likely to be tight however anticipate England to advance by a single objective in both a 1-0 or 2-1 win however a quarterfinal place ought to be secured all the identical. Decide: England 2, Slovakia 1.