England vs Poland: After successive easy wins against San Marino and Albania, England face their first tough test with Poland arriving for their next match in the 2022 World Cup Qualifier on Wednesday.
Match Details:
Teams: England vs Poland
Venue: Wembley Stadium, London
Date: Thursday 1st April, 2021
Time: 12:15 AM IST
Preview:
England will be facing their first big test of the season as they host Poland in their next Qualifier match.
The Three Lions are top of the Group I table with 6 points after two matches while Poland is behind them in 2nd with points.
The visitors won their last match 3-0 against Andorra with Lewandowski’s brace catching the headlines while England coasted past Albania 2-0 with Kane and Mount’s strikes sealing the points.
England beat Albania 2-0 with goals from Kane and Mount; stay top of Group I
Both sides have played each other twice with England winning one way back in 2013 while the other was a draw.
Southgate’s men have a challenge on their hands which they will look to surpass with flying colours.
Form Guide (last 5 matches)
England: WLWWW
Poland: WLLDW
Last Matches of both teams:
Albania 0-2 England
Poland 3-0 Andorra
Where to watch the live telecast and streaming of England vs Andorra?
The match will be broadcast in India on Sony Ten 1/HD while the live stream will be available on the Sony LIV App.
Team News
Saka and Rashford are ruled out for this one as they recover from their injuries while the big surprise is Lewandowski’s absence as he is ruled out due to a knee injury. Skorupski and Klich join him on the side lines due to contracting Covid-19.
England possible 11:
Nick Pope, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Kalvin Phillips, Declan Rice, Phil Foden, Mason Mount, Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane.
Poland possible 11:
Wojciech Szczesny, Maciej Rybus, Kamil Glik, Jan Bednarek, Bartosz Bereszynski, Jakub Moder, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Kamil Jozwiak and Piotr Zielinski.
Prediction: England 1-1 Poland
Lewandowski’s absence is a definite crushing blow for the Polish side but they still the quality to match England toe-to-toe with the likes of Bednarek, Zielinski and Jozwiak in their set up.
Kane will be expected to play a big part in England getting the right result but we expect a competitive draw as Poland will put in the performance as expected.
Players to watch out for: Kane, Foden, Mount, Bednarek, Zielinski.
