All 25 of England's World Cup stars took part in the final training session before tonight's (Sunday) last-16 tie against Senegal as Gareth Southgate's side look to advance to the quarter-finals. The Three Lions face the African champions at the Al Bayt Stadium this evening (7pm) after topping Group B.
England finished top of their group undefeated with wins over Iran and Wales. Their opponents tonight secured their spot in the knockout round with victory over Ecuador in their final group, game with the 'Lions of Teranga' finishing two points behind the Netherlands in Group A.
The two nations have never met before and tonight's clash presents an opportunity for a place in the World Cup quarter-final against either France or Poland. Ahead of the game, speculation surrounding team news has intensified and the question of who Southgate will start has been posed amongst supporters.
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Southgate handed starts to Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden in Tuesday's win over Wales and the pair were the stars of the night, with goals for each of them. It has remained unclear whether Bukayo Saka or Raheem Sterling will return to the starting line-up but the Three Lions have dropped an early team news hint on their social media page.
Players who feature on the pre-match graphic on the morning of the game often start and if that was the case this evening, we will have a few surprises. Foden, who is expected to retain his place in Southgate's team after scoring on Tuesday, is joined on the post's image by striker Callum Wilson and Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Wilson has had to settle with coming off the bench in two of the three group games due to Harry Kane's constant presence in the striker position. The England captain faced the media yesterday and has started all 14 major tournament fixtures.
There remains the possibility that Alexander-Arnold could start at right-back. Southgate started Kyle Walker in the 3-0 win over Wales after last appearing at the start of October and could rest the Manchester City defender for the quarter-final.
Newcastle United's Kieran Trippier is another possibility, as he started the games against Iran and USA before coming off the bench in the win over Wales.
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