Lee Carsley takes his place in the England dugout at Wembley for the first time as Finland take on the Three Lions tonight.
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A potentially tricky trip to Dublin turned into a routine assignment for England in their opening Nations League fixture, with Declan Rice and Jack Grealish almost inevitably getting on the scoresheet against the Republic of Ireland, who they both previously represented.
After relegation to League B of this competition, England are expected to top their group in comfortable fashion, as they go up against the Finland, Greece and the Irish.
Finland were well-beaten by Greece on Saturday and have had little to cheer in recent months, with Wales among the sides to ease to big wins over them in 2024.
Date, kick-off time and venue
England vs Finland is scheduled for a 7:45pm BST kick-off today, Tuesday September 10, 2024.
The match will take place at Wembley Stadium in London
Where to watch England vs Finland
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live and free to air on ITV1, with coverage beginning at 6:45pm.
Live stream: Fans can also catch the contest live for free online via the ITVX app and website.
Live blog: You can follow all the action this evening via Standard Sport’s live blog.
England vs Finland team news
England XI: Pickford; Alexander-Arnold, Stones, Konsa, Lewis; Rice, Gomes; Saka, Grealish, Gordon; Kane
Subs: Henderson, Pope, Maguire, Gallagher, Livramento, Colwill, Guehi, Gibbs-White, Mainoo, Bowen, Eze, Madueke
Finland XI: Hradecky; Stahl, Hoskonen, Ivanov, Uronen; Peltola, Schuller, Kamara; Jensen, Pukki, Keskinen
Subs: Joroen, Sinisalo, Antman, Galvez, Kallman, Lod, Niskanen, Nissila, Pohjanpalo, Tenho, Vaisanen, Walta
England vs Finland prediction
There were plenty of encouraging signs in Dublin, with the first-half display from England full of attacking ambition.
Carsley will be keen for his side to keep that intensity up for the full match this time, against a team in Finland who should not present too many problems.
England to win, 4-0
Head to head (h2h) history and results
The Three Lions have never lost to Finland, though it is 23 years since the two nations last met.
England wins: 9
Finland wins: 0
Draws: 2
England vs Finland match odds
England: 1/6
Draw: 6/1
Finland: 12/1
