England continue life under Thomas Tuchel against Latvia at Wembley tonight.
The German coach enjoyed a successful Three Lions bow on Friday evening as goals from Myles Lewis-Skelly and Harry Kane earned a routine 2-0 win over Albania in the first instalment of a home qualifying double-header for the 2026 World Cup.
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Having raised a few eyebrows with his first squad selection, Tuchel was able to hand debuts to both Lewis-Skelly and Dan Burn while taking a look at the likes of Reece James, Marcus Rashford and Jordan Henderson.
England will be expected to follow up that opening win by claiming another comfortable three points against a Latvia side that won their opening qualification match by beating Andorra away from home, but are currently ranked at 140th in FIFA’s rankings.
The incentive for the winner is control of Group K, even if qualification is still in its infancy.
Date, kick-off time and venue
England vs Latvia is scheduled for a 7:45pm GMT kick-off tonight on Monday March 24, 2025.
The match will take place at Wembley Stadium in north London.
Where to watch England vs Latvia
TV channel: In the UK, England vs Latvia is being shown live and free-to-air on ITV1, with coverage beginning at 7pm GMT.
Live stream: Fans can also catch the contest live online for free via the ITVX app and website.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog.
England vs Latvia team news
England XI: Pickford; James, Guehi, Konsa, Lewis-Skelly; Rice, Rogers, Bellingham; Bowen, Kane, Rashford
Subs: Trafford, Henderson, Burn, Walker, Colwill, Quansah, Jones, Henderson, Gibbs-White, Eze, Foden, Solanke
Latvia XI: Zviedris, Balodis, Cernomordijs, Gutkovskis, Ikaunieks, Savalnieks, Jurkovskis, Ciganiks, Zelenkovs, Jaunzems, Saveljevs.
Subs: Ozols, Matrevics, Jagodinskis, Sliede, Isajevs, Daskevics, Vapne, Sits, Krollis, Melniks, Tonisevs.
England vs Latvia prediction
The Albania game was widely regarded as the tougher test of Tuchel’s opening matches in charge. With England coming through that with relative ease, it bodes well for the visit of Latvia, who simply don’t possess nearly enough quality in their ranks to pose a threat.
Even if Tuchel opts to rotate his squad, England should win this comfortably, extending their perfect record under the German.
England to win, 4-0.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Remarkably, this will be the first-ever meeting between England and Latvia.
England vs Latvia match odds
England to win: 1/40
Draw: 30/1
Latvia to win: 90/1
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
