England vs Ukraine LIVE! Euro 2024 qualifier match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction today
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England continue their quest to qualify for Euro 2024 with their first home game of the campaign against Ukraine at Wembley today. Gareth Southgate’s side are coming off a historic win in Italy and look strong favourites to start 2023 with a perfect record.
For Southgate, this feels like the beginning of the end. The Three Lions coach will almost certainly be leading England out in Germany in less than two years’ time but these upcoming European Championships are expected to be his last tournament in charge. After so much progress both on and off the field under his watch, the pressure really is on.
Injuries have played a frustrating part of this campaign so far with England missing Phil Foden in a late team news blow, after Reece James pulled out last night. Follow England vs Ukraine LIVE with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog. Dan Kilpatrick, Nizaar Kinsella and Dom Smith will be providing expert analysis from the ground!
Live updates
England vs Ukraine: Countdown to kick-off
The warm-ups are underway at Wembley as kick-off approaches in just over half an hour.
Thousands of Ukrainians at Wembley
A sell-out crowd of 85,000 is setting about Wembley with 4,200 Ukrainians backing their side from the away end.
The FA have handed out 1,000 tickets to refugees in England, along with their host families.
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A big day in Euro 2024 qualification
England’s Group C rivals Italy are expected to get on the board away to Malta later.
Chance for Mykhailo Mudryk to impress
Chelsea signing Mykhailo Mudryk has hardly lived up to his price tag in his first few weeks in the capital.
But today’s a big opportunity in a more familiar team to showcase his talents, as Nizaar explained during the week.
England vs Ukraine: Countdown to kick-off
Just one hour until we get underway at Wembley!
Familiar faces in away team
Arsenal defender Oleksandr Zinchenko steps into his usual midfield position as he captains Ukraine today.
Mykhailo Mudryk of Chelsea and Everton left-back Vitaliy Mykolenko take up their spots on the flank.
Also interesting to see Shakhter Donetsk goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin, 21, preferred for his fourth cap ahead of Real Madrid’s Andriy Lunin.
How Ukraine line up today
Ukraine XI: Trubin; Karavaev, Svatok, Matvienko, Mykolenko; Stepanenko, Zinchenko; Malinovskyi, Sudakov, Mudryk; Yaremchuk.
Subs: Lunin, Shevchenko, Sobol, Sarapiy, Sydorchuk, Konoplyanka, Dovbyk, Miroshnychenko, Buyalski, Tsygankov, Bondarenko, Pikhalonok.
James Maddison starts for England
Two-and-a-half years since his England debut, James Maddison earns cap number two tonight as he replaces Jack Grealish in the starting line-up.
Phil Foden absent as expected and Ben Chilwell drops in for the suspended Luke Shaw at left-back.
Kalvin Phillips is replaced by the fit-again Jordan Henderson.
How England line up today
England XI: Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire, Chilwell; Henderson, Rice, Bellingham; Saka, Kane, Maddison.
Subs: Trippier, Guehi, Dier, Grealish, Phillips, Gallagher, Toney, Ramsdale, Forster.
