Overview
The Irish team has not been in good form recently. In the last 6 matches, they have lost 3 and drawn 2. Notably, Ireland failed to score against their opponents in four of those matches. In early July, coach Heimir Hallgrimsson was appointed to improve the situation of this team.
On the other side of the front line, England qualified for the EURO 2024 group stage as the top team in Group C. After that, the "Three Lions" defeated Slovakia, Switzerland and the Netherlands to enter the final for the second consecutive time.
However, they lost to a very excellent Spain and sadly came in second. After the tournament in Germany, coach Gareth Southgate also said goodbye to the England team.
In the 2022-2023 Nations League, England did not play well and were relegated to League B. Therefore, they aim to return to League A and a good result in the opening match against Ireland will help increase their confidence.
With a squad of quality stars in all three lines, England is certainly rated much higher than Ireland. The "Three Lions" also beat their opponents 3-0 in the most recent clash in 2020. Therefore, it is likely that the 3 points will belong to coach Lee Carsley's team.
Personnel situation
England will be without many notable players during FIFA Days in September. Kieran Trippier has retired, while Kyle Walker is absent for personal reasons. The same is true of Cole Palmer and Phil Foden. As for Ollie Watkins, the Aston Villa striker is injured.
Carsley has called up four new players for this training session, including Tino Livramento, Noni Madueke, Angel Gomes and Morgan Gibbs-White.
On the other side of the front line, Ireland also had many changes in the squad compared to the most recent training session, in which Shane Duffy and Enda Stevens were absent.
Expected lineup:
Ireland: Kelleher, Coleman, O'Shea, Collins, Brady, Ogbene, Browne, Smallbone, O'Dowda, Ferguson, Idah.
Anh: Pickford, Alexander-Arnold, Stones, Maguire, Colwill, Rice, Mainoo, Saka, Eze, Gordon, Kane.
The match between Ireland and England takes place at 23:00 on September 7 (Vietnam time).
