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England vs Switzerland: Why is friendly at Leicester's King Power Stadium, NOT Wembley?
ENGLAND face Switzerland at Leicester’s King Power Stadium tonight.
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Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate will be eager for his side to bounce back from defeats to Croatia, Belgium and Spain in their past three fixtures.
And he’s named an England team with plenty of promise for the friendly fixture against a Switzerland side led by Vladimir Petkovic.
Switzerland have faced England three times at the new Wembley since it was opened back in 2007 - tasting defeat twice.
But tonight the teams will go head-to-head at Leicester’s King Power Stadium instead of the national stadium.
Why is England vs Switzerland at King Power Stadium?
England vs Switzerland takes place at Leicester's King Power Stadium instead of Wembley tonight.
The Football Association has plans to take the national side around the country.
England played 34 fixtures away from Wembley while the new stadium was being built.
And they most recently played away from London when they hosted Costa Rica prior to the World Cup.
England vs Switzerland team news
England starting XI: Butland, Alexander-Arnold, Walker, Tarkowski, Maguire, Rose, Dier, Loftus-Cheek, Delph, Rashford, Welbeck
England subs: Pickford, Bettinelli, McCarthy, Trippier, Stones, Gomez, Chilwell, Henderson, Lingard, Gray, Kane
Switzerland starting XI: Sommer, Schar, Djourou, Akanji, Lichtsteiner, Zakaria, Xhaka, Feuler, Rodriguez, Shaqiri, Gavranovic
Switzerland subs: Mvogo, Kobel, Moubandje, Klose, Mbabu, Embolo, Seferovic, Fernandes, Zuber, Sow, Ajeti, Mehmedi
England vs Switzerland odds
England 3/4
Switzerland 15/4
Draw 5/2
(Odds courtesy of Betfair)