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England team news vs Montenegro: Predicted 4-3-3 starting line up - FOUR changes
ENGLAND TEAM NEWS vs Montenegro - who will Gareth Southgate name in his starting XI for the Euro 2020 qualification match?
Euro 2020: England vs Montenegro match preview
England travel to Podgorica to take on Montenegro in their second qualification outing for Euro 2020.
The Three Lions won their first game of the process 5-0 against Czech Republic at Wembley on Friday night, and are expected to claim back-to-back victories this evening.
Southgate fielded an attacking line-up on home turf, allowing Jadon Sancho and Raheem Sterling to run riot down the wings while Harry Kane threaded play through the middle.
Dele Alli, Jordan Henderson and Eric Dier formed the midfield, although it has been confirmed the latter will miss tonight’s game through the muscular injury he sustained 17 minutes into Friday’s rout.
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Jordan Pickford kept his place in goal as Southgate showed public faith in the Everton shot-stopper, and is expected to start at the Podgorica City Stadium.
Michael Keane and Harry Maguire formed a confident centre-back pairing, while Kyle Walker and Ben Chilwell gave Southgate no reason to drop them bar rest.
England can expect a hostile atmosphere in Montenegro, but the England manager has “no hesitation” in throwing young players into the fire.
"This is part of their education and to be a top team we've got to adapt to every environment we go into,” he explained before the game.
"Friday at Wembley is always a different experience to going away from home in a qualifier, which is always difficult.
"But the only way the team can learn and improve is by going through these experiences."
Southgate likes to field as many squad players as possible in these breaks and so Declan Rice and Kieran Trippier may start, while James Ward-Prowse and Callum Wilson will likely feature in some capacity.
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“I think we need to find the balance between freshness and continuity so that's been on our mind most of the week,” Southgate said.
With that in mind, here is how Express Sport expect England to line up tonight.
England predicted line-up vs Montenegro: Pickford; Trippier, Keane, Maguire, Rose; Henderson, Rice, Barkley; Sancho, Kane, Sterling.