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Slovenia v England World Cup qualifier preview: TV times, squad news, stats and more
GARETH SOUTHGATE will face Slovenia in his second ever game as interim England manager - so here’s everything you need to know about the game.
Rooney will have to find a way past Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak in Slovenia
Tuesday October 11: Slovenia v England, 7.45pm (Live on ITV from 7.15pm)
Where are England playing Slovenia?
The tie will take place in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. The national Stozice Stadium will be familiar to a number of the squad.
England played there during qualifying for Euro 2016 while West Ham lost 2-1 to Slovenian side Domzale there in August.
The stadium's record attendance for football is just 16,155, which is also the highest attendance for any football match in Slovenia, a country of just over 2,000,000 people.
Slovenia found an equaliser six minutes from time, Nejc Pecnik heading past Joe Hart, but Wayne Rooney scored the winner to save Roy Hodgson’s blushes and keep their Euro 2016 qualification campaign on track.
England’s head-to-head record against Slovenia
England 4, Slovenia 0, draw 0
Odds (best available)
England 8/13, Slovenia 9/2, draw 11/4
England team news
Raheem Sterling and Adam Lallana both missed out on the squad through injury while recalled Glen Johnson had to withdraw and was replaced by Michael Keane.
Squad
Goalkeepers: Fraser Forster (Southampton), Joe Hart (Torino, loan from Manchester City), Tom Heaton (Burnley)
Defenders: Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), Gary Cahill (Chelsea), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Michael Keane (Burnley), Danny Rose (Tottenham Hotspur), Chris Smalling (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
Midfielders: Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Arsenal), Michail Antonio (West Ham United), Jesse Lingard (Manchester United), Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace), Theo Walcott (Arsenal), Dele Alli (Tottenham Hotspur)
Strikers: Wayne Rooney (Manchester United), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool), Jamie Vardy (Leicester City)
Slovenia team news
Srecko Katanec will be without Bundesliga star Kevin Kampl after he pulled out of the squad with an infection.
Squad
Goalkeepers: Jan Oblak, Vid Belec, Jan Koprivec
Defenders: Bostjan Cesar, Bojan Jokic, Miral Samardzic, Aljaz Struna, Nejc Skubic, Boban Jovic, Miha Mevlja, Dejan Trajkovski
Midfielders: Valter Birsa, Josip Ilicic, Jasmin Kurtic, Rene Krhin, Kevin Kampl, Benjamin Verbic, Matic Crnic, Miha Zajc, Rok Kronaveter, Nik Omladic, Aleks Philer
Strikers: Milivoje Novakovic, Roman Bezjak, Robert Beric