Starting his reign on a positive note, Lee Carsley wants to guide England to consecutive wins in their first home game of the 2024/25 Nations League against Finland.
ENG vs FIN Match Details
Date: Tuesday, 10 September 2024 / Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Time: 20:00 (BST), 00:15 (IST)
Venue: Wembley Stadium, London
ENG vs FIN Match Preview
England showed a different character under Lee Carsley with the team showing a lot more attacking intent than the Gareth Southgate era as they picked up a 2-0 win over rivals Ireland at Dublin in their Nations League opener. Two former U-21 internationals for Ireland, Declan Rice and Jack Grealish scored in the victory for the Three Lions but the team could have added more to their tally with their positive style of play. Although the Boys in Green was struggling for form before the game, the change of attitude from England by reframing from sitting back with a lead in hand under new management also cannot be ignored. Carsley’s side are confident of maintaining their momentum as they travel back to Wembley to face another struggling outfit Finland on Tuesday evening. Taking six points from the first two games of League B will give them an early advantage to secure promotion to the top tier.
Having failed to get into consecutive Euros after making history in 2016, Finland’s disappointment continued as they were thrashed by Greece 3-0 in their Nations League opener. The defeat was compounded by striker Benjamin Kallman putting the ball into his own net leaving the side without a win since March this year. Suffering a demoralising defeat before facing the Euro finalists England makes the road tougher for Eagle-owls to fight for promotion. The top-placed side from each group in League B will gain direct promotion to League A while the runners-up enter the playoffs but with Greece and Ireland both looking eager aside from the Three Lions, Finland fears relegation. Winning their trip to Wembley seems too much at the moment, having not won this fixture in their history, picking up a point against the opponent that has not won a Nations League game at home since 2020 looks viable.
ENG vs FIN Recent Form (all competitions)
ENG: WLWDW
FIN: LDLWL
ENG vs FIN Recent Form (Nations League)
ENG: WDLLD
FIN: LWDLL
ENG vs FIN Predicted Lineups
England
Pickfrord; Alexander-Arnold, Guehi, Maguire, Colwill; Mainoo, Rice; Saka, Grealish, Gordon; Kane
Finland
Hradecky; Stahl, Hoskonen, Ivanov, Uronen; Peltola, Nissila; Lod, Kamara, Antman; Pohjanpalo
ENG vs FIN head-to-head
Played - 11
ENG won - 9
Drawn - 2
FIN won - 0
ENG vs FIN Dream11 Match Prediction
England should be favourites to register back-to-back wins in the Nations League with three points against Finland. We predict a 3-0 win for the Three Lions.
ENG vs FIN Dream11 Top picks
Captain Pick: Harry Kane
Vice-captain Picks: Bukayo Saka, Jack Grealish, Declan Rice
ENG vs FIN Dream11 Team Suggestion
GK: Hradecky (Cr - 7.5)
DEF: Trent (Cr - 8), Maguire (Cr - 9), Uronen (Cr - 7)
MID: Grealish (Cr - 8), Rice (Cr - 8.5), Kamara (Cr - 8), Gordon (Cr - 6.5)
FW: Pohjanpalo (Cr -8.5), Kane (Cr - 9), Saka (Cr - 8.5)
Vice-captain: Bukayo Saka
Captain: Harry Kane
