England vs Finland Preview & Prediction | 2024-25 UEFA Nations League | League B Group 2
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It was a positive start to the Lee Carsley reign as England, fresh off the back of finishing as runners’ up at UEFA EURO 2024, comfortably defeated Ireland, whilst Finland were hammered by Greece in their opening game.
KICK-OFF DATE/TIME: Tuesday 10th September, 2024 - UK – 7:45pm / US ET – 2:45pm / US PT – 11:45am
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – ITV / US – FOX Sports
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ENGLAND PREVIEW: FRESH THREE LIONS
With a fresh squad featuring a few new faces and a fresh tactical outlook and plan with Lee Carsley at the helm, England put in an impressive and commanding performance as they defeated Ireland by two goals to nil in Dublin the other day.
The Three Lions opened the scoring with former Ireland international Declan Rice opening the scoring early on before the Arsenal midfielder then turned provider to assist a confident and precise finish by Jack Grealish, playing in a deeper role.
FINLAND PREVIEW: DISAPPOINTING START FOR SCANDINAVIANS
Under the management of Markku Kanerva, Finland qualified for their first ever major tournament back in 2021 and he remains in charge of the Fins but the Scandinavians look a lot weaker and that was shown in that hammering against Greece the other day.
In that encounter at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium in Athens, Panathinaikos forward Fotis Ioannidis opened the scoring after 23 minutes before Greece went 2-0 up with an own goal and then Ioannidis completed a brace in the 76th minute.
ENGLAND TEAM NEWS: KANE’S MILESTONE
There is a possibility that Carsley makes a few changes for this clash against Finland but the man that is expected to remain is out of form Harry Kane with the England skipper set to earn his 100th cap at Wembley Stadium.
PREDICTED XI (4-3-3): Pickford; Alexander-Arnold, Maguire, Guehi, Colwill; Rice, Mainoo, Grealish; Saka, Kane, Gordon
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FINLAND TEAM NEWS: TOUGH TASK
Finland have a fully fit and available squad for this week’s clash at Wembley Stadium in the capital city. They will, though, be considering making a few changes after their poor performance and result the other day.
PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): Hradecky; Stahl, Uronen, Ivanov, Vaisanen; Peltola, Schuller; Lod, Kamara, Antman; Kallman
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ENGLAND VS FINLAND PREDICTION
England were genuinely impressive against Ireland and the likelihood is that they once again dominate the ball but do so with even more speed and incision as they continue to gel together with Carsley’s influence. Finland conceded three goals to a Greece side renowned for struggling to score goals to the expectation for this one is that England come out on top in quite a comfortable manner.
ENGLAND VS FINLAND TIP: ENGLAND TO WIN -1 HANDICAP
