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England are back in action as they will face off against Ukraine tonight in the UEFA Euro Qualifiers. England are the only unbeaten team in Group C, winning four of their four games. Meanwhile, Ukraine are doing pretty well in this Qualifier Round. They have played three matches and registered two victories so far. The only game they lost was against England back in March. However, the Serhiy Rebrov’s boys will look for revenge tonight at Stadion Miejski Wrocław in Poland against the Three Lions.
Stats & Facts
England have met Ukraine in nine games in all competitions. The Three Lions have won the majority of those games, winning six out of nine. Ukraine defeated England only once, which came in the World Cup Qualifiers in 2009. However, the remaining two games ended in draws.
Anyway, England showed their defensive solidity against Ukraine. The Three Lions kept six clean sheets in their nine meetings with Ukraine. England have also done well in terms of scoring, netting six goals in their last two games against Ukraine.
Team News
Oleksandr Zinchenko has missed Ukraine’s last two games due to an injury. But the Arsenal defender has recovered and is ready to play tonight. But Ukraine will miss the service of Mykola Shaparenko, Ruslan Malinovskyi, and Andriy Pyatov due to injury problems.
As for England, they have some serious injury concerns in their squad. Full-backs Luke Shaw and Trent Alexandre Arnold failed to recover and will miss tonight’s clash. Jack Grealish, Mason Mount, John Stones, and Raheem Sterling are also unavailable as they all remain injured.
The Possible Lineup for Ukraine:
Lunin; Konoplya, Zabarnyi, Krystov, Mykolenko; Stepanenko, Sydorchuk, Zinchenko; Yarmolenko, Vanat, Tsygankov
The Possible Lineup for England:
Pickford; Walker, Guehi, Maguire, Chilwell; Bellingham, Rice, Henderson; Saka, Kane, Rashford
Harry Kane On Facing Ukraine
England skipper Harry Kane spoke at a pre-match press conference with manager Gareth Southgate. Kane said, “We played them at Wembley and it was a really tough game. Some of the boys playing against familiar faces may be a bit unusual, but from our point of view, it was about just trying to get another good result. Whether we have friends on the pitch or no friends on the pitch, we have a job to do and that’s what we’re trying to do tomorrow night.”
Prediction: England 3-1 Ukraine
England have been a very dominant side against Ukraine in recent years. England’s attacking lineup is something special, which can destroy any team in the world. It is very likely that England will play aggressive football tonight against Ukraine.
However, Ukraine are also having good times in football. They won their last two games in a row. But it will be really difficult for them to beat England tonight.
Betaif Odds
Ukraine: 9.55
Draw: 4.89
England: 1.39
