England face African champions Senegal within the World Cup spherical of 16 on Sunday night.
The European Championship runners-up completed high of their group, sandwiching a 0-0 draw in opposition to the United States with a pair of victories in opposition to Iran and Wales.
Senegal recovered from the setback of shedding their star ahead Sadio Mane forward of the event and their opening match of the competitors in opposition to the Netherlands to defeat Qatar and Ecuador.
Here’s all the pieces it’s essential to find out about this knockout stage conflict.
England vs Senegal H2H Results (All Time)
This is the primary time England and Senegal have met in males’s worldwide soccer.
Current Form (Last Five Games)
England group news
Aside from Arsenal centre-again Ben White, who left the squad on account of “personal reasons” earlier this week, Gareth Southgate ought to have a full bevvy of choices at his disposal this Sunday. After the spectacular type of the forwards that have been drafted in in opposition to Wales, Southgate has some tough decisions to make.
England Starting 11 (4-2-3-1):Â Pickford; Trippier, Stones, Maguire, Shaw; Rice, Bellingham; Rashford, Mount, Sterling; Kane.
Bench:Â Pope, Ramsdale, Coady, Dier, Alexander-Arnold, Walker, Phillips, Gallagher, Saka, Maddison, Henderson, Grealish, Foden, Wilson.
Senegal group news
Aliou Cisse has already juggled the absence of Mane however was dealt one other blow throughout his nation’s spirited victory in opposition to Ecuador. Everton’s Idrissa Gana Gueye picked up a second reserving of the event, ruling him out of the primary knockout spherical.
Nottingham Forest’s Cheikhou Kouyate is considered the one harm absentee after he was stretchered off in opposition to the Netherlands.
Senegal Starting 11 (4-3-3):Â E Mendy; Sabaly, Koulibaly, Diallo, Jakobs; N Mendy, Ciss, P Gueye; Ndiaye, Dia, I Sarr.
Bench:Â S Dieng, Gomis, Cisse, F Mendy, Ballo-Toure, Loum, Name, N’Diaye, P Sarr, Diedhiou, Jackson, B Dieng, Diatta.
England to win or draw – England have by no means misplaced in opposition to an African aspect of their historical past (W14 D6).
England to win to nil – Five of England’s final six wins within the knockout levels of the World Cup have include a clear sheet.
Senegal clear sheet? No – Since beating France 1-0 of their first ever World Cup match in 2002, Senegal have conceded a minimum of as soon as in every of their 10 video games within the competitors.
Senegal to attain first & win – Senegal have opened the scoring in every of their final two World Cup video games (W2) and have by no means misplaced a match on the event when scoring first.
Goalless at half-time – Seven of England’s final 9 video games in all competitions have been goalless at half time, together with every of their final two.
Over 2.5 whole match objectives – Both England’s (3.7) and Senegal’s (3.0) video games on the 2022 World Cup have averaged over 3 objectives.
Over 2.5 whole match objectives is at present 13/10*
Anytime scorer – Phil Foden has scored eight objectives in his final 11 begins for membership and nation.
Marcus Rashford anytime scorer & over 1.5 pictures on course – Marcus Rashford has scored six objectives in his final six begins for England, trying 2+ pictures on course in 4 of these video games (4 SOT in opposition to Wales final outing).
Harry Maguire to attain & England to win – Only Kane (46), Sterling (18) and Rashford (14) have scored extra objectives for England below Southgate than Maguire (7 – all from set piece conditions), with England happening to win all seven video games when he’s discovered the again of the online.
Raheem Sterling to attain & England to win – England have received all 16 video games when Raheem Sterling has discovered the again of the online (the most effective 100% win fee when scoring within the nationwide sides historical past).
Raheem Sterling to attain first & England to win 1-0 is at present 16/1*
England no playing cards – England haven’t acquired a single card in any of their final 4 video games in all competitions and are the one aspect on the 2022 World Cup who’re but to have a participant booked.
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The final time England confronted African opposition within the knockout spherical of the boys’s World Cup, Sir Bobby Robson’s scout Howard Wilkinson supposedly dismissed the encounter as “a bye”. The confidence was grossly misplaced then and could be once more three a long time later.
Senegal’s fleet-footed frontline could also be flanked by a pair of Championship wingers, however the searing tempo and directness of Ismaila Sarr and Iliman Ndiaye may unsettle England’s fairly pedestrian backline.
England have checked out their finest this event when snapping into the counter-press, producing probabilities in transition. Up in opposition to a Senegal aspect stripped of two first-alternative midfielders, the Three Lions may dominate this space.
In what could also be a decent contest between two groups skilled in event soccer, England could have the sting, however their place within the quarter-finals is something however assured.
Prediction: England 1-0 Senegal
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