England face Croatia in the deciding Nations League group game in an hour, and the teams are in.
There’s one Chelsea man in the lineup – Ross Barkley. That’s not as many as we’d hoped, but it’s still one more than was featuring in most of England’s World Cup games.
You can see the full teams here:
🚨TEAM NEWS FROM WEMBLEY🚨
England – Delph, Barkley and Dier start in midfield. No Jordan Henderson who has a hamstring injury. Dele Alli is on the bench.
Croatia – Modric, Perisic and Lovren in the starting XI but there's no Ivan Rakitichttps://t.co/Oiu2TQbEhF#ENGCRO pic.twitter.com/ugUC9rFuOK
— BBC 5 Live Sport (@5liveSport) November 18, 2018
It’s a huge match, and Gareth Southgate has gone with his strongest team. It’s a huge credit to Barkley that he’s forced his way in there given he’s effectively only been playing first team football for a few months after a long time out.
For Ruben Loftus-Cheek it’s another painful afternoon starting on the bench – although he is a Southgate favourite and almost certain to come off the bench at some point. It’s a shame he won’t get those valuable minutes, but as long as he’s still involved, that’s what counts.
Good luck England!
