Thomas Tuchel will hope to proceed his excellent begin to his England tenure because the Three Lions tackle Latvia on Monday, reside on talkSPORT.
Tuchel made a successful begin to life on the touchline at Wembley as they beat Albania 2-0 of their first World Cup qualifier on Friday.
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Gareth Southgate’s successor grew to become the eleventh consecutive everlasting England supervisor to win their opening recreation in cost.
Tuchel may now be the primary to be victorious of their first two aggressive video games in cost since Fabio Capello in 2008.
Objectives from debutant Myles Lewis-Skelly and captain Harry Kane noticed off Albania, whereas Latvia eked out a 1-0 success versus Andorra.
This would be the two groups’ first-ever assembly, which bodes effectively for Tuchel contemplating England’s report when dealing with new sides.
The Three Lions haven’t misplaced their first assembly towards any of the final 56 nations they’ve confronted for the primary time (W42 D14) since dropping 2-1 to Mexico in Could 1959.
England vs Latvia: talkSPORT protection
This World Cup 2026 qualifier will happen on Monday, March 24.
Kick-off at Wembley is scheduled for 7:45pm.
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Commentary will come from Jim Proudfoot and former England captain Stuart Pearce.
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- Thomas Tuchel may very well be the primary everlasting England supervisor to win his first two aggressive video games in cost since Fabio Capello in September 2008 (gained his first 8), whereas the final England supervisor to lose both of his first two aggressive matches was Alf Ramsey in 1963 (misplaced each).
- England have gained every of their final 35 aggressive matches at Wembley by which they’ve led at half-time, since a 2-2 draw towards the Netherlands in 1993, with John Barnes and David Platt each scoring within the opening half-hour for the Three Lions.
- England are unbeaten (W34 D4) of their final 38 qualifying matches for main tournaments at residence (EURO/World Cup), twice so long as their subsequent finest run with out defeat (two 19 recreation runs in April 1983 and October 1996).
England vs Latvia: Staff information
Anthony Gordon has withdrawn from the England squad after sustaining a hip damage.
The winger has returned to Newcastle for evaluation after approaching throughout Friday’s 2-0 win over Albania.
Right here’s the remaining England squad for this worldwide break:
- Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton), James Trafford (Burnley).
- Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Jarell Quansah (Liverpool), Kyle Walker (AC Milan, mortgage from Manchester Metropolis).
- Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Actual Madrid), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Jordan Henderson (Ajax), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Phil Foden (Manchester Metropolis), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa, mortgage from Manchester United), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).
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- England have gained their final 4 aggressive matches, they final gained 5 in a row in June 2021.
- Latvia have misplaced their final 13 worldwide matches towards sides who began that match throughout the top-10 of the FIFA Rankings by an mixture rating of 38-1. Their sole win towards such opposition got here towards Türkiye – ranked eighth – in November 2003 in a UEFA European Championship qualifier.
- Latvia gained their most up-to-date aggressive away match (1-0 v Andorra) after going winless in eight beforehand (D2 L6), nevertheless, they haven’t gained back-to-back away video games in main match (EURO/World Cup) qualifiers since October 2009 (v Luxembourg and Israel).
England vs Latvia: What has been mentioned?
Jude Bellingham has performed 41 instances for England, essentially the most caps ever gained for the Three Lions whereas aged 21 or youthful.
He’s been straight concerned in 11 targets (5 targets, 6 assists) in his final 16 video games and will both rating or help in three consecutive matches for the primary time.
Tuchel has mentioned Bellingham must be a bit extra disciplined in order that he can have the utmost influence when it counts most.
Requested if Bellingham was attempting to do an excessive amount of at Euro 2024, Tuchel mentioned: “Sure, he’s at all times prepared to provide every little thing however we have to assist him in order that inside a construction he can play extra economically and nonetheless have the identical influence, or possibly much more influence.
“We have to guarantee that the leaders, and he is among the leaders, and the primary gamers, stroll in the identical path and play in the identical rhythm and assist one another out.
“And play just a little extra disciplined possibly, to avoid wasting power for the decisive moments.”
“He loves to speak to the referee and the linesmen,” Tuchel added.
“He is a really emotional participant as soon as he is on the pitch and also you simply see that he hates to lose and does every little thing that it takes…”