England take on Poland in a key World Cup qualifier on Wednesday night.
Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions have beaten San Marino and Albania so far and can take control of Group I with a win at Wembley.
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England are using the current international break as part of their preparations for this summer’s European Championships and have an exciting squad to pick from.
Having breezing past San Marino last week, their trip to Albania on Sunday was a tougher task.
But goals from Harry Kane and Mason Mount got the job done.
Southgate will now want to see a more polished performance against a Poland side who are ranked 19th in the world.
England v Poland: How to listen
This Group I qualifier will get under way at 7:45pm on Wednesday, March 31.
Full coverage from Wembley will be live on talkSPORT, with our pre-match build-up starting at 7pm.
Mark Saggers will be your host and commentary will come from Jim Proudfoot and Stuart Pearce.
To tune in, click the radio player below or HERE for the live stream.
Here are the other ways to listen…
App iPhone – Download from the Apple store
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Radio – talkSPORT is available across the United Kingdom via DAB digital radio and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
TV – Listen to talkSPORT through your TV on the following channels: Sky: Channel 0108 Virgin Media: Channel 927 Freeview: Channel 723 Freesat: Channel 731
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England v Poland: Team news
Poland striker Robert Lewandowski has been ruled out of the England match due to a knee injury.
The 32-year-old is Poland’s captain and all-time record goalscorer, having struck 66 times in 118 caps.
The Polish FA confirmed: “Clinical and imaging studies have shown damage to the collateral ligament of the right knee. The short time remaining until the next match of the national team excludes the participation of the national team captain in this match.
“This would carry too much risk of aggravating the injury. This decision is the only right one, bearing in mind the upcoming Euro 2020 tournament.
England squad:
- Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Manchester United), Sam Johnstone (West Brom), Nick Pope (Burnley)
- Defenders: Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), Conor Coady (Wolves), Eric Dier (Tottenham), Reece James (Chelsea), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid), Kyle Walker (Manchester City)
- Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jesse Lingard (West Ham, on loan from Manchester United), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Kalvin Phillips (Leeds), Declan Rice (West Ham), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton)
- Forwards: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton), Harry Kane (Tottenham), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
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England v Poland: What has been said?
Gareth Southgate wants his players to keep pushing for more as England prepare to face Poland and this summer’s rearranged Euros.
“I think there was a lot of good things [against Albania] but we have to keep pushing this group of players,” Southgate said. “There’s a lot of talk about us, a lot of talk about what we potentially might be.
“But if we want to deliver then we’ve got to have really high standards and I think we can get better.
“I’m pleased with the win. They should enjoy the win, you’ve always got to enjoy your wins, but I think we can improve.
“I think the players we selected are in good form and have been doing well with their clubs.
“I think there’s competition for places, so the difference between certain players is not big and we’ve got to balance freshness for Wednesday.
“But I was very pleased with the performance. We’ve had two good performances this week.
“I’m pushing for a bit more because I think that’s the standard we’ve got to set if we want to be a really top team, but a lot of good things.
“Not an easy pitch to move the ball quickly on and that meant to open up the spaces wasn’t quite as straightforward as when the ball is running quickly.
“But positionally the players did the right things and they attempted to do the right things throughout the game.”
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