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England vs Wales, international friendly: What time is kick-off, what TV channel is it on and what is our prediction?
What is it?
It is an international friendly between England and Wales. The two nations last met in the group stages of Euro 2016 when Daniel Sturridge's late winner settled the game in England's favour.
When is it?
The match is on Thursday, October 9.
What time is kick-off?
The action gets under way at Wembley at 8pm.
What TV channel is it on?
ITV have live coverage. Alternatively, you can bookmark this page and return to follow the game on our live blog in the company of JJ Bull.
What is the team news?
Mason Greenwood and Phil Foden were omitted from Gareth Southgate's England squad after breaching Covid restrictions in the previous international break. Tammy Abraham, Ben Chilwell and Jadon Sancho will also not feature against Wales for the same reason after they attended a private party where more than six people were present.
Southgate has talked up the chances of heavy rotation, and Nick Pope might well start in goal at the expense of out-of-form Jordan Pickford. Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Harvey Barnes and Bukayo Saka could all make their senior debuts.
Wales are without star players Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey. Bale is working his way back from injury and is likely to make his second Tottenham debut after the international break, while Juventus refused to release their internationals due coronavirus flare-ups in Italy.
What are they saying?
James Corrigan explored the history of the England-Wales rivalry and what this friendly means:
Neither need this. They have arranged it because they had to and because is convenient and cheap. Gareth Southgate ran into Ryan Giggs working for BT Sport and they said to each other ‘what about it?” And so there we have it. England versus Wales has been reduced to little more than a kickabout arranged over a Latte. That is 141 years of history, right there, holding all the importance of a run out for the kids. Or in Southgate’s case the kids who do not happen to be on the naughty boys’ step. Pathetic.Of course, the managers will assure us it matters, that local pride is at stake, although perhaps with his track record as an international, Giggs would be well advised to steer clear of this route. Giggs took out the footballing equivalent of a super-injunction when it came to friendlies. Wales could not be sure he even existed. He missed 18 in succession.
Gareth Southgate felt the criticism he received in the previous international break was unfair:
“There is no point worrying about that, but I did take it personally in September, because you want it to be perfect,” he says. “You haven’t had a team for 10 months and you know as a coach you’re going to be judged on that game as if you’ve been developing all through that period. So I have to park my ego and remind myself it’s not about me, it’s about the team, how we develop and improve. My job is to reflect, review, improve, and it’s a constant cycle. That’s the challenge leading to the Euros.”
Chief Sports Writer Oliver Brown on why Southgate has shown his players too much trust:
After his debutants’ subarctic assignations, those bonds of trust are not quite broken, but fraying. In the 10 months since Southgate last called for England to lose the arrogance, there have been not just one or two off-field transgressors, but a dozen.
What are the odds?
England 3/1
Wales 8/1
Draw 4/1
What is our prediction?
We expect England to have too much quality for Wales, especially without Bale and Ramsey to threaten them on the counter-attack.
Verdict: England 3 Wales 0
