Iceland vs England confirmed line-ups: Team news ahead of Nations League match tonight

The Uefa Nations League continues on Saturday night and England return against Iceland.

It is the national team’s first fixture in 2020 and a first in the competition since they placed third in the first event.

A host of uncapped players will hope for their first involvement under Gareth Southgate over the coming days, with England also facing Denmark on Tuesday.

Gareth Southgate and his team will be mindful of Iceland shocking the Three Lions back in Euro 2016, only a few months before he took the job.

Here’s everything you need to know about the game.

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When is the match?

The Nations League clash kicks off at 5pm BST on Saturday, 5 September. The game takes place at Laugardalsvollur Stadium in Reykjavik.

How can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event.

Subscribers can also stream the match on the Sky Go app. If you’re not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.

Line-ups

Iceland predicted line-up: Halldorsson; Hermannsson, Arnason, Ingason, Skulason; A Sigurdsson, Bjarnason, Trautason, Anderson; Bodvarsson, Sigthorsson.

England confirmed line-up: Pickford; Trippier, Gomez, Rice, Dier, Walker; Ward-Prowse, Foden; Sancho, Kane, Sterling.

Odds

Iceland: 13/1

Draw: 5/1

England: 3/10

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