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Looking forward to the fun of Hutchinson and Nwaneri playing together. Surely England will be a bit sharper than last time out when they could not find a way past Slovenia.
Ed Aarons on Germany’s main man. He starts on the bench.
Starting lineups
England (4-2-3-1): Beadle; Hinshelwood, Quansah, Cresswell, Illing-Junior; Scott, Anderson; Hutchinson, Elliott, Nwaneri; Rowe
Subs: Simkin, Sharman-Lowe, Livramento, Edwards, Hackney, Fellows, McAtee, Norton-Cuffy, Gray, Egan-Rilet, Stansfield, Morton
Germany (4-3-3): Ernst; Baum, Hermann, Siebert, Ullrich; Wanner, Janet, Rohl; Thielmann, Weiper, Knauff
Subs: Atubolu, Noll, Collins, Brown, Arrey-Mbi, Martel, Tresoldi, Woltemade, Gruda, Reitz, Nebel
Preamble
England must have been hoping that everything was done and dusted by now but a meek goalless draw against Slovenia means they need a point against Germany, who are already through, to guarantee progression. Lee Carsley has plenty of quality at his disposal and will make changes to freshen things up amid a hectic year-old schedule for these youngsters.
If England do defeat Germany in this fixture, it would see them finish top of Group B. This would provide two pieces of good news; 1. the team would get an extra day’s rest before their quarter final and 2. England would play Italy rather than Spain. So there is plenty to play for.
Let’s hope for a cracker!
Kick-off: 8pm BST
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