England vs. Scotland: Predicting Starting Lineups for Wembley Friendly

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Published: August 13, 2013

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Wednesday sees England host old rivals Scotland in a friendly at Wembley, with managers Roy Hodgson and Gordon Strachan expected to experiment ahead of more World Cup qualifying matches in early September.



While the Scots are unable to make it to Brazil 2014, England will be hoping their opponents can provide a worthwhile test ahead of a must-win game against Moldova next month.

Both squads are missing players through injury but look likely to field their strongest possible starting lineups, for the first half of the game at least.

With the new Premier League season beginning on Saturday, Hodgson is under pressure from top-flight managers to restrict the playing time of their star players.

The former Liverpool and Fulham boss has already had to justify the selection of Arsenal's Jack Wilshere, who is continuing his recovery from knee and ankle problems.

Speaking about Wilshere to Sky Sports, Hodgson said:

I'm happy that he's fit and with us.

We know he's not going to play for 90 minutes. Arsene (Wenger) knows we're as anxious to protect the health and fitness of the player as he is.

I don't want to damage players and there are quite a few of them who haven't really played a lot football in the pre-season or are maybe coming back from injury.



So, with Wenger, David Moyes, Jose Mourinho and co to keep happy, how can we expect England to lineup on Wednesday evening?

Joe Hart looks certain to start in goal, although one of the backup keepers, Ben Foster or John Ruddy, could be given some minutes in the second half.

Liverpool's Glen Johnson would appear to be Hodgson's preferred option at right-back, although Tottenham's Kyle Walker can expect to see at least 30 minutes of action.

The manager is yet to decide on his favoured central defensive partnership but the more experienced duo of Phil Jagielka an...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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