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England Vs Greece Team News, Preview And Predicted Lineups As Lee Carsley Looks For Third Consecutive Three Lions Win

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Here at Sportscasting, we have the latest England vs Greece team news, preview and predicted lineups ahead of Thursday’s UEFA Nations League clash at Wembley Stadium.

England Vs Greece Preview

Lee Carsley will be looking for his third consecutive win since being named as England interim manager. The former U21 boss oversaw 2-0 wins over Ireland and Finland in the UEFA Nations League in September.

The visit of Greece brings about the perfect opportunity to secure a hat-trick of victories. The head-to-head stats more than favour the Three Lions ahead of their tenth overall meeting.

In terms of squad values, Jude Bellingham has a higher market price than the entire Greek squad. Nonetheless, Carsely knows he will need to marshal his troops in a professional manner to get the job done.

Earlier in the week, Alan Shearer warned Carsley that will need to “upset a few fantastic players” to ensure the team’s success on the pitch.

The area of the pitch in question is in attack. The likes of Cole Palmer, Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka, Jude Bellingham and Jack Grealish are all jostling to make the starting XI.

On the other hand, Greece doesn’t have such glamorous problems ahead of their first meeting with the Three Lions in 18 years. The Three Lions ran out 4-0 victors at Old Trafford in a friendly on that occasion.

Interestingly, the Greeks have won the most games in UEFA Nations League history. Another tonight would rank alongside their greatest ever achievement of winning Euro 2004.

Boss Ivan Jovanovic has been in charge of the national side since August. Taking over from former Chelsea star and Brighton boss Gus Poyet.

David Beckham’s stunning free-kick is by far the most memorable moment in previous encounters between the nations. That goal ensured Sven-Goran Eriksson’s side qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

England Vs Greece Team News

In the lead up to Thursday’s clash, England boss Lee Carsley has had a number of injury concerns to deal with. The trio of Ezri Konsa, Kobbie Mainoo and Morgan Gibbs-White all withdrew from the squad.

Therefore, Curtis Jones and Tino Livramento were given late call-ups. Most notably, captain and all-time leading goalscorer Harry Kane will be on the bench owing to a ‘small knock.’

Jack Grealish is also touch-and-go owing to a similar problem. The Manchester City star will likely be benched as well but could still feature. John Stones will skipper the side.

For Greece, star man Fotis Ioannidis will miss out after suffering an injury in Panathinaikos’ clash with Olympiacos last weekend. Vangelis Pavlidis is set to lead the attack.

The Benfica forward was a huge hit at club level during his time in the Netherlands but has just 6 goals in 40 appearances for the national side.

Premier League duo Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) and Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham) will start in defence for the visitors.

England Vs Greece Predicted Lineups

England (4-2-3-1): Pickford; Alexander-Arnold, Stones, Colwill, Lewis; Rice, Bellingham; Saka, Palmer, Foden; Watkins

Greece (4-2-3-1): Vlachodimos; Rota, Mavropanos, Koulierakis, Tsimikas; Siopis, Kourbelis; Masouras, Bakasetas, Tzolis; Pavlidis