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Your support makes all the difference.Trent Alexander-Arnold capped an impressive individual display with a tremendous volley as England beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-0 in their latest Euro 2024 warm-up friendly.
Preparations for this summer’s shot at silverware stepped up at St James’ Park as players got a chance to stake their claim for a place on the plane, or even a starting role against Serbia.
Cole Palmer’s spot-kick was followed by an excellent Alexander-Arnold effort and late Harry Kane goal on a night that provided manager Gareth Southgate with plenty of food for thought ahead of Friday’s final squad submission.
Eberechi Eze and Palmer produced positive displays on their first England starts, with the latter opening his international account after Ezri Konsa, another impressive performer, was fouled in the box. Alexander-Arnold did well on his latest audition in midfield but had reverted to a more familiar right-back role when he scored a superb late volley that substitute Kane added to.
Relive all the action from England versus Bosnia below:
England vs Bosnia and Herzegovina LIVE
England’s summer fixture lineup....so far!
3 June vs Bosnia and Herzegovina, Newcastle - friendly
7 June vs Iceland, Wembley - friendly
16 June vs Serbia, Gelsenkirchen - Euro 2024 Group C
20 June vs Denmark, Frankfurt - Euro 2024 Group C
25 June vs Slovenia, Koln - Euro 2024 Group C
England vs Bosnia and Herzegovina LIVE
Gareth Southgate believes England’s Euros bid will benefit from cricket star Ben Stokes’ “brilliant session” on adapting a fearless mindset whilst embracing pressure and nerves.
The Euro 2020 finalists’ preparations to go one better this summer are under way, with the majority of the squad convening at their temporary County Durham base on Wednesday.
England welcomed a special guest to Rockliffe Hall over the weekend as they put in the groundwork for Germany, with Test captain Stokes imparting his wisdom to those going for Euro 2024 glory.
Ben Stokes gives England teamtalk as Euro 2024 looms
Test captain Stokes imparted his wisdom to the England players going for Euro 2024 glory
Bosnia captain Edin Dzeko feels Monday’s opponents England can win Euro 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina captain Edin Dzeko believes England can win Euro 2024.
England host Bosnia in a friendly fixture at St James’ Park on Monday and the visitors arrived in Newcastle earlier on Sunday.
It is the start of a new era for Bosnia after they appointed former forward Sergej Barbarez as head coach in April following a failure to qualify for this summer’s European Championship in Germany.
After Monday’s clash with England, Bosnia will travel to Italy for a friendly and Dzeko, who spent five years at Manchester City, feels both teams can win Euro 2024.
Bosnia captain Edin Dzeko feels Monday’s opponents England can win Euro 2024
Edin Dzeko spent five years in England with Manchester City.
Luke Shaw has good chance of making England’s Euro 2024 squad
Gareth Southgate says Luke Shaw has gone from a long shot to having a “good chance” of recovering from injury in time to make England’s Euro 2024 squad.
The 28-year-old has endured an injury-hit season with Manchester United and has been laid low with his latest muscle issue since mid-February.
Shaw was expected to return in early May only to suffer a setback, leaving the left-back in a race against time to make this summer’s European Championship squad.
Southgate included the Euro 2020 final goalscorer in his 33-man training group but admitted he was a “long shot” and somewhat of a “wild card”.
Shaw is set to miss both warm-up friendlies against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland, but the England boss has been enthused by his progress.
Luke Shaw has good chance of making England’s Euro 2024 squad – Gareth Southgate
The 28-year-old Manchester United defender has been laid low with his latest muscle issue since mid-February.
England vs Bosnia and Herzegovina LIVE
England skipper Harry Kane continued to work his way back towards full fitness as Gareth Southgate and his players stepped up their preparations for Euro 2024.
The 30-year-old Bayern Munich striker was among 26 players who trained at Middlesbrough’s Rockliffe Park headquarters on Sunday ahead of Monday night’s friendly clash with Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Kane missed the final two games of his club’s season with a back injury sustained in the Champions League semi-final second-leg defeat by Real Madrid.
Harry Kane trains with England as he bids to return to fitness after back issue
Kane missed the final two games of Bayern Munich’s season through injury.
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Gareth Southgate has warned it will not just be a “procession to Berlin” for England amid their injury problems as he admitted that the troubled seasons of Jordan Henderson and Kalvin Phillips have left him over-reliant on Declan Rice.
England will enter Euro 2024 as one of the favourites but Southgate is worried by injury problems in the midfield after omitting his vice-captain Henderson and dropping Phillips, a stalwart of his Euro 2020 squad, in March. The England manager revealed he has never had such a complicated build-up to a tournament with so many injuries, particularly in defence.
But in midfield, Southgate faces a question of who to partner with Rice – with the uncapped Adam Wharton and Curtis Jones named in his 33-man training squad and Trent Alexander-Arnold a midfield option – and believes he may have to change his tactics if Arsenal’s £105m signing is ruled out. He is reluctant to use Jude Bellingham in a deeper role in midfield but accepts he may have to.
Gareth Southgate reveals plan to unleash Jude Bellingham at Euro 2024
Southgate admits a lack of depth behind Declan Rice is concerning, but he is not willing to limit the Real Madrid star’s role for the Three Lions
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England boss Gareth Southgate has been “pleased with the progress” Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw are making as the Manchester United duo look to prove their fitness for Euro 2024.
The pair missed the Red Devils’ victorious conclusion to a bumpy season through injury but were included in the 33-man training squad taking part in a 10-day pre-tournament camp.
Maguire and Shaw linked up with England early in a bid to prove their fitness as they recover from muscle injuries that have kept them out for a month and three months respectively.
They are set to miss Monday’s friendly at St James’ Park against Bosnia and Herzegovina and Iceland’s visit to Wembley on Friday but are progressing well, along with Newcastle forward Anthony Gordon, who was also absent from training.
Southgate offers positive update on England’s injured stars in Euro 2024 fitness race
Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw are among the players currently battling injury who are hoping to make Southgate’s Euro 2024 squad
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Kieran Trippier has confirmed he is fit and well to tackle England’s Euro 2024 finals campaign after finding himself at the centre of rumours he was out of the tournament.
The 33-year-old specialist right-back could once again line up at left-back for his country at a major tournament with Luke Shaw facing a race against time to work his way back from injury before the opening Group C fixture against Serbia on June 16.
Trippier joined up with the Three Lions squad himself on the comeback trail having not played 90 minutes since February because of a calf injury, and off the back of a gruelling post-season trip to Australia with the Magpies which sparked a major scare when he was substituted 37 minutes into a friendly clash with Tottenham in Melbourne.
I’m ready to go for England – Kieran Trippier allays any injury fears
The 33-year-old suffered a troublesome calf injury in March.
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England manager Gareth Southgate is still weighing up the attacking options for his Euro 2024 squad and said that while Jack Grealish has not played as much as he would have liked this season, he is still in the running to make the cut.
Marcus Rashford was left out of the provisional 33-man squad for Germany and there has been talk that Grealish could be the next big name axed with Southgate set to cut the squad to 26 players by June 7.
Grealish made just 20 Premier League appearances for Manchester City this season, scoring three goals, and was an unused substitute in their FA Cup final defeat by Manchester United last month.
Gareth Southgate explains why Jack Grealish is still in the mix to make Euros squad
Grealish has been named in a provisional 33-man squad but is thought to be in danger of being cut before the tournament
When will England’s final Euro 2024 squad be announced and how many players can be named?
Gareth Southgate has named England’s training squad for this summer’s Euro 2024 as he begins whittling down his selection to the final 26 players.
England will play two warm-up games before the tournament, taking on Bosnia at St James’ Park on Monday 3 June, before facing Iceland at Wembley on Friday 7 June.
The following day, Southgate will name his official 26-man squad for the European Championship in Germany.
Here is everything you need to know about the squad announcement.
When will England’s final Euro 2024 squad be announced?
England will announce a 26-player squad for the European Championship in Germany this summer
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