England vs Switzerland - as it happened: Marcus Rashford strike sees Three Lions return to winning ways
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Your support makes all the difference.England will be looking to bounce back following a reality check that saw them succumb to a 2-1 home defeat to Spain in their opening game of the inaugural Nations League campaign.
Despite receiving a jubilant homecoming from a packed out Wembley Stadium on Saturday night, Gareth Southgate’s men were left to rue a string of missed chances after they were taught a footballing lesson of game management by a confident and clinical Spanish side.
England’s opponents for the night are an in-form Switzerland, who fared a lot better in their opening Nations League game after thrashing Iceland 6-0 on Saturday evening. They will be looking to inflict further misery on Southgate’s men when they meet on Tuesday night.
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What time does it start?
England vs Switzerland will kick off at 8:00pm (BST)
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event with coverage starting from 7:00pm.
It’s a big game for…
Harry Maguire: Fresh off signing a new extended contract to 2023 with Leicester City, Maguire will be looking to make an impression in front of a home crowd for whom he has now committed his long-term future.
Maguire was subject of interest from Manchester United during the summer and, following the big defenders’ impressive performances during England’s fantastic World Cup campaign, he seemed set for a move to Old Trafford.
However, the Sheffield born centre-back chose to repay the belief shown in him by the club that gave him the opportunity to play at the highest level and, assuming he features, will look to improve on his defensive performance from the defeat on Saturday in front of the Leicester faithful.
Best stat…
From 1948 onwards, England have lost only once to Switzerland in 21 meetings, thus suggesting that a Swiss victory would be a major upset.
Remember when…
In England’s last meeting with the Swiss, Wayne Rooney scored from the penalty spot to become England’s all-time top scorer surpassing Sir Bobby Charlton.
Player to watch…
Xherdan Shaqiri: Despite being limited to sub appearances only this season, Xherdan Shaqiri is still Switzerland’s most dangerous player, having played a vital role in the demolition of the Icelanders on Saturday evening.
Scoring one goal and assisting two on the night, Shaqiri’s potential threat to England should come as no surprise for regular viewers of the Premier League who have seen how devastating the little Swiss can be on his day.
Not only tricky with the ball at his feet, the winger possesses a wand of a left foot that can be extremely successful on set pieces and outside of the box with the spectacular almost a regular feature of the player’s performances.
Past three-meetings…
England 2 Switzerland 0, European Championship Qualifier, September 8 2015
Switzerland 0 England 2, European Championship Qualifier, September 8 2014
England 2 Switzerland 2, European Championship Qualifier, June 4th 2011
Form guide…
England: LDWLLL
Switzerland: WDWDLW
Odds…
England to win: 17/20
Switzerland to win: 23/10
Draw: 15/4
National anthems!
It's time so for the national anthems which is your cue to stand up and belt out 'God Save the Queen' with a British flag twirling in the air as you and your British bulldog proudly stand side-by-side. Or grab a cup of tea. Either is fine, honestly!
England 0-0 Switzerland
3: Cheers for Maguire as he gets his first touch on the ball.
England work the ball from left to right and then back again as they assess their opponents. 'Southgate you're the one...' rings around the stands.
England 0-0 Switzerland
5: Delph and Rose combine well to get the ball to the wing-back on the byline. Rose pulls the ball back to the penalty spot...but nobody is there! Loftus-Cheek is on the edge of the box but should really be attacking that.
England 0-0 Switzerland
7: Butland drags a very strange pass across goal and Switzerland get the ball in the box, England recover...but they do it again. This time it's Tarkowski who gives it away and fortunately Shaqiri fires wide.
England 0-0 Switzerland
8: Walker lifts a ball from the right towards the front post, where Delph is making a run. The Manchester City can't quite get to the ball in time and Sommer collects in goal.
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14: Switzerland have settled into the game well now and are having their turn with the ball. It seems that England's casual play at the back has given the visiting team some confidence to attack.
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15: Marcus Rashford picks up the ball from deep, runs away from Schar and leaves the Switzerland defender in his dust. Schar's only option is to pull him back and concede a foul.
A free kick is driven to the front post and Dier gets low but guides the ball wide.
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