England welcome Andorra to Wembley on Sunday in what should, at least on paper, prove to be one of the Three Lions most comfortable fixtures in their World Cup qualifying campaign
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Fresh off an impressive, resounding 4-0 away victory in Budapest over Hungary, England gear up to take on Andorra at Wembley Stadium as the Three Lions look to secure another three points.
Goals from Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane, Harry Maguire and Declan Rice were enough to hand England the victory last time out in a disturbing atmosphere after some of England’s stars were subjected to vile racist abuse from sections of the home crowd.
Gareth Southgate’s side are already top of their World Cup qualifying group and sitting comfortably with a five-point cushion over their nearest challengers in Poland and Hungary – who are second and third respectively, the pair both on seven points.
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Under normal circumstances, Andorra would be the side touted to finish bottom of the pile, but given the inclusion of FIFA’s lowest-ranked team in San Marino, they may avoid a rock-bottom finish.
The difficulty of the clash alongside England’s fairly comfortable points advantage over the rest of the group presents Southgate with the chance to heavily rotate his side and hand minutes to players who have been otherwise starved of action.
Given Wednesday night’s trip to Poland presents a far sterner test in which the more senior players will be required, Andorra could come up against a number of England’s fringe players.
Kick-off and where to watch
England vs Andorra will kick off at Wembley Stadium on Sunday at 5pm BST.
The game is being shown live by ITV with coverage of the clash starting at 4.30pm.
If you are unable to watch it via television, ITV have ensured the match is also available to watch online via the ITV Player or ITV Hub.
There is also a highlights show featuring action from this match and other qualifiers from across Europe at 10.30pm.
Match odds
England are overwhelming favourites for the contest, while Andorra are huge underdogs given their FIFA ranking of 156th in the world.
Grosvenor Sport odds:
England N/A
Draw 30/1
Andorra 55/1
Team news
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Manchester United new boy Jadon Sancho missed Thursday’s victory against Hungary with a minor knock that is set to keep him out of this contest.
Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold could feature as his Reds teammate Jordan Henderson is also in line to start.
Patrick Bamford is in line to make his debut after he first call-up, while Jesse Lingard will be eager to impress.