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England and Wales will meet in a friendly at Wembley Stadium on Thursday.
Both sides have faced a lot of news about the squad in recent days.
The Three Lions will be without Tammy Abraham, Ben Chilwell and Jadon Sancho after they broke COVID-19 rules to celebrate Abraham’s birthday on Saturday. The images circulated on social media of the three players who attended the surprise party at Abraham’s house with their family and friends present. The party violated the “rule of six” established by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson which prohibits gatherings of more than six people to help contain the spread of the virus.
Manager Gareth Southgate also sidelined Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood for three more games after they were caught breaking the team’s bubble rules in Iceland last month. However, captain Harry Maguire was called up to the team last Thursday after being eliminated from last month’s matches following his arrest in Greece.
After Thursday’s friendly, England will also face Belgium and Denmark at Wembley Stadium in the Nations League matchups.
How to watch:
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Television channel: TUDN USA
Live broadcast: You can stream the game on fuboTV. Sign up now for a free seven-day trial. You can also watch the game on ESPN +.
Lineups:
England XI: Pope, Trippier, Saka, Gomez, Coady, Keane, Winks, Phillips, Calvert-Lewin, Ings, Grealish.
Wales XI: Hennessey; Roberts, Rodon, Mepham, Davies; Ampadu, Morrell, Williams; Roberts Matondo, Moore.
Despite England’s absent list of players, the Three Lions will continue to present a challenge for Wales.
The Dragons will also lose star power with Gareth Bale out of the friendly. The forward injured his knee in international service last month and is continuing his rehabilitation.
Aaron Ramsey is unable to join the team after his club, Juventus, put its players in a bubble after two non-playing staff members tested positive for COVID-19. Wales hope Ramsey can rejoin the club for their upcoming Nations League matches against Ireland and Bulgaria.
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