{"id":620289,"date":"2022-12-10T11:30:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T16:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=620289"},"modified":"2022-12-10T11:32:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T16:32:01","slug":"england-predicted-lineup-for-france-quarter-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/12\/10\/england-predicted-lineup-for-france-quarter-final\/","title":{"rendered":"England Predicted Lineup for Highly Anticipated France Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>England reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/63771033\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clinical 3-0 win over Senegal<\/a>. Next up, they face defending champions France, in a match <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/12\/06\/england-vs-france-world-cup-decider\/\" target=\"_self\">worthy of being a final<\/a>. Last Word on Football has put together our England predicted lineup for this gargantuan clash, looking at their recent injury and illness news heading into the fixture.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">England Predicted Lineup vs France<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd81\ud83e\udd81\ud83e\udd81 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YJpqLvENQx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/YJpqLvENQx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; England (@England) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/England\/status\/1601212298139684865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">How England Have Lined-Up Recently<\/h3>\n<p>Gareth Southgate has switched between the fairly similar 4-2-3-1 and 4-3-3 formations thus far in the World Cup. He\u00a0is a manager who does not like to tinker with his squad mid-tournament, and is likely to name an unchanged lineup for the match against\u00a0<em>Les Bleus.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\">England Injuries and Illnesses to Consider<\/h3>\n<p>John Stones walked off in the 78th minute of England&#8217;s round of 16 tie against Senegal with a sore hamstring. He is, however, expected to be fully fit for the next match. Concerns have been raised over whether\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/11\/04\/eddie-howe-newcastle-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Newcastle United<\/a> striker Callum Wilson will be fit after\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chroniclelive.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/newcastle-star-callum-wilson-misses-25696688\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">missing training recently<\/a>, recovering from a muscle strain. With Harry Kane the first-choice striker and plenty of other attacking talent in this England squad, though, this shouldn&#8217;t be a massive blow for Gareth Southgate.<\/p>\n<p>West Ham United captain Declan Rice <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.ndtv.com\/fifa-world-cup-2022\/declan-rice-returns-to-england-training-after-illness-absence-3590276\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">returned to training<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday after missing a session due to illness. Having been afforded the time to rest and recuperate ahead of this weekend, the midfielder is ready to go against the French. &#8220;I believe Dec is fit, he&#8217;s back in training and he&#8217;s fine,&#8221; said Phillips, who would have been the obvious replacement for the West Ham player.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/12\/09\/world-cup-emerging-players-cody-gakpo\/\" target=\"_self\">World Cup Emerging Players: Cody Gakpo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A big boost for Southgate&#8217;s side is undoubtedly the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/raheem-sterling-england-training-france-28695623\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">return of Raheem Sterling<\/a> to the squad. The Chelsea man missed England&#8217;s round of 16 clash against Senegal after having to go home following a burglary in his home in Oxshott. Southgate has hinted that the winger may be eased back into the team after a stressful week.<\/p>\n<h3>England Predicted Lineup<\/h3>\n<p>Jordan Pickford should earn his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/articles\/cw86xw935e8o\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">50th cap for the Three Lions<\/a> and keep his place in goal on Saturday evening, playing for a place in the World Cup semi-finals being rather different to what he does at a club level after <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/27\/merseyside-blues-everton-downfall\/\" target=\"_self\">the recent downfall of Everton<\/a> from top-six disrupters to relegation battlers.<\/p>\n<p>Kyle Walker will likely start at right-back ahead of his highly anticipated matchup against fellow speedster Kylian Mbappe. The rest of the backline should remain the same as Harry Maguire hopes to continue his fine form in an England shirt. Jordan Henderson&#8217;s experience, Jude Bellingham&#8217;s youthful exuberance, and Declan Rice somewhere in between should make up the English midfield.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"BdsS9BGHTd5o0qLZbvDgGg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1245375744\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'BdsS9BGHTd5o0qLZbvDgGg',sig:'bHjILGhrVfL7jMisOG2P-j5yeVrnS55vyze0En6WJfk=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1245375744',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/12\/09\/france-predicted-lineup-vs-england\/\" target=\"_self\">France Predicted Lineup vs England for Quarter-Final Clash<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The front three are also expected to stay the same. Despite Marcus Rashford&#8217;s hot form, Arsenal youngster Bukayo Saka has generally been preferred by Southgate on the right flank. Harry Kane, as usual, is likely to lead England from the front, alongside Phil Foden to his left.<\/p>\n<p>Our England predicted lineup in a 4-3-3 formation is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>GK &#8211; Jordan Pickford<\/p>\n<p>LB &#8211; Luke Shaw<\/p>\n<p>CB &#8211; Harry Maguire<\/p>\n<p>CB &#8211; John Stones<\/p>\n<p>RB &#8211; Kyle Walker<\/p>\n<p>CM &#8211; Jordan Henderson<\/p>\n<p>CM &#8211; Declan Rice<\/p>\n<p>CM &#8211; Jude Bellingham<\/p>\n<p>LW &#8211; Phil Foden<\/p>\n<p>ST &#8211; Harry Kane<\/p>\n<p>RW &#8211; Bukayo Saka<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup after a clinical 3-0 win over Senegal. Next up, they face defending champions France, in a match worthy of being a final. Last Word on Football has put together our England predicted lineup for this gargantuan clash, looking at their recent injury and illness news heading into [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4369,"featured_media":620329,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[161,1831,2132],"tags":[4432],"class_list":["post-620289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-football","category-starting-line-up","category-world-cup","tag-2022-world-cup"],"modified_by":"Joseph Howes, Site Manager","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4369"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=620289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620289\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/620329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=620289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=620289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=620289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}