England vs Greece LIVE: Cole Palmer set to start as Harry Kane misses out with Lee Carsley eyeing Three Lions history in Nations League
England vs Greece
You might remember the last time Greece came to England for a competitive game…
It was the small case of a crucial World Cup qualifier in October 2001 and it produced one of the most iconic Three Lions moments.
David Beckham stood over a free-kick in stoppage time at Old Trafford, with a goal needed to book their place at the 2002 World Cup.
And you know the rest.
Beckham bent one of his signature set pieces into the top corner to level the scores at 2-2 and achieve the draw needed to send England to the tournament.
The commentary on that day has become iconic, with the goal cementing Beckham’s status as a footballing legend…
“I don’t believe it…David Beckham scores the goal to take England all the way to the World Cup finals. Give that man a knighthood!”
England vs Greece: Team news
Captain Harry Kane won’t start for England tonight after getting injured for Bayern Munich.
Kane was taken off with a knock against Frankfurt and while he is in the squad, he will start on the bench,
England were dealt another three injury blows too.
Both Ezri Konsa and Morgan Gibbs-White have pulled out of the squad to recover from injuries suffered at the weekend.
Manchester United’s Kobbie Mainoo also stepped out of the squad due to fitness issues.
So that led to Carsley calling up Liverpool’s Curtis Jones and Newcastle’s Tino Livramento as replacements.
Cole Palmer looks set to start for England for just the third time while Jude Bellingham could feature as a false nine.
Here’s the England squad in full:
- Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Newcastle United)
- Defenders: Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace), John Stones (Manchester City), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Rico Lewis (Manchester City), Kyle Walker (Man City), Tino Livramento (Newcastle).
- Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Cole Palmer (Chelsea), Angel Gomes (Lille), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
- Forwards: Dominic Solanke (Tottenham), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Chelsea) Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa)
England vs Greece
Hello and welcome to talkSPORT.com’s live blog of England vs Greece in the Nations League!
The Three Lions made the perfect start to life under Lee Carsley in the last international break, beating the Republic of Ireland and Finland 2-0.
It means the interim manager is one win away from becoming the first manager to win his first three competitive games in charge since Fabio Capello in 2008.
And if England beat Greece to nil tonight, he will also become the first-ever boss to go unbeaten in his first three without conceding a goal.
So history beckons for Carsley but as the Greeks are also unbeaten in the Nations League this campaign and haven’t let in a goal either, it won’t be easy.
