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England have controlled their last two matches and beat Czech Republic and Croatia without conceding. Anthony Gordon has been a key player for the Three Lions recently and he can score in a likely home victory.
3 Goals in 3 for Anthony Gordon
- England have won to nil in 2 consecutive games.
- England’s Anthony Gordon has scored 3 goals in his last 3 matches.
- Czech Republic have lost their last 4 games.
H2H - Three Lions Advantage
England have a 4-1 advantage against the Czech Republic, alongside one draw.
England Finding Nations League Form
Thomas Tuchel’s England are in good recent form, winning three of their previous four matches. The Three Lions have scored 17 goals in that spell.
England’s only recent defeat was a 3-2 loss at home against world champions Spain. Harry Kane and Anthony Gordon scored in that clash.
Tuchel’s side responded with back-to-back wins, starting with a 2-0 away triumph in the Czech Republic. Anthony Gordon opened the scoring after half time and England allowed 0.38 XG.
Another victory followed on Saturday as the Three Lions thumped Croatia 7-0 away. Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Gordon, Bukayo Saka and Morgan Rogers scored and England had 6.43 XG.
Czech Republic on a Long Losing Streak
Czech Republic are on a six-match winless run in all competitions and have lost five games in that streak.
The central European side were eliminated at the 2026 World Cup group stage and lost 3-0 in their final game against Mexico.
Santi Denia’s team have also lost all three matches in Nations League Group A3. Czech Republic started their campaign with home losses to Croatia 2-1 and England 2-0.
The Lions were outplayed in a 3-1 away loss at Spain on Saturday. They had just 0.49 XG, conceded twice in the opening 35 minutes and Jiri Slama scored a second-half consolation goal.
Predicted Starting Lineups, Squads & Team News
England (4-2-3-1): Jordan Pickford; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Trevoh Chalobah, Ezri Konsa, Lewis Hall; Miles Lewis-Skelly, Elliot Anderson; Morgan Rogers, Jude Bellingham, Anthony Gordon; Harry Kane
Alex Scott pulled out of England duty on Monday. The midfielder is "set to be out for six to eight weeks" following a recent injury.
Full-back Nico O’Reilly also withdrew from the squad before the Croatia match. England confirmed defender Rico Lewis as O'Reilly's replacement in an official statement on Sunday.
Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford, James Trafford, Jason Steele
Defenders: Marc Guehi, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ezri Konsa, Nico O'Reilly, Jarell Quansah, Lewis Hall, Trevoh Chalobah, Jarrad Branthwaite
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham, Elliot Anderson, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Morgan Gibbs-White, James Garner, Alex Scott
Forwards: Harry Kane, Bukayo Saka, Anthony Gordon, Eberechi Eze, Morgan Rogers, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Rio Ngumoha
Czech Republic (4-2-3-1): Lukas Hornicek; Michal Sacek, Robin Hranac, Martin Vitik, Jiri Slama; Michal Sadilek, Alex Kral; Matej Radosta, Lukas Ambros, Adam Hlozek; Ryan Naderi
Centre-back Ladislav Krejci was sent off against Spain and is suspended here.
Goalkeepers: Matej Kovar, Lukas Hornicek, Antonin Kinsky
Defenders: Vladimir Coufal, Ladislav Krejci, Robin Hranac, Martin Vitik, Stepan Chaloupek, Matej Rynes, Michal Sacek, Ondrej Kricfalusi, Jiri Slama
Midfielders: Alex Kral, Michal Sadilek, Ondrej Lingr, Lukas Cerv, Adam Karabec, Pavel Bucha, Lukas Ambros, Roman Macek, Matej Radosta, Martin Subert
Forwards: Adam Hlozek, Pavel Sulc, Vaclav Sejk, Daniel Vasulin, Ryan Naderi