Euro 2020, who's watching?

[Chippy_Tea]

• 1 Pickford
• 2 Walker
• 5 Stones
• 6 Maguire
• 12 Trippier
• 14 Phillips
• 4 Rice
• 3 Shaw
• 19 Mount
• 10 Sterling
• 9 Kane

Substitutes

• 7 Grealish
• 8 Henderson
• 11 Rashford
• 13Ramsdale
• 15 Mings
• 16 Coady
• 17 Sancho
• 18 Calvert-Lewin
• 23 Johnstone
• 24 James
• 25 Saka
• 26 Bellingham

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Posted at 18:3718:37
'No security breaches'
Italy v England (20:00 BST)
There have been reports of security incidents at Wembley earlier today involving fans. Here is what a stadium spokesperson had to say...
"We are dealing with an incident that occurred at the outer security perimeter area of the stadium, with support from police.
"Safety measures were quickly activated in the relevant areas and there were no security breaches of people without tickets getting inside the stadium."

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Kieran Trippier is recalled to the starting line-up for England's Euro 2020 final against Italy.

The Atletico Madrid full-back replaces Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka from the side that started the semi-final win over Denmark.

It sees the Three Lions revert to the three-man defence which featured in England's last-16 win against Germany.

England XI: Jordan Pickford; Luke Shaw, Kyle Walker, John Stones, Harry Maguire, Kieran Trippier; Declan Rice, Kalvin Phillips, Mason Mount; Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling

Italy, meanwhile, are unchanged from the side that overcame Spain in the semi-final.

Italy XI: Gianluigi Donnarumma; Giovanni Di Lorenzo, Leonardo Bonucci, Giorgio Chiellini, Emerson Palmieri; Nicolo Barella, Jorginho, Marco Verratti; Federico Chiesa, Ciro Immobile, Lorenzo Insigne

 

[Chippy_Tea]

Italy v England (20:00 BST)

Micah Richards

Former England defender on BBC Radio 5 Live
I think with Gareth, he's shown us all that we can be flexible as a nation, we played this formation against Germany and we got the result.
I'm worried about that midfield battle, when we don't have the ball we're three in the back but that turns into five in the back, but I think there's too many defensive players on there.
I understand if Italy were going to go the same way, it makes sense, but Italy's strengths is Verratti, Barella and Jorginho. If you give them time on the ball then England are going to find it hard. With this formation, it's going to allow Italy to grow in confidence.
I believe in Gareth and what he's done, but would I have picked this formation and line up? probably not.

 

[Brew_DD2]

Posted at 18:3718:37
'No security breaches'
Italy v England (20:00 BST)
There have been reports of security incidents at Wembley earlier today involving fans. Here is what a stadium spokesperson had to say...
"We are dealing with an incident that occurred at the outer security perimeter area of the stadium, with support from police.
"Safety measures were quickly activated in the relevant areas and there were no security breaches of people without tickets getting inside the stadium."

The video was absolutely disgraceful. Some lad having a medical emergency and the animals trampling all around to get in.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I haven't seen it i just heard the report on 5 live, as you say disgraceful behaviour.

 

[Brew_DD2]

I haven't seen it i just heard the report on 5 live, as you say disgraceful behaviour.

Really really horrible viewing. I'm all for people having fun on an occasion like this, but some of the stuff is beyond the pale.

 

[Oneflewover]

Ohh apparently staring tripper instead off saka, could be defensive from England

Hopefully we'll see Shaw and Trippier push right up and give us some attacking width. The thing that concerns me is a lack of pace in offensive positions, Sterling aside.

 

[Leon103]

Nice to see the English fans doing the country proud yet again.

 

[cushyno]

Hopefully we'll see Shaw and Trippier push right up and give us some attacking width. The thing that concerns me is a lack of pace in offensive positions, Sterling aside.

Agree with you there, saka and sterling injected pace in the Denmark game and pressed hard, stretching the Danes defence. Keep applying pressure and something will crack.

I hope Gareth gets them to keep the tempo up in the first half.

 

[Pavros]

Shaw-berto Carlos!!!!!

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Tsk look at that, england cheating to get a corner, how dare they.

 

[GerritT]

Good luck chaps!

 

[samale]

Tsk look at that, england cheating to get a corner, how dare they.

You need a snickers

 

[pilgrimhudd]

You need a snickers

To be fair I forgot the winking emoji.

 

[samale]

To be fair I forgot the winking emoji.

Tight first half. England look dangerous but are giving Italy a lot of the ball

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Tight first half. England look dangerous but are giving Italy a lot of the ball

Very, could go either way, italy slightly on top.

 

[pilgrimhudd]

Definite pen.

 

[Leon103]

Can only see this going one way now.

 

[Brianbrewed]

Pickford is playing well.