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PREVIEW: San Marino vs England

Gareth Southgate's Three Lions return to San Marino to face the small nation once again in World Cup Qualifiers

The game will kick off at 19:45 at San Marino's Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle broadcast live on ITV 1 and ITV Hub.


England's last game was a 5-0 victory over Albania on Friday were Harry Kane scored a hat trick and Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson netting the other goals.


San Marino last played on Friday also, a 4-0 defeat to Hungary - with all due respect not a bad result for San Marino on the back of their previous score lines over the years.


Luke Shaw, Jordan Henderson, Mason Mount, Raheem Sterling and Jack Grealish have all withdrawn from the squad following Friday's game with injury concerns - so it leaves a fairly narrow side for the match.


Chelsea man Connor Gallagher has shown great form on loan at Crystal Palace this season and has been called up to add to some midfield options for Southgate and will more than likely make his debut tonight.


Arsenal duo Aaron Ramsdale and Emile Smith-Rowe are also tipped for their first England starts tonight after great form for the Gunners in the Premier League.


England have a plethora of great right backs to choose from and Southgate has preferred to go for the somewhat more traditional right backs in Kyle Walker, Reece James and Kieran Tripper (although not in this squad).


Trent Alexander-Arnold has taken somewhat of a back seat for England despite regularly showing his playmaking ability from right back for Liverpool.


In September, the Liverpool man played in midfield against Andorra, where he may find home one day for country.


But he is best at right back with the whole wing and space ahead of him and England are set to give him a chance to impress in his best position tonight.


San Marino and England have met many times over the years with England winning on all seven occasions.


Famously, in 1993 Davide Gualtieri scored for San Marino in the first minute of a World Cup Qualifier but England bounced back to win 7-1 - it was San Marino's only goal in this fixture.


Some England players have a point to prove and have a great opportunity to do so, so England will pull no punches and the Beautiful Game predicts an 8-0 win for the Three Lions.


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