England goalkeeper Joe Hart. (Photo : Getty Images)
Tournament-favorite England (2-0-1, 7 points) is scheduled to meet middling squad Scotland (1-1-1, 4 points) at the Wembley Stadium in London on Friday, Nov. 11 as Group F competitions of the UEFA 2018 World Cup qualifiers continue.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 7:45 p.m. UTC±0. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
England is still unbeaten after three games in the Group F matches, which put them in solo first place on top of the group table. They are two points above second-place squad Lithuania, who also managed to stay undefeated, but has two draws and one win only.
The Three Lions won their first two matches of the tourney over Slovakia and Malta before being held to a goalless draw by Slovenia in the previous matchday on Oct. 11 held on the road at the Stožice Stadium in Ljubljana, as per The Guardian.
Torino goalkeeper Joe Hart was the man of the match for caretaker manager Gareth Southgate's squad with an array of saves to prevent an English loss in the tourney.
Team captain Wayne Rooney was again played off the bench with no effect on the improvement of the squad as some analysts have suggested. It looks like Southgate will consider starting him again in this match against Scotland as England fans were urging him to do so.
Meanwhile, Scotland is currently settled in the fourth place of the group standings with one win, one loss, and one draw.
Their most recent match was a 0-3 crushing in the hands of struggling team Slovakia on the road at the Štadión Antona Malatinského in Trnava also on Oct. 11, the Mirror reported.
Head coach Gordon Strachan's men were not able to respond with any goals as the Falcons buried three.
Scotland defender Russell Martin was still hopeful of the team's chances to directly qualify to the World Cup, saying after the match that group leaders England are only three points ahead of them.
"It's such a tight group so we need to pick ourselves up. It's frustrating but we are still in with a shout. We need to make sure we try and get a result against England now," Martin said.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a tough 2-1 win for England.
England starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Hart; Walker, Cahill, Stones, Rose; Henderson, Dier; Walcott, Rooney, Lingard; Sturridge
Scotland starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Marshall; Paterson, Martin, Hanley, Berra; McArthur, D. Fletcher, Bannan; Snodgrass, S. Fletcher, Ritchie
