5 Sept 2019
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England Recent Form
England suffered yet another disappointment as they had to settle for third place at the Nations League, having been beaten by the Netherlands in the semis.
However, they’ll still take confidence from topping a group consisting of World Cup finalists Croatia and Spain to get to that stage, meaning only Belgium (twice) and Spain have beaten them over 90 minutes since the start of September 2017 now.
Bulgaria Recent Form
Meanwhile, Bulgaria can only dream of that kind of record. They sit on two points after playing four times in Group A, as head coach Petar Hubchev threw in the towel and quit just two games into the qualifiers following 1-1 stalemates with both Monetegro and Kosovo.
However, the visitors are in a spot of bother having lost both their proceeding fixtures under new coach Krasimir Balakov. The last of them was a humiliating defeat hosting that Kosovo side, who’re currently ranked down at 120th in the FIFA rankings compared to Bulgaria at 60th.
That certainly means it’ll be an uphill battle for them if they’re to make it to their first major tournament finals since 2004.
Mings, Wan-Bissaka In, Walker Out
Gareth Southgate has decided to give first call-ups to both Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Tyrone Mings following their impressive domestic form, while there is no room for the 48 times capped Kyle Walker.
Elsewhere, James Maddison and Mason Mount could also be set to make debuts this international break, while there’s a spectacular array of talent in the attacking department, chiefly consisting of captain Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho.
England -2 Handicap
Bulgaria certainly look worth taking on, especially since they’re in a horrible rut of form, as well as being a terrible W1-D3-L7 on the road since June 2016. Indeed, that includes big defeats in Japan (7-2), France (4-1), Sweden (3-0) and the Netherlands (3-1), which have also been the most competitive teams they’ve faced over this period.
The Three Lions may well experiment with a few players, but nonetheless they’re still capable of doing some serious damage. We’ve seen with them winning each of their last 15 qualifiers at Wembley, including 12 wins to nil, with their sole home fixture in the new campaign a 5-0 hammering of the Czech Republic.
Given that’s the team in second place in Group A having played a game fewer than Bulgaria and Montenegro, who knows how embarrassing this could turn out for the visitors.
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