England vs Spain - Nations League Betting Tips (26/09/2026)

England and Spain will meet to start the 2026/27 Nations League campaign. World champions Spain are 2.55 favourites with bet365, with hosts England priced at 2.70. The draw can be backed at 3.30.

We expect this to be a close contest that should see goals. England impressed in the third-place play-off with France and look the value to beat Spain at Wembley. Key will be their options on the counterattack and from the bench. Backing both teams to score but England to take the win is an appealing price at 5.00 with bet365.

Reasons to Follow this Bet

• Both teams have scored in four of their last five meetings.

• England have good, direct runners in Gordon, Rashford, Saka, Eze that can expose Spain on the break.

• England can show they are ready to bridge the gap between themsleves and the best team in the world.

England vs Spain - Team News

England will be without Cole Palmer after the Chelsea attacker pulled out of the squad due to injury. Tino Livramento has also had injury issues so Trent Alexander-Arnold could be handed an opportunity at right-back. Harry Kane should lead the line but in-form Dominic Calvert-Lewin could be seen from the bench. Declan Rice, Kobe Mainoo and Marcus Rashford have also withdrawn due to injury.

Pedro Porro is missing through a hamstring injury for Spain with Iván Fresneda called up to replace him. Rodri should be available to play but the manager will need to decide if to play Alex Baena or Nico Williams on the left flank. Ferran Torres has made an impressive start to life at PSG and is pushing for a start ahead of Mikel Oyarzabal.

England vs Spain Line-ups

England: Pickford - Alexander-Arnold, Konsa, Guehi, O'Reilly - Lewis-Skelly, Anderson - Saka, Bellingham, Gordon - Kane.

Spain: Simon - Garcia, Cubrsi, Laporte, Cucurella - Rodri, Pedri - Yamal, Olmo, Baena - Torres.