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Spain and England meet to decide the winner of Group A in the Nations League with both teams already through to the quarter-finals. Hosts Spain are 1.70 favourites with bet365, with England priced at 4.20. The draw can be backed at 4.10.
We expect this to be a close contest that should see goals. England came close to handing Spain a rare defeat when they met at Wembley in September but still came out second best when conceding late on. It highlighted that England, with their newfound attacking intent, may have bridged some of the gap to the current world champions. Backing this to end in a draw looks the way to go.
Reasons to Follow this Bet
The first game could have gone either way and only a late Mikel Oyarzabal goal prevented the draw.
England have improved this Nations League campaign and can make this a very even affair.
Spain have not lost in 43 consecutive matches.
Spain vs England - Team News
England are without injured defender Marc Guehi so Dan Burn or Jarrad Branthwaite will play in the left centre-back role. Ezri Konsa missed the win over Croatia but should be available for this. Bukayo Saka is another big miss but Morgan Rogers scored when playing from the right in the last game and should continue there. The other major change could see James Trafford replace Jordan Pickford in goal.
Spain will have to assess an injury to Lamine Yamal after the Barcelona attacker missed the win over the Czech Republic. Rodi isn't available so Martín Zubimendi could continue alongside Fabián Ruiz in central midfield unless Pedri returns. Alex Baena should hold off Nico Williams on the left flank after finding the net in the previous game.
Spain vs England Line-ups
Spain: Simon - Porro, Cubarsi, Huijsen, Cucurella - Ruiz, Pedri - Pino, Lopez, Baena - Torres.
England: Trafford - Alexander-Arnold, Konsa, Burn, Hall - Rice, Anderson - Rogers, Bellingham, Gordon - Kane.
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