England-Germany Statistical Preview

Probable Lineups

Team News

England

• England’s 2-0 defeat at the hands of Chile was their first in 11 games and manager Roy Hodgson will want to returning to winning ways with the welcome of old adversaries Germany to Wembley.
• However, he’ll be unable to call upon Phil Jones, who suffered a groin strain in the loss on Friday, while Danny Welbeck and Michael Carrick are both out.
• Steven Gerrard and Rickie Lambert will be assessed before kick off, but are likely to be available, while Kyle Walker, Joe Hart, Ashley Cole and Andros Townsend are expected to return to the starting XI and Daniel Sturridge may lead the line despite limping out of training early on Monday.

Germany

Germany’s 1-1 draw with Italy on Friday was the first time they’ve failed to win in their last 5 games, while they’re unbeaten in their last 6.
Sami Khedira picked up a knee injury in the stalemate and will certainly miss out, with his World Cup hopes hanging in the balance.
Manager Joachim Loew has confirmed that Manuel Neuer, Philipp Lahm and Mesut Özil will play no part in the match with England, while Roman Weidenfeller could win his first international cap at Wembley.

Prediction

• The 2-0 loss to Chile on Friday was Roy Hodgson’s second in 23 matches and he’ll want to secure victory over Germany when they make the trip to Wembley. The veteran boss is expected to bring a number of familiar faces back into the starting fold against the team ranked number 2 in the FIFA rankings.
• Manager Joachim Loew will field an experimental XI for the fixture, with Max Kruse tipped to get the nod to start up front after being an unused sub on Friday, while the Bender brothers are set to start in midfield with Sami Khedira and Philipp Lahm unavailable.
• Germany have won their last 2 international fixtures between both teams on English shores and will be looking to secure the win, regardless of whether Hodgson names a strong starting XI or not.

England 1 - 2 Germany