European Championship

Qualifiers

England vs Russia

Wednesday 12th September 2007

19.00 GMT

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Head to Head

England vs Russia

1958 WC Final Sweden Soviet Union 2 England 2
1958 WC Final Sweden Soviet Union 1 England 0
1968 EC Final Italy England 2 Soviet Union 0
1984 Friendly England 0 Soviet Union 2
1986 Friendly Soviet Union 0 England 1
1988 EC Final Germany England 1 Soviet Union 3
1991 Friendly England 3 Soviet Union 1
1992 Friendly Soviet Union 2 England 2

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Russia coach Guus Hiddink has CSKA Moscow winger Yuri Zhirkov, who missed the match against Macedonia with muscle spasms, fit for selection. Striker Ivan Saenko, who sprained his ankle in training last week, has not recovered. Striker Ivan Saenko (sprained ankle) and winger Yuri Zhirkov (muscle spasm) remain doubtful. Third-choice keeper Vyacheslav Malafeyev, who saved a penalty on Saturday, will start because second choice Vladimir Gabulov is suspended, while number one Igor Akinfeyev is still on the sidelines. Russia head to Wembley one point and one place ahead of England in Group E. Croatia lead the standings with 20 points followed by Russia (18) and England (17)

England manager Steve McClaren has got a selection headache, Frank Lampard and Owen Hargreaves are again ruled out with injury for England. He can recall Peter Crouch, who was suspended on Saturday. Steven Gerrard has confirmed he is fully match fit and ready to play despite nursing a broken toe.

Probable lineups:

England: Paul Robinson; Micah Richards, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry, Ashley Cole; Shaun Wright-Phillips, Steven Gerrard, Gareth Barry or Owen Hargreaves, Joe Cole; Emile Heskey or Peter Crouch, Michael Owen

Russia: Vyacheslav Malafeyev; Vasily Berezutsky, Sergei Ignashevich, Alexei Berezutsky; Yuri Zhirkov or Alexander Anyukov, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Konstantin Zyryanov, Igor Semshov, Ivan Saenko or Vladimir Bystrov; Andrei Arshavin, Roman Pavlyuchenko

Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden)

England: Manager Steve McClaren

 
Goalkeepers: Paul Robinson (Tottenham Hotspur), David James (Portsmouth), Scott Carson (Aston Villa)
 

Defenders: Micah Richards (Manchester City), Wes Brown (Manchester United), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), John Terry (Chelsea), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Phil Neville (Everton), Nicky Shorey (Reading)
 

Midielders: David Bentley (Blackburn Rovers), Steven Gerrard (Liverpool), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Joe Cole (Chelsea), Shaun Wright-Phillips (Chelsea), Michael Carrick (Mancheter United), Gareth Barry (Aston Villa) Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough), Owen Hargreaves (Manchester United)
 

Forwards: Ashley Young (Aston Villa), Alan Smith (Newcastle United), Michael Owen (Newcastle United), Peter Crouch (Liverpool), Andrew Johnson (Everton), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur), Emil Heskey (Wigan)

Russia : coach Guus Hiddink
 
Goalkeepers: Vyacheslav Malafeyev (Zenit St Petersburg), Vladimir Gabulov (Kuban Krasnodar), Anton Shunin (Dynamo Moscow)

Defenders: Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA Moscow), Alexei Berezutsky (CSKA Moscow), Vasily Berezutsky (CSKA Moscow), Alexander Anyukov (Zenit St Petersburg), Denis Kolodin (Dynamo Moscow), Ivan Taranov (CSKA Moscow)

Midfielders: Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (Lokomotiv Moscow), Yuri Zhirkov (CSKA Moscow), Igor Semshov (Dynamo Moscow), Dmitry Torbinsky (Spartak Moscow), Vladimir Bystrov (Spartak Moscow), Konstantin Zyryanov (Zenit St Petersburg), Viktor Budyansky (Udinese), Roman Vorobyev (FK Khimki)

Forwards: Andrei Arshavin (Zenit St Petersburg), Pavel Pogrebnyak (Zenit St Petersburg), Roman Pavlyuchenko (Spartak Moscow), Dmitry Sychev (Lokomotiv Moscow), Alexander Kerzhakov (Sevilla), Ivan Saenko (Nuremberg).

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