England vs Belgium live score, result, updates, stats, lineups from international friendly match at Wembley
England return to action at Wembley Stadium on March 26, where they look to put the defeat to Brazil at the weekend behind them.
Teenager Endrick secured a 1-0 win for the Selecao in London as the Three Lions suffered a first home defeat in 21 matches and also lost the likes of Kyle Walker and Harry Maguire to injury.
Now, they host a Belgium side who were held to a 0-0 draw against the Republic of Ireland last time out, Domenico Tedesco's team unable to find a cutting edge in the absence of striker Romelu Lukaku and playmaker Kevin De Bruyne.
Southgate desperately needs to win to avoid a cloud of negativity hanging over the squad heading into June before the 2024 European Championship. He is expected to hand a few fringe players the chance to impress before that final squad is named in early June: Ivan Toney is set to lead the attack, while Kobbie Mainoo could win his first cap as a starter for the senior side after coming on as a substitute against Brazil.
The Sporting News is following England vs Belgium live, providing score updates, commentary and highlights as they happen.
England's path to the final at Euro 2024
Starting lineups:
England XI (4-3-3, right to left): Pickford (GK) — Konsa, Stones, Dunk, Chilwell — Rice, Mainoo, Bellingham — Bowen, Toney, Foden.
Belgium XI (4-3-3 right to left): Sels (GK) — Castagne, Debast, Vertonghen, Theate — Mangala, Onana, Tielemans — Trossard, Doku, Lukaku.
England Euro 2024 squad predictions
35th minute: GOAL! What a ball from Lukaku. It's an outside-the-boot cross to find Tielemans at the far post and the Villa man meets the ball with a diving header to beat Pickford.
33rd minute: After a great period of possession for England, Foden finds Bowen out wide with space and the West
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