England head into their second game of Euro 2020 qualifying as heavy favourites, with anything less than a victory over Montenegro on
Gareth Southgate's side will be confident of claiming another three points following on from their 5-0 thrashing of
Montenegro, meanwhile, will take confidence from a 1-1 draw with Bulgaria and will be hopeful their home advantage could help them claim a result over the Three Lions.
While Montenegro's squad also boasts
| Game | Montenegro vs England |
| Date | Monday, March 25 |
| Time | 7:45pm GMT / 3:45pm ET |
TV Channel, Live Stream & How To Watch
In the United States (US), the game will be broadcast on Univision Deportes En Vivo and can be livestreamed on the ESPNEWS platform.
| US TV channel | Online stream |
|---|---|
| Univision Deportes En Vivo | ESPN+ |
In the United Kingdom (UK), the game will be broadcast on ITV and can be streamed online via ITV's website.
| UK TV channel | Online stream |
|---|---|
| ITV | ITV online |
Squads & Team News
| Position | Montenegro squad |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Petkovic, Mijatovic, Ljuljanovic |
| Defenders | Savic, Simic, Tomasevic, Marusiv, Stojkovic, Kopitovic, Radunovic, Vujacic |
| Midfielders | Vukcevic, Vesovic, Jovovic, Jankovic, Scekic, Ivanic, Bakic, Kosovic, Boljevic, Kajevic, Mirkovic, Loncar, Hocko |
| Forwards | Beciraj, Mugosa, Dordevic |
Confirmed Montenegro starting XI: Petkovic; Stojkovic, Savic, Simic, Tomasevic; Vesovic, Vukcevic, Ivanic, Marusic; Beciraj, Mugosa.
| Position | England squad |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Butland, Pickford, Heaton |
| Defenders | Walker, Chilwell, Keane, Trippier, Tarkowski, Maguire, Rose |
| Midfielders | Henderson, Barkley, Alli, Rice, Ward-Prowse |
| Forwards | Kane, Sancho, Sterling, Wilson, Hudson-Odoi |
Confirmed England starting XI: Pickford; Walker, Keane, Maguire, Rose; Barkley, Rice, Alli; Sterling, Kane, Hudson-Odoi.
Betting & Match Odds
England are the odds-on favourites at 4/11 with
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Despite an energy-sapping three-hour flight to Montenegro's capital of Podgorica, England will be highly confident of claiming another three points and maintaining their position at the top of Group A.
They have continued their brilliant form from the World Cup last year, and will no doubt be using this match as preparation for this summer's Nations League finals.
The Three Lions have won their last four fixtures, including triumphs over both Croatia and Spain, so another win here against Montenegro is to be expected.
The one dilemma Southgate faces heading into the clash is who will replace the injured Dier in central midfield.
Ross Barkley came on to replace the Tottenham midfielder on Friday, but he also had the option of giving Declan Rice his first start in an England shirt and elected to use both players in the XI against Montenegro.
Southgate will also use Sancho's fitness issues to integrate Callum Hudson-Odoi into the starting XI.
"We've got competition for places and I think attacking players mature very young, and they can go in very young," said Southgate.
"So it's not an issue to play them, and really we've found another player that we really liked (in Hudson-Odoi).
"We weren't certain he'd be able to adapt to this level, and we're a bit fortunate in finding him - in that we probably wouldn't have done that in this camp, we'd have given him a bit longer in the Under-21s.
"But already he's proved in this environment that he can more than cope."
Montenegro, meanwhile,
His experience marshalling the Atletico Madrid defence in La Liga will prove vital in their quest of gaining a result.
However, manager Ljubisa Tumbakovic is optimistic his side can still
"We in the coaching team who deal with the players are realistic," he said.
"Things that happen in the past are just nice results for Montenegro, tomorrow (Monday) we will play a match with totally different players, new coaches, with different capabilities and different ideas from both teams."
