
Behind the scenes: England’s Euro 2020 preparation (Part Two)

June Friendlies & Squad Announcement
It also sees the return to the national team of Tottenham’s defensive midfielder Eric Dier who takes the place of Ruben Loftus-Cheek who instead has been called up for the England U21s for the U21 European Championship.
Goalkeepers:
Dean Henderson
Jordan Pickford
Nick Pope
Defenders:
Trent Alexander-Arnold
Ben Chilwell
Joe Gomez
Reece James
Harry Maguire
Danny Rose
John Stones
Fikayo Tomori
Midfielders:
Dele Alli
Ross Barkley
Eric Dier
Jordan Henderson
James Maddison
Jadon Sancho
Raheem Sterling
Harry Winks
Forwards:
Tammy Abraham
Harry Kane
Marcus Rashford
Callum Wilson
Players dropped from the 30-man preliminary squad:
Kyle Walker
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Phil Foden
Harvey Barnes
Jack Grealish
Dominic Solanke
Dominic Calvert-Lewin

England 2-0 Spain
Starting XI: (4-2-3-1)
01.Dean Henderson
02.Trent Alexander-Arnold (James 63)
05.John Stones
04.Joe Gomez
03.Ben Chilwell (Rose 63)
06.Eric Dier (Barkley 63)
08.Jordan Henderson
11.Raheem Sterling (Maddison 82)
10.Dele Alli (Abraham 63)
07.Jadon Sancho (Rashford 63)
09.Harry Kane (c)
Goalscorers:
Danny Rose (83)
Harry Kane (90+2)
Southgate’s Reaction:
“It was a good outing for our boys against a top team in Spain, we maintained possession well and look very comfortable both with and without the ball and showed that we were superior in front of goal to our opponent’s”

Russia 2-0 England
Starting XI: (3-4-2-1)
01.Jordan Pickford
06.Fikayo Tomori
05.Eric Dier
04.Harry Maguire (c)
02.Reece James (Alexander-Arnold 23)
08.Harry Winks

07.James Maddison (Sterling 65)
03.Danny Rose (Chilwell 65)
10.Ross Barkley (Alli 65)
11.Marcus Rashford (Sancho 65)
09.Tammy Abraham (Kane 65)
Goalscorers:
None
Southgate’s Reaction
“Not the result we wanted, the game was always going to an uphill battle after the early sending off which was disappointing – we were trying an alternative tactical system and we didn’t get to test it properly because of the disadvantage. The main thing was that our boys got minutes in their legs ahead of the tournament”
Group stage draw/analysis & Injury Update
England has also been notified of the teams they will be facing in the group stages of the European Championships. They will be facing 66th ranked Finland, 32nd ranked and nearby neighbours Scotland, and 11th ranked Switzerland – who England beat 2-0 back in March in a friendly in preparation for the tournament.
The three lions will be expecting qualification to be relatively simple with Switzerland being the only side who will cause an immediate through, however, the prospect of having to play Scotland at Hampden Park will give the Scots an almighty advantage.
England’s Group Stage Fixtures:
Game 1: vs Finland @ Wembley, London
Game 2: vs Scotland @ Hampden Park, Glasgow
Game 3: vs Switzerland @ Wembley, London