Belgium
vs England
Who will top World Cup
Group G?
Heading into the final
round of group games on Thursday, England are narrowly ahead of Belgium in the
standings.
England and Belgium have
almost identical stats. Both sides have two wins, 8 goals and they’ve conceded
twice apiece.
The Three Lions are only
above Belgium by virtue of having one less booking in Russia.
Indeed, discipline could be
a deciding factor if England and Belgium draw their match.
To be clear, England and
Belgium have both already qualified for the round of 16.
Tottenham
& Man City stars are out
On Tuesday the Times look
into how Belgium will line up against England.
Several players from both
Tottenham and Man City are set to miss out the England game.
At the back, Spurs
centre-half Jan Vertonghen has already been booked at the World Cup. Man City’s
Kevin De Bruyne is also a booking away from a suspension.
Together with PSG’s Thomas
Meunier, all three players are set to miss out against England as Roberto
Martinez will take no chances over suspensions.
No
Romelu Lukaku, no Eden Hazard
But that could be just the
start of Belgium’s shake-up versus England.
Man United’s Romelu Lukaku
and Chelsea’s Eden Hazard are both expected to be on the bench against the
Three Lions. The Times report:
MartÃnez had already stated
that Romelu Lukaku, the Manchester United forward, is unlikely to be risked
against England, having injured his ankle during Belgium’s 5-2 win over Tunisia
on Saturday.
Dries Mertens and Eden
Hazard are also likely to be spared, having suffered knocks during the same
game. None of those three players trained at the team’s base in Dedovsk
yesterday, with Thorgan Hazard, Adnan Januzaj and Michy Batshuayi in contention
to deputise.
As for Vincent Kompany, who
has been struggling with injury in Russia, the Man City star is again expected
to miss out against England.
And if that wasn’t enough,
Martinez may also rest Toby Alderweireld and Axel Witsel against Gareth
Southgate’s men.
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