England vs Andorra match review, 11:00 p.m. September 6: Wembley awaits a “goal storm”

England vs Andorra form

England ended the 2024 calendar year with a resounding 5-0 victory over the Republic of Ireland, thereby officially winning a ticket to promote to Nations League A.

The journey of new coach Thomas Tuchel has been quite smooth so far. After 3 matches in Group K, World Cup 2026 qualifiers, the Three Lions have a perfect record of winning, earning a full 9 points.

However, there are still opinions that England has not yet proven its inherent strength. Winning by only 3, 2 and 1 goals against completely inferior opponents such as Albania, Latvia or Andorra, many criticisms are still aimed at Tuchel and his team.

The pressure was on a little after a 3-1 defeat to Senegal in a friendly at the City Ground. That was a match where the home team took an early lead through Harry Kane but still lost.

The poor performance of the defensive system, with Lewis-Skelly, Colwill, Chalobah, Walker, was seen as the reason for the Three Sus' defeat.

The first defeat under Thomas Tuchel was not too serious because it was just a test. But more than 90 minutes in Nottingham also pointed out the weaknesses of the England team, especially when facing a much tougher opponent than the "blue army" since the beginning of the year.

If they want to go deep in the 2026 World Cup or immediately win a ticket to the biggest football festival on the planet in a year, the Three Lions need to quickly strengthen their defense.

Because after hosting a very weak Andorra a few days ago, England will have the most difficult away trip of the group stage, to the home field of direct competitor Serbia.

A resounding victory at Wembley will be a morale booster for Declan Rice and his teammates to confidently march to Southern Europe.

Since the defeat in Ukraine in 2009, the English team has never lost a World Cup qualifying match.

On the opposite side of the field, Andorra still lives up to its familiar role as "paving the way". The team under the direction of coach Koldo Alvarez has played a total of 4 matches but has not earned any points, sitting comfortably at the bottom of the table.

Despite having created many difficulties for England in the first leg and only losing thanks to a moment of brilliance from Harry Kane, Andorra still have little hope of creating a surprise. If anything, the visitors will continue to play defensively with a large number of players and try to limit the number of goals conceded.

England vs Andorra squad information

England: Djed Spence (Tottenham Hotspur) and Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) were called up for the first time but are likely to only play as reserves. Adam Wharton withdrew due to injury.

Andorra: Full squad. At 43 years old, captain midfielder Marc Pujol still has to take the field to carry the team.

Expected lineup England vs Andorra

English: D. Henderson; Livramento, Stones, Burn, Spence; Rice, J. Henderson; Bowen, Rogers, Rashford; Kane

Andorra: Alvarez; Borra, Olivera, Llovera, San Nicolas, M. Garcia; Martinez, M. Vales, M. Rebes, Cervos; R. Fernandez

Prediction: 4-0

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