Iceland 0-1 England LIVE! Latest score, goal updates, team news, TV and Nations League match stream today

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Matt Davies5 September 2020

Iceland vs England LIVE!

The Three Lions kick off their Uefa Nations League campaign with a trip to Iceland this evening.

Following an extended 2019-20 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, European football will have a short international break before most of the new club campaigns kick off next week.

England finished third last time out in the tournament, with Portugal lifting the trophy in 2019 after beating Netherlands in the final.

The Nations League may initially have been seen as an unwanted competition, but has come to offer Gareth Southgate's side valuable competitive experience as well as the possibility of a trophy.

With kick-off at 5pm BST, follow all the action LIVE!

How to watch

TV channel: The match will be shown live on the Sky Sports Football channels, and is available via Now TV with a day pass for £9.99, or a month pass for £33.99.

Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers can stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app, with a mobile month pass available for £5.99.

Team news

Aston Villa star Jack Grealish has received his first senior call-up after Southgate's squad was hit by a number of withdrawals.

The Villa skipper was initially left out of the squad, a decision that raised eyebrows given his excellent form last season. However, he has now been added to the 24-man party after Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford and Tottenham midfielder Harry Winks both pulled out of the squad.

On Saturday, Southgate added Arsenal's Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Wolves' Conor Coady to his squad, after Man United defender Harry Maguire had been dropped following his Greek court case.

Squad: Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Joe Gomez (Liverpool), Jack Grealish (Aston Villa), Mason Greenwood (Manchester United), Dean Henderson (Manchester United), Danny Ings (Southampton), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Michael Keane (Everton), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal), Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa), Mason Mount (Chelsea), Kalvin Phillips (Leeds United), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Burnley), Declan Rice (West Ham United), Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund), Raheem Sterling (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid), Kyle Walker (Manchester City), James Ward-Prowse (Southampton)

5 September 2020

Kick-off!

We're underway at the Laugardalsvöllur stadium in Iceland...

5 September 2020

We're just moments away from kick-off! 

The players are out, the national anthems are underway and the Nations League is upon us for another year! 

We all remember England's success at the group stage last time out - they'll be hoping for another fast start today. 

5 September 2020

Football correspondent Jack Rosser 

There will understandably be a lot of excitement around Foden being handed his first start, but it's also a huge night for James Ward-Prowse.

The midfielder is making his first start for England in Reykjavik having made two late appearances off the bench in the past. His last outing in an England shirt came in March 2019, playing a few minutes at the end of the 5-1 win over Montenegro - but he's come a long way as a player since then.

The Southampton man has been transformed under Ralph Hasenhuttl and is far more aggressive and influential in open play, as well as always threatening from set pieces - he's also since been handed the captaincy on the south coast after fine season. It will be interesting to see whether he can bring that to the international stage this evening.

5 September 2020

Football correspondent Dan Kilpatrick

Declan Rice may be just 21 but in terms of England appearances he is the senior statesman in Gareth Southgate's midfield tonight alongside debutant Phil Foden and James Ward-Prowse, who makes his first start. The absence of Harry Winks has given Rice another opportunity to nail down that uncertain holding midfield spot and he increasing feels like part of the furniture for England.

5 September 2020

Declan Rice is on England duty today but back home West Ham's problems appear to be growing by the day.

The Hammers currently trailed Bournemouth 5-2 in a friendly back in England...

5 September 2020

Old faces to haunt England?

For Iceland, five of the players who were part of the team that shocked England and dumped them out of Euro 2016 started the game this time out in Reykjavik.

Goalkeeper Hannes Thor Halldorsson, skipper Kari Arnason, Birkir Bjarnason, Jon Dadi Bodvarsson and match-winner in Nice Kolbeinn Sigthorsson were all still present, while Eric Dier, Kyle Walker, Kane and Sterling survive from the England side that night.

5 September 2020

England team news

Phil Foden will make his senior England debut this evening against Iceland.

The Manchester City midfielder has been named in Gareth Southgate's starting XI in Reykjavik alongside Southampton man James Ward-Prowse, who gets his first start for the Three Lions.

Everton's Jordan Pickford is preferred in goal to Nick Pope and Dean Henderson.

Newcomers Jack Grealish, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Conor Coady, Kalvin Phillips and Mason Greenwood are all included on the bench.

5 September 2020

Debut for Foden!

England XI: Pickford, Trippier, Walker, Gomez, Dier, Ward Prowse, Rice, Foden, Sterling, Sancho, Kane.

5 September 2020

Iceland vs England: Predicted XIs

5 September 2020

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