England chase Nations League spot as Croatia prediction looms

England will look to book their place in the UEFA Nations League quarter‑finals when they host Croatia at Wembley. Thomas Tuchel’s side won 7‑0 in the reverse fixture and sit second in League A Group 3 with nine points out of 12, so they need one more point from their final two games to progress.

Croatia's recent form

Croatia lost 2‑1 at home to Spain in their last outing, leaving them in third place in the group and six points behind England.

England v Spain kicks off at 7.45pm GMT on Thursday, November 12 at Wembley.

The game will be shown live in the UK on ITV1, with coverage starting from 7pm.

BBC Radio 5 Live and will provide full match commentary.

England squad updates

Manchester City defender Marc Guehi went off at half‑time against Nottingham Forest after picking up a hip injury and has now withdrawn from the England squad, with Dan Burn taking his place.

Ezri Konsa has been ruled out of the Croatia game due to a knee injury, although he will return to full training before England’s fixture against Spain.

Record international Harry Kane delivers England victory over Croatia

Bournemouth’s James Hill has now been added to the senior squad for the first time, joining fellow uncapped players Jobe Bellingham, Josh King and Jason Steele.

Myles Lewis‑Skelly picked up a yellow card in both of the games against the Czech Republic in the last international break and now has to serve a one‑match ban.

Jude Bellingham is now walking a disciplinary tightrope, as he is just one yellow card away from his own suspension in the Nations League.

Jordan Pickford and James Trafford both got two games each in the last international break, and it remains to be seen who starts between the sticks here.

With Bukayo Saka injured and Noni Madueke not selected, Rio Ngumoha could make his full England debut on the right wing.

Harry Kane will lead the line at Wembley and earn his 126th cap, surpassing the previous appearance record held by Peter Shilton.

Since naming his squad for the games against England and the Czech Republic, Slaven Bilic has had to deal with a series of withdrawals.

Josip Sutalo, Martin Pongracic, Kristijan Jakic, Andrej Kramaric and Franjo Ivanovic have all declared themselves unavailable.