Italy v England teams: London trio start, Chelsea stars on bench

Harry Kane, Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka are, as expected, in the England starting line-up for tonight’s Euro 2024 qualifier.

The England substitutes include Brentford striker Ivan Toney, Tottenham keeper Fraser Forster, Arsenal keeper Aaron Ramsdale, Tottenham defender Eric Dier, Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi and Chelsea trio Reece James, Ben Chilwell and Conor Gallagher.


Tottenham striker Kane will become England’s all-time record scorer if he scores.

For Italy, Arsenal’s Jorginho starts and West Ham’s Emerson Palmieri is on the bench.

England: Pickford, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw, Rice, Phillips, Bellingham, Saka, Grealish, Kane.
Subs: Ramsdale, Forster, Trippier, Henderson, Dier, Chilwell, James, Guehi, Gallagher, Foden, Maddison, Toney.

Italy: Donnarumma, Di Lorenzo, Toloi, Acerbi, Spinazzola, Barella, Jorginho, Verratti, Berardi, Retegui, Pellegrini.
Subs: Falcone, Meret, Darmian, Gnonto, Scamacca, Pessina, Emerson, Scalvini, Cristante, Politano, Tonali, Romagnoli.