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UKRAINE v ENGLAND
StrumSolo > 10/09/2013, 10:52
Moldova were dispatched without too much fuss, and October brings two more home games, against the beatable Montenegro and Poland, to round off qualifying. That's not to say those matches at Wembley will be a procession, but Ukraine in Kiev is a far more daunting prospect, especially without being able to call on Rooney, Sturridge and Welbeck.
It's looking tight at the top of Group H:
A win tonight would put a nice gap between us and Ukraine, and make World Cup qualification probable, though you suspect Roy Hodgson would settle for a draw. That outcome would crank up the pressure ahead of next month's games, but if we can't get something from Montenegro and Poland at home, do we even deserve to be going to Brazil?
For tonight, it's looking like there'll only be one change, with James Milner coming in for the suspended Danny Welbeck. Kyle Walker, despite his recent fit of the giggles, will keep his place and Frank Lampard earns his 100th cap, joining Steven Gerrard and Ashley Cole in reaching that milestone.
Predictions? -
RE: UKRAINE v ENGLAND
StrumSolo > 10/09/2013, 19:43
England line up as expected. Here are the teams:
Ukraine: Pyatov, Fedetskiy, Khacheridi, Kucher, Shevchuk, Stepanenko, Edmar, Gusev, Yarmolenko, Konoplianka, Zozulya. Subs: Koval, Dedechko, Tymoschuk, Seleznyov, Khomchenovskiy, Bezus, Mandzyuk, Grechyshkin, Morozyuk, Rakitskiy, Devic, Khudzamov.
England: Hart, Walker, Cahill, Jagielka, Cole, Lampard, Gerrard, Wilshere, Walcott, Lambert, Milner. Subs: Ruddy, Smalling, Baines, Caulker, Carrick, Cleverley, Barkley, Defoe, Young, Sterling, Townsend, Forster.
Kick-off in just over 5 minutes. -
RE: UKRAINE v ENGLAND
StrumSolo > 10/09/2013, 20:06
Around an hour now since Rickie Lambert's last England goal.
I hope the drought isn't affecting his confidence. -
RE: UKRAINE v ENGLAND
StrumSolo > 10/09/2013, 20:23
Decent first half hour for England. Gerrard just hit a long range effort on to the roof of the net and they haven't been too troubled by Ukraine so far.
Still 0-0 though, and nothing much in the way of excitement as yet. -
RE: UKRAINE v ENGLAND
StrumSolo > 10/09/2013, 20:38
I'll take a draw. It's all cool...
0-0 HT -
RE: UKRAINE v ENGLAND
Timm24 > 10/09/2013, 21:05
shouldn't really be a draw though should it, should be winning a game like this...
and yes don't deserve brazil if they can't get something from poland/montenegro, but i'm sure they will -
RE: UKRAINE v ENGLAND
StrumSolo > 10/09/2013, 21:16
They're no mugs. Genuinely think a win would be a bonus, certainly not expected. -
RE: UKRAINE v ENGLAND
StrumSolo > 10/09/2013, 21:20
Still, could be worse. Macedonia just equalised against Scotland to make it 1-1, Wales are losing 3-0 against Serbia and worst of all, Northern Ireland lost 3-2 to Luxembourg! Luxembourg!
England v Ukraine still 0-0 -
RE: UKRAINE v ENGLAND
StrumSolo > 10/09/2013, 21:40
Not much of a game was it? But it's a decent point ahead of the home games against Montenegro and Poland. We'll need to do better in those but as I said, if we can't get results in those matches then we probably don't deserve to qualify.
Would have been nice to have seen a few more passes strung together, and a few more chances created, but we managed to limit opportunities for Ukraine too, so it's not all bad. Shame Lampard couldn't get that header on target at the death though, a goal for him to go with his 100th cap and an extra 2 points wold have been ideal...
Premier League's back at the weekend, thank christ. -
RE: UKRAINE v ENGLAND
Timm24 > 10/09/2013, 22:40
yea ok maybe they can win a game like this, maybe not, it's only qualifiers and ukraine are not the weakest, but it's not any of that that's worrying, what's worrying is the way they played. i only saw the last half an hour and besides ukraine defense messing up and letting ball fall to lampard, england had not clear chances.
but ukraine did - corners, couple of other things here and there. they at least went after it, that bezus or bezut or whatever looked good and theyre number 7 looked decent on the right