England and Ukraine will come face to face in a crucial FIFA World cup
qualifier on Tuesday evening at Kiev. The Three Lions are the only
unbeaten side in the Group H and will look to extend their run. Find
below our Ukraine v England betting preview, predictions, probable
lineups, and tips.
UKRAINE v ENGLAND: BETTING PREVIEW
Few days ago, England defeated Moldova 4-0 at Wembley and climbed back at the top of the group H standings. They now have the same points as Montenegro, but their superior goal difference is keeping them above on the points table.
Ukraine just trail England by one point and three points here could propel them to the group’s pinnacle. Since losing 1-0 at home to Montenegro last October, Ukraine have won seven of their eight fixtures, conceding just two goals. They are enjoying an excellent run of form, with 15 goals and four clean sheets from their last four matches. They thrashed the group’s punching bag, San Marino, 9-0 last Friday.
Roy Hodgson’s team has been damaged by a great deal of injury difficulties going into this game. Rooney will miss the crucial showdown with a head injury and this will leave England with a massive hole to fill, especially given the losses of Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge to suspension and injury respectively. That leaves Southampton's Rickie Lambert as their main threat and his international career has got off to a flying start, with two goals in as many games. Hodgson is set to draft in James Milner to replace Welbeck but insisted it was not a defensive measure.
Tymoshchuk, who moved from Bayern Munich to Zenit St Petersburg in the summer, is the only member of the Ukraine squad to ply his trade outside of his homeland. But the team is almost all based on Dinamo Kiev's players. Devic, Konoplyanka and Yarmolenko are the most talented and dangerous players for England.
Ukraine earned a 1-1 draw at Wembley earlier on in the campaign. They could have beaten England if it wasn’t for an 87th-minute Frank Lampard-penalty. They will be eager to lay to rest bitter memories of their 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign, which ended in disappointment after they finished runners-up to England.
UKRAINE v ENGLAND: PROBABLE LINEUPS
Ukraine (4-3-3): Pyatov; Fedetskyi, Shevchuk, Khacheridi, Rakytskyy; Edmar, Tymoschuk, Konoplyanka; Seleznyov, Yarmolenko, Devic
England (4-3-2-1): Hart; Cole, Cahill, Jagielka, Walker; Gerrard, Wilshere, Lampard; Milner, Walcott; Lambert
UKRAINE v ENGLAND: TEAM FORM
Ukraine
6 Sep 2013 Ukraine 9 - San Marino 0 WCQE
14 Aug 2013 Ukraine 2 - Israel 0 FR
7 Jun 2013 Montenegro 0 - Ukraine 4 WCQE
2 Jun 2013 Ukraine 0 - Cameroon 0 FR
26 Mar 2013 Ukraine 2 - Moldova 1 WCQE
England
6 Sep 2013 England 4 - Moldova 0 WCQE
14 Aug 2013 England 3 - Scotland 2 FR
2 Jun 2013 Brazil 2 - England 2 FR
29 May 2013 England 1 - Republic of Ireland 1 FR
26 Mar 2013 Montenegro 1 - England 1 WCQE
Few days ago, England defeated Moldova 4-0 at Wembley and climbed back at the top of the group H standings. They now have the same points as Montenegro, but their superior goal difference is keeping them above on the points table.
Ukraine just trail England by one point and three points here could propel them to the group’s pinnacle. Since losing 1-0 at home to Montenegro last October, Ukraine have won seven of their eight fixtures, conceding just two goals. They are enjoying an excellent run of form, with 15 goals and four clean sheets from their last four matches. They thrashed the group’s punching bag, San Marino, 9-0 last Friday.
Roy Hodgson’s team has been damaged by a great deal of injury difficulties going into this game. Rooney will miss the crucial showdown with a head injury and this will leave England with a massive hole to fill, especially given the losses of Danny Welbeck and Daniel Sturridge to suspension and injury respectively. That leaves Southampton's Rickie Lambert as their main threat and his international career has got off to a flying start, with two goals in as many games. Hodgson is set to draft in James Milner to replace Welbeck but insisted it was not a defensive measure.
Tymoshchuk, who moved from Bayern Munich to Zenit St Petersburg in the summer, is the only member of the Ukraine squad to ply his trade outside of his homeland. But the team is almost all based on Dinamo Kiev's players. Devic, Konoplyanka and Yarmolenko are the most talented and dangerous players for England.
Ukraine earned a 1-1 draw at Wembley earlier on in the campaign. They could have beaten England if it wasn’t for an 87th-minute Frank Lampard-penalty. They will be eager to lay to rest bitter memories of their 2010 World Cup qualifying campaign, which ended in disappointment after they finished runners-up to England.
UKRAINE v ENGLAND: PROBABLE LINEUPS
Ukraine (4-3-3): Pyatov; Fedetskyi, Shevchuk, Khacheridi, Rakytskyy; Edmar, Tymoschuk, Konoplyanka; Seleznyov, Yarmolenko, Devic
England (4-3-2-1): Hart; Cole, Cahill, Jagielka, Walker; Gerrard, Wilshere, Lampard; Milner, Walcott; Lambert
UKRAINE v ENGLAND: TEAM FORM
Ukraine
6 Sep 2013 Ukraine 9 - San Marino 0 WCQE
14 Aug 2013 Ukraine 2 - Israel 0 FR
7 Jun 2013 Montenegro 0 - Ukraine 4 WCQE
2 Jun 2013 Ukraine 0 - Cameroon 0 FR
26 Mar 2013 Ukraine 2 - Moldova 1 WCQE
England
6 Sep 2013 England 4 - Moldova 0 WCQE
14 Aug 2013 England 3 - Scotland 2 FR
2 Jun 2013 Brazil 2 - England 2 FR
29 May 2013 England 1 - Republic of Ireland 1 FR
26 Mar 2013 Montenegro 1 - England 1 WCQE
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