International Friendly Preview: England v Denmark

The clash at Wembley Stadium shapes as an opportunity for several England players to stake their claims for spots on the plane to Brazil. With just three and half months left until the competition, Roy Hodgson needs to make his final decisions on whom to keep in his team. For this, Hodgson has the chance to experiment with a large squad for the friendly with Denmark.

England will be short of defenders as Phil Jagielka, Kyle Walker and Phil Jones are all unavailable. So, instead of picking young Luke Shaw, Hodgson is likely to partner Smalling and Cahill at centre-back with Baines slotting in at left-back. England’s youngsters Ross Barkley, Raheem Sterling and Luke Shaw will hope for some gametime as they will be looking to impress Roy Hodgson.

These sides have met 4 times in the past and both teams have won twice each. In their last meeting England edged Denmark, beating them by 2-1.

Possible England Starting Line-up v Denmark:

GK Hart; LB Baines, CB Cahill, CB Smalling, RB Johnson; CM Gerrard, CM Wilshere; RM Lallana, CAM Rooney, LM Oxlade-Chamberlain; ST Sturridge

Matt Le Tissier's Prediction: England win 2-0