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The Three Lions are looking to extend their lead at the top of World Cup qualifying Group K
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England<\/a> face Andorra<\/a> in their fourth match of the 2026 <\/a>World Cup<\/a> qualifying campaign, with the Three Lions<\/a> looking to extend their lead at the top of Group K.
Thomas Tuchel<\/a>\u2019s side have won each of their three qualifying matches so far, beating Albania and Latvia at home before labouring to a narrow 1-0 win over Andorra in Barcelona<\/a> in June.
And they welcome the minnows to Villa Park knowing that only a commanding win will do, with a 3-1 loss to Senegal last time out raising some questions about the direction of the team less than a year before the World Cup gets underway.
The squad has faced some injury withdrawals and there are some notable absentees, but this will give Tuchel a chance to experiment further as he moulds his team and begins to decide on the members of the squad for next year\u2019s tournament in the USA, Mexico and Canada.
Follow the latest team news and updates from Villa Park below: <\/em><\/strong>
Thomas Tuchel says he will start a team he \u2018trusts\u2019 against Andorra this evening as preparations for next year\u2019s World Cup ramp up.
The head coach explained: \u201cIt\u2019s World Cup season. We have a condensed period of three camps, the competition is on and that means we will start with a team that we trust and with the best team possible for this game and then we will manage the second game.
\u201cWe will not do it backwards and manage theoretically, a more difficult away game than a home game. We will not start getting caught up in experiments like this. We do our assessment after the match and see who\u2019s available.
\u201cThe players will start anyway to play two matches a week and three matches a week after international camp, so I don\u2019t see a problem why they cannot start one week earlier and play Saturday, Tuesday.\u201d
Thomas Tuchel explained that John Stones withdrew from the England squad on Friday with minor muscle issues.
The decision was made not to frustrate the injury niggles any further and Stones has gone back to Manchester City.
\u201cUnfortunately, John Stones just left,\u201d Tuchel said at a press conference yesterday.
\u201cHe came with minor issues \u2013 muscle issues \u2013 to camp and didn\u2019t progress as we thought and hoped he would, so he left camp this morning because we will not take the risk up against Andorra and also unfortunately, not against Serbia.\u201d
Thomas Tuchel<\/a> has confirmed defender John Stones<\/a> has withdrawn from the England<\/a> squad through injury.
The 31-year-old was selected for this month\u2019s World Cup qualifiers against Andorra<\/a> and Serbia.
Stones has not added to his 83 caps since last October and his first camp under Tuchel has come to a premature end.
England have won all seven of their matches against Andorra without conceding a single goal.
They\u2019ve only faced Luxembourg (9\/9) and San Marino (8\/8) more often while winning every single game.
Will the Three Lions triumph again this afternoon?
Since Thomas Tuchel took over as England head coach there is a slight perception that the team isn\u2019t progressing as fluidly as they\u2019d like.
It\u2019s an opinion not shared by Tuchel who was asked his thoughts on the team\u2019s development ahead of this game.
He said: \u201cI\u2019m happy with where I am at the moment. There was a lot of learning for us and for me personally in the first two camps. It\u2019s never about what you did, it\u2019s always about what you do in the moment and then to go forward and progress and get better.
\u201cI\u2019m happy where I am and I\u2019m happy where the team is. We can feel it that it\u2019s a change of attitude if you finally arrive in the World Cup season.\u201d
Today\u2019s game will be England\u2019s fourth World Cup qualifier during this campaign.
They have won their previous three.
The first was a 2-0 victory over Albania at Wembley with Myles Lewis-Skelly and Harry Kane getting on the scoresheet.
The second was a simple 3-0 triumph over Latvia with Kane scoring again this time aided by Reece James and Eberechi Eze.
Their third win was against Andorra away from home at the beginning of June. A long season seemingly took its toll on Thomas Tuchel\u2019s men though Kane managed to find the net again to ensure a 1-0 win.
Djed Spence<\/a> doesn\u2019t write down the names of his critics in a little black book, but he certainly remembers them. \u201cI have a mental note of people who doubted me,\u201d he says, \u201cand it does feel good to prove them wrong.\u201d
Like his former manager at Middlesbrough, Neil Warnock, who publicly criticised his commitment<\/a> and said he\u2019d end up playing in non-league. Spence later tweeted Warnock with that famous picture of himself smoking a cigar as he celebrated promotion to the Premier League with Nottingham Forest.
Or Antonio Conte, who declared Spence was not a signing he personally sanctioned<\/a> when Tottenham recruited the full-back in a \u00a312.5m deal, and called him an \u201cinvestment by the club\u201d. The words stung.
Viewers in the UK can watch the match on ITV1 and ITVX, with coverage starting at 4pm BST.
England\u2019s World Cup qualifier against Andorra kicks off at 5pm BST on Saturday 6 September at Villa Park in Birmingham.
England XI: <\/strong>Pickford; James, Guehi, Konsa, Lewis-Skelly; Anderson, Rice; Madueke, Eze, Gordon; Kane.
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