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Neil Johnston

1. get involved

   Get Involvedpublished at 18:46 Greenwich Mean Time

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   The men’s team might have never played Latvia, but the women’s team beat them 20-0. Just saying…

   Katy, Northumberland

2. One hour to kick-offpublished at 18:45 Greenwich Mean Time

   England v Latvia (19:45 GMT)

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3. get involved

   Get Involved: England starting XI – your verdictpublished at 18:42 Greenwich Mean Time

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   Delighted to see Foden back in his best position for England (sitting on the bench). If there has ever been a player who has earned at least 44 caps for England whilst contributing less, I’d love to hear who that is.

   Iain, West Mids

   For me, a far more interesting team. Dan Burn must feel disappointed, but Bowen for ineffectual Foden makes complete sense.

   Andy, West Sussex

4. Coldplay 1-0 Englandpublished at 18:40 Greenwich Mean Time

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   Villa Park has not hosted a senior men’s England game for 20 years while it’s 19 years since the Three Lions last played at Anfield.

   Should Latvia at home on a Monday night in March have been moved away from Wembley for somewhere else in the country?

   By the way, England’s next home World Cup qualifier against Andorra on 6 September will have to be played away from the national stadium.

   That’s because Coldplay are performing a series of concerts at Wembley Stadium in late August and early September.

5. Tuchel rings changespublished at 18:37 Greenwich Mean Time

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   Phil McNulty
   BBC Sport chief football writer at Wembley

   England head coach Thomas Tuchel has given a familiar face a chance to revive his England career by giving Chelsea captain Reece James his first start since 2022.

   Tuchel is a huge admirer of the 25-year-old who was a key element of the German’s Chelsea side that won the Champions League in 2021, and has wasted no time in bringing him back into the fold after he recovered from the latest in a succession of hamstring injuries.

   If James can stay fit and impress, there is every chance he can nail down the right-back spot, although he can also play on the left.

   West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen will get his opportunity to stake a claim as on right flank as he replaces Manchester City’s Phil Foden, who disappointed against Albania, with Tuchel admitting he wanted more.

   Tuchel is also keen to see what Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers can offer, so he gets a start this evening.

6. ‘King Kong’ at Wembleypublished at 18:34 Greenwich Mean Time

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   On the bench for Latvia is a former West Ham youth goalkeeper who was nicknamed ‘King Kong’ due to his 6ft 7in frame.

   “When he came to West Ham we were like ‘wow this guy’s a beast’,” says England midfielder Declan Rice about Rihards Matrevics.

   “We’d go to Nando’s in Romford and he’d have to duck down to get underneath the door, he’s that tall!”

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7. get involved

   Get Involvedpublished at 18:31 Greenwich Mean Time

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   Mark Sowton: Is the perfect score 4-0? Any less would be deemed poor against the world’s No 140. Any more ruins the spectacle of a competitive game?

8. From ‘lonely & frustrating’ to England startpublished at 18:28 Greenwich Mean Time

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   Chelsea captain missed much of last season after undergoing hamstring surgery and has also missed a chunk of this campaign with a similar issue.

   Now he’s back in England’s starting XI.

   “It was lonely and frustrating,” James told BBC Sport in January about his injury issues.

9. Team news – four changes for Englandpublished at 18:26 Greenwich Mean Time

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   Thomas Tuchel has made four changes to the England side who started their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-0 win over Albania on Friday.

   Reece James and Marc Guehi come into the defence with Kyle Walker and Dan Burn dropping to the bench.

   Morgan Rogers has taken Curtis Jones’ place in midfield with Jarrod Bowen getting the nod in attack ahead of Phil Foden.

   England XI: Pickford, James, Konsa, Guehi, Lewis-Skelly, Rogers, Rice, Bellingham, Bowen, Rashford, Kane.

   Subs: Trafford, Henderson, Henderson, Quansah, Colwill, Eze, Solanke, Walker, Foden, Burn, Jones, Gibbs-White.

   Paulo Nicolato has named his Latvia side to take on England in the second qualifying match in Group K.

   Latvia kickstarted their campaign with a 1-0 win away at Andorra and are looking to maintain their 100% record.

   Latvia XI: Zviedris, Balodis, Cernomordijs, Gutkovskis, Ikaunieks, Savalnieks, Jurkovskis, Ciganiks, Zelenkovs, Jaunzems, Saveljevs.

   Subs: Ozols, Matrevics, Jagodinskis, Sliede, Isajevs, Daskevics, Vapne, Sits, Krollis, Melniks, Tonisevs.

10. Big night for Rogerspublished at 18:26 Greenwich Mean Time

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    What a huge night for Morgan Rogers.

    The 22-year-old’s previous three appearances for his country have all come as a substitute.

    Rogers is rewarded for playing a key role in Aston Villa’s impressive run to the quarter-finals of both the Champions League and the FA Cup.

11. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 18:23 Greenwich Mean Time

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    So Phil Foden, Kyle Walker, Dan Burn and Curtis Jones drop to the bench. Let us know your thoughts on Thomas Tuchel’s second starting line-up.

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12. Rogers makes first startpublished at 18:17 Greenwich Mean Time

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    Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers makes his first start for England. Reece James, Marc Guehi and Jarrod Bowen all return to the starting XI.

    England XI: Pickford, Lewis-Skelly, Konsa, Guehi, James, Rogers, Rice, Bellingham, Bowen, Kane, Rashford.

    Full team news to follow.

13. Will Gibbs-White gets a first start?published at 18:16 Greenwich Mean Time

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    What a season Morgan Gibbs-White is having. He’s captained Nottingham Forest towards touching distance of a Champions League place and will lead his side out in an FA Cup quarter-final against Brighton on Saturday.

    Is it time to give the midfielder his first England senior start?

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    Get Involved: Should Foden start?published at 18:12 Greenwich Mean Time

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    Quality passing rules: Foden…why? He can’t play on the wing and isn’t better than Bellingham, so you can’t play him in the centre. Made to look average at best by Albania.

15. ‘Tuchel wants to see more from Foden’published at 18:09 Greenwich Mean Time

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    Ian Dennis
    BBC Radio 5 Live senior football reporter at Wembley

    I think Thomas Tuchel wants to see a little bit more from Phil Foden – if he plays. He wants to see a better connection between Foden and Jude Bellingham in the No 10 role.

    Thomas Tuchel is impatient. He wants to implement his style of football quite quickly but it will take time because they have had a limited amount of time on the training field.

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    Get Involved: Should Foden start?published at 18:07 Greenwich Mean Time

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    Should Phil Foden start tonight? Is it time to give Morgan Gibbs-White his first England start? What’s your verdict of England under Thomas Tuchel so far?

    And is it time to shake-up World Cup qualifying? England’s group features teams ranked 32nd, 65th, 140th and 171st in the world.

    Should the Three Lions be facing sterner tests before the serious business starts in 15 months time?

    You know the drill. Send all your England thoughts this way.

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17. James set for first England start since 2022published at 18:05 Greenwich Mean Time

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    Team news is due to drop at Wembley in the next few minutes but BBC Sport understands Chelsea defender Reece James is set to make his first start for his country since September 2022. Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi is also hopeful ofreturning to the side following his omission against Albania last Friday.

    Read more here.

18. ‘Phoney war’published at 18:02 Greenwich Mean Time

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    Who will provide Thomas Tuchel with his first big test as England boss? It’s unlikely to be Latvia, who are 136 places below the Three Lions in Fifa’s rankings.

    This should be a comfortable night for the hosts whose next World Cup qualifier after this is against Andorra – who are ranked even lower in 171st.

    “The thing about this calendar year is that it’s a phoney war because England will not be tested in the qualifying group with the exception of going away to Tirana to play Albania and Belgrade to play Serbia,” says BBC Radio 5 Live senior football reporter Ian Dennis.

19. All roads lead to North Americapublished at 17:59 Greenwich Mean Time

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    In 444 days time the first match of the 2026 World Cup will be getting under way in Mexico City.

    Barring a catastrophe, Thomas Tuchel and England will be there.

    Tonight, the road to North America continues with a first ever meeting with Latvia. That’s the same Latvia who are ranked 140th in the world.

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