MATCH INFO
On Sunday evening, England will face Romania at the Riverside Stadium to wrap up their preparations for the European Championships this summer.
The Three Lions are coming off a 1-0 friendly win against Austria on Wednesday, while Romania was defeated 2-1 by Georgia the same night.
Team News
The players that competed in the Champions League and Europa League finals have already joined the team, giving Southgate a far greater option to choose from on Sunday night.
It's unclear what the head coach has in mind, whether he'll choose a lineup that's near to his strongest or rest a lot of key players ahead of the Croatia match.
Trent Alexander-Arnold has been forced to withdraw due to a thigh injury, while Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson are also recuperating from injuries and are unlikely to play.
Marcus Rashford and Kalvin Phillips are also doubts, so Jude Bellingham might play in midfield, while Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Jadon Sancho, and Raheem Sterling might play in attack, with Jack Grealish maybe being sheltered in the hope of starting against Croatia.
Due to his red card against Georgia earlier this week, Florin Tanase will be suspended, while Andrei Burca, Nicusor Bancu, and Iulian Cristea will be missing due to injury.
Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Vlad Chiriches is expected to start again in the midst of the back four, while Florin Nita is expected to start in goal once more.
Rangers attacker Ianis Hagi is also expected to start at the Riverside
Stadium, with Claudiu Keseru, the team's top goalscorer with 14
international goals, likely to lead the assault.
England possible starting lineup:
Pickford;
Trippier, Shaw, Coady, Stones; Bellingham, Rice; Sancho, Mount, Sterling;
Calvert-Lewin
Romania possible starting lineup:
Nita; Camora,
Chiriches, Nedelcearu, Sorescu; Stanciu, Marin; Hagi, Cicaldau, Maxim;
Keseru
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