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England face Finland looking to bounce back from their shock defeat to Greece

England face Finland looking to bounce back from their shock defeat to Greece.

Lee Carsley will revert to a more conventional line-up in Helsinki after being heavily criticised for his team ultra-attacking team selection at Wembley on Thursday.

The 2-1 loss was disastrous for Carsley’s chances of succeeding Gareth Southgate on a full-time basis, with Thomas Tuchel now favourite for the job.

The result was also a setback to England’s hopes of gaining promotion back to the top tier of the Nations League as they now trail unbeaten Greece by three points in Group B2.

England will hope to put things right against Finland, who slumped to a 2-0 loss at Wembley in September after a brace from Harry Kane on his 100th senior England appearance.

It has been a dreadful Nations League showing from the Finns, with Markku Kanerva’s side currently sitting rock bottom of the group with zero points to their name after three consecutive losses.

England will have Kane back against Finland after he missed the Greece defeat with a minor injury suffered with Bayern Munich last weekend.

Carsley is likely to revert to a more recognised shape and the skipper trained on Friday along with the fit-again Jack Grealish.

Jack Grealish, Angel Gomes, Marc Guehi and Kyle Walker are all set to come into the team, but Bukayo Saka and Curtis Jones have both now withdrawn from the squad.