England vs Belgium LIVE: Latest updates from Wembley friendly

Gareth Southgate on Ivan Toney’s involvement tonight:

“You can’t disguise the fact that any game in an England shirt is an important one. But he’s playing with confidence with his club and, as everyone else does, all he has to do is bring his club form into the international shirt.

“He of course has different qualities to Ollie. He’s definitely a player who gets more involved in the lower build up and can come short, find those passes, it’s not just about hitting him as a target man. There are plenty of different attributes to his game.”

Ivan Toney leads the line for England this evening in what could easily be do or die for a place in Gareth Southgate’s Euros squad.

He’ll be desperate to impress.

England aren’t the only ones in action tonight.

All the way down the M4 in Cardiff, Wales and Poland face off in a crucial encounter which will determine which of the two nations plays a part in Euro 2024 this year.

The teams are one game away from a place at the tournament and meet in a qualifying play-off final at Cardiff City Stadium where Wales should be the favourites to triumph. They have home advantage and although lacking the star power of a Robert Lewandowski, who is sure to line-up for Poland, they should have enough ability to reach a third successive European Championship in front of the Red Wall.

Follow live updates from the Welsh capital:

Euro 2024 is nearly upon us and with it comes a sartorial smorgasbord for us to enjoy, or be deeply offended by.

There are still a few shirts to be released by Puma, Macron and the good people at Joma, but Nike and Adidas have dropped most of their gear already, so without further ado, let’s get stuck in.

As many expected, Manchester United teenager Kobbie Mainoo makes his full England debut this evening as the Three Lions take on Belgium.

He’s one of a handful of England’s fringe players who will be eager to make an impression on Gareth Southgate ahead of Euros selection, with the likes of Ezri Konsa, Jarred Bowen and Ivan Toney also starting tonight.

However, one notable omission from Southgate’s XI is Anthony Gordon, who would have been desperate to prove his worth across 90 minutes this evening.

Also on the bench is Cole Palmer and Jordan Henderson – two players who were absent for Saturday’s clash with Brazil due to injury. A rare positive fitness update for England.

ENGLAND XI: Pickford; Konsa, Stones, Dunk, Chilwell; Mainoo, Rice, Bellingham; Bowen, Toney, Foden.

BELGIUM XI: Sels; Castagne, Debast, Vertonghen, Theate; Mangala, Onana, Tielemans; Trossard, Lukaku, Trossard.

It’s going to be a wet night at Wembley!

We’re 30 minutes out from lineups! Just to remind you of the team news, England are dealing with a long list of injuries.

However, Cole Palmer is in contention to return to action after missing out on the weekend’s outing against Brazil, while Kobbie Mainoo could make his full England debut.

All will be revealed in half an hour…

Looks like the England squad managed to get out onto the pitch before the rain arrived…