Poland - England World Cup Qualifying Preview

PROBABLE LINEUPS

POLAND (4-2-3-1) 

Tyton 

Piszczek, Glik, Wasilewski, Wawrzyniak 

Borysiuk, Krychowiak 

Mierzejewski, Obraniak, Grosicki 

Lewandowski 

ENGLAND (4-2-3-1) 

Hart 

Johnson, Jagielka, Lescott, Cole 

Gerrard, Carrick 

Milner, Rooney, Oxlade-Chamberlain 

Welbeck

TEAM NEWS

POLAND:

Newly-appointed Poland manager Waldemar Fornalik is without national team captain Jakub Blaszczykowski, who turned his ankle on domestic duty with Borussia Dortmund.

Arsenal goalkeeping pair Wojciech Szczesny (foot) and Lukasz Fabianski (shoulder) are both injured, so Przemyslaw Tyton is expected to start in goal.

Eugen Polanski is also a major doubt, after leaving the Polish camp on Thursday to deal with personal issues, so Grzegorz Krychowiak and Ariel Borysiuk, who started in Poland’s friendly against South Africa, should continue in central midfield.

ENGLAND:

Skipper Steven Gerrard and Glen Johnson will be available for selection again after serving their suspensions. Joleon Lescott, James Milner and Jermain Defoe, all rested against San Marino because they were a yellow card away from a one-match ban, could also return.

Theo Walcott (chest/rib) was forced to withdraw from the England squad after he was poleaxed by San Marino goalkeeper Aldo Simoncini.

Chelsea duo Frank Lampard (calf) and Ryan Bertrand (illness) have not recovered in time to travel to Warsaw, but Ashley Cole could return to the side.

Source: Goal