Sweden vs England International Friendly Preview

PREVIEW

With seven uncapped players among the Three Lions' 23-man squad, Roy Hodgson will be keen to gain a mixture between experience and youth against Erik Hamren's charges

PROBABLE LINEUPS

SWEDEN 

Isaksson

Lustig, Granqvist, J Olsson, Safari

Larsson, Elm, Kallstrom, Kacaniklic

Ibrahimovic, Berg

ENGLAND

Hart

Johnson, Cahill, Shawcross, Baines

Osman, Gerrard, Huddlestone, Cleverley

Wilshere

Welbeck

TEAM NEWS

Sweden head coach Erik Hamren is not expected to tinker too much during this friendly, with the squad very similar to that of the selection which faced Germany and Faroe Islands.

Fulham youngster Alexander Kacaniklic could be in line for his fourth appearance after impressing at Craven Cottage this season after a successful loan spell at Watford last term.

Striker Mathias Ranegie will be hoping to his three caps after returning to the Sweden fold during the last round of qualifiers.

Due to a flux of withdrawals following the domestic schedule at the weekend, Roy Hodgson has had to rethink his plans with five players pulling out due to injury.

Uncapped Wilfried Zaha has been added to add to the six other possible debutants. Tom Huddlestone will be looking to add to his three caps - the last coming in May 2010.

Ryan Shawcross and Leon Osman are likely to be handed their first appearances for England, with Carl Jenkinson - who has represented Finland at youth level - expected to feature as a substitute.

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Source: Goal