England vs Andorra – Match Preview and Team News

England and Andorra will compete with each other on Saturday in the FIFA qualifications of 2026 FIFA World Cup in Villa Park.

The three lions strive to expand their perfect start under Thomas Tuchel, while Andorra is looking for their first points of the campaign.

England is on schedule to reach a seventh consecutive world cup after victories over Albania, Latvia and Andorra, and places them top of group K

England vs Andorra – Match Preview and Team News

• Date: September 6, Saturday.
• Kick -off: 17:00 Bst.
• Location: Villa Park, Birmingham.
• Referee: Mohammad al-Emara (Finland).
• US: Bram van Driessche (Belgium).
• Last meeting: Andorra 0-1 England, Fifa World Cup Qualifier, 7 June 2025

England Team News

Thomas Tuchel has appointed a 24-man team for the fixture, with a mix of experienced internationals and exciting newcomers. Among the fresh faces are Tottenham’s Djed Spence and Elliot Anderson of Nottingham Forest, both rewarded for their excellent starts of the Premier League season 2025/26.

In addition, AC Milan’s Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Bayer Leverkusen defender Jarell Quansah were Late additions to the team after Adam Wharton van Crystal Palace had withdrawn due to a groin injury that was sustained during the training. John Stones left the camp with a muscular problem.

Several important players are sidelined by injury, including Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka and Levi Colwill, while Trent Alexander-Arnold, Kyle Walker and Jack Grealish were omitted. This mix gives Tuchel the intention to balance the freshness of the team with tactical discipline while England is looking for the top spot in the group.

On the tactical front, Tuchel is expected to use an attacking but balanced 4-3-3 formation, with Declan Rice the midfield next to Jordan Henderson and Elliot Anderson, who can make his senior debut. Harry Kane and Marcus Rashford lead the front line, with the aim of adding to the impressive count of England of 11 goals in the qualifications so far.

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Andorra Team News

The Andorrans, under the management of Koldo Álvarez, have no major injury problems prior to this crucial group K -Meeting.

Veteran goalkeeper Iker Álvarez retains his place between the sticks and offers experience and leadership from behind. Although the team misses the star power of England, they will look at defensive organization and fast counterattacks to challenge the favorites.

In particular, the 42-year-old attacker Marc Pujol is absent in the team and is denying Andorra of one of their most experienced attacking points of sale. Captain Marc Vales continues to lead the effort of midfield, an essential presence in both defense and transition game.

Form

England: wwwwl

Tuchel suffered his first defeat as an English manager in the last outing on the side, a 3-1 friendly defeat against Senegal in June.

The team had had a six-game extraction streak for that, although in their most recent competitive fixture Andorra they could only beat in Barcelona. In the gloomy version, the players looked the field with the interval and full -time.

Andorra: DLLLLLL

Andorra has difficulty finding momentum, all three of their group K matches and five goals without giving answer. Despite these difficulties, they will be motivated by the challenge to make the higher English side up and foremost and to claim their first points in the campaign.

Predicted line -Ups

England: Pickford; James, Stones, Guehi, Livramento; Rice, Henderson, Anderson; Bowen, Kane, Rashford

Andorra: I. Álvarez; Llovera, Ramos, San Nicolás, Olivera; Borra, Rodrigo, CoVós; Garcia, López, CoVós

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