LATEST NEWS ' WALES V ENGLAND ' EURO 2016 MATCH THREAD

WALES v ENGLAND
Euro 2016 Group Stages
Thursday 16 June, 3pm
Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens Agglo



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Wayne Hennessey still a doubt.

20,000 Welsh fans expected to arrive in Lens

Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey faces a race to be fit after missing the win against Slovakia due to a back spasm.

Back-up keeper Danny Ward played against Slovakia instead, though Coleman will be hoping his No.1 is fit to return against Hodgson's side.





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England boss Roy Hodgson will resist all calls to drop striker Harry Kane for the showdown with Wales on Thursday.

England boss Roy Hodgson will have a fully-fit squad to choose from with no injury concerns, though he faces a tough decision on whether to start Jamie Vardy.

The Leicester striker was an unused substitute in the draw against Russia, and England's lack of composure in front of goal despite a number of chances could see the 29-year-old handed the opportunity to impress.


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Match Preview

Roy Hodgson's men were on course for a deserved three points against Russia on Saturday after Eric Dier's late free kick opened the scoring at Stade Velodrome, but Vasili Berezutski's stoppage-time header rescued a point for Russia to deny the Three Lions a win.

In contrast, Wales got off to a fine start in France as Hal Robson-Kanu and Gareth Bale struck for Chris Coleman's side to earn the Dragons a dramatic 2-1 win against Slovakia.


Likely Lineups

Wales

Wales XI vs Slovakia: Ward; Gunter, Chester, A Williams, Davies, Taylor; Edwards, Allen, Ramsey, Williams; Bale.

England

England XI vs Russia: Hart, Walker, Cahill, Smalling, Rose; Alli, Dier, Rooney; Sterling, Kane, Lallana.


The table as it stands




Previous Meetings

02 May 1984 Wales v England 1-0 British Championships
09 Oct 2004 England v Wales 2-0 FIFA World Cup
03 Sep 2005 Wales v England 0-1 FIFA World Cup
26 Mar 2011 Wales v England 0-2 UEFA European Championship
06 Sep 2011 England v Wales 1-0 UEFA European Championship


England




Best result: semi-finals 1968, 1996
Coach: Roy Hodgson
Leading scorers: all-time – Wayne Rooney (51); current – Wayne Rooney (51)
Most appearances: all-time – Peter Shilton (125); current – Wayne Rooney (109)
Association formed: 1863
Nickname: Three Lions
Where they play: Wembley, London

England's recent record in major tournaments could have looked very different had it not been for penalty shoot-outs. Since losing on spot kicks to West Germany in the semi-finals of the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, they have been eliminated by that method from five further tournaments – three UEFA European Championships (1996, 2004 and 2012) and two World Cups (1998, 2006). It means the 1966 World Cup triumph on home soil remains their only final appearance, although Roy Hodgson's team, group stage fallers at the 2014 World Cup, should travel to France in confident mood having qualified for UEFA EURO 2016 with ten wins out of ten.


Form - Previous group games

Wales Euro 2016 Results

Saturday 11 June 3 Wales 2-1 Slovakia

England Euro 2016 Results

Saturday 11 June 2016 England 1-1 Russia


Match Odds

England: 11/20
Draw: 29/10
Wales: 23/4


Where can I watch it?

Date and time:
Wales face England at Stade Felix Bollaert-Delelis in Lens on Thursday, June 16. Kick-off is 14:00 BST.

When and where to watch:
BBC will broadcast the game live.


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3-0 England! ! but that's being pessimistic

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2-2

2-1 Wales.

My head says 3.1 England but thats just me trying to be realistic. I dearly hope they prove me wrong!

My heart says 3.2 Wales

Wales 8-0 England

9-0 Wales

9-0 Wales

Ambitious mate, be realistic

Hard to see us getting much from this one really, so my head says 3-1 England.

But my heart says 1-0 Wales

Was a bit ambitious....ok 9-1

In all seriousness I will say 2-1 win for Wales in a bit of a smash and grab.

2-1 wales bale, ramsey come on wales

1-1 and a very important point as I don't think we will lose to Russia either.

I said Wales would loose 2-0 against Slovakia so I will go for the same 2-0 to England

2-0 to England.

I feel that this match will prove tougher than our match against Slovakia. On paper they should win and I'd say probably 3-1 England but that said, this Wales team keeps pulling off some remarkable results/surprises. Take nothing away from Wales at all - we are better than many people thinks we are. Are we gonna be the Leicester city of the euros? Win this next match and OMG! We are a real force to be reckoned with, draw this and that would be a great result still, loosing could be expected but it's not game over even if we do that. This match is massive though in terms of the fact it's England for a start, the significance of a win or draw and the fact we could edge nearer to making more history for Wales FC!

Head - 3-1 England

Heart - 1-1 or 2-1 Wales

Be great if we get a draw, but I think they have too much for us. England 3-0.

1-0 WALES Ramsey

Ill be firmly rooting for England sorry lads. Going for a 1-1 draw and hopefully both teams qualify

1-0 Wales, with Bale to score a pen in the last minute

Wales goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey faces a race to be fit after missing the win against Slovakia due to a back spasm.

Back-up keeper Danny Ward played against Slovakia instead, though Coleman will be hoping his No.1 is fit to return against Hodgson's side.

20000 welsh fans!. I don't understand. We have only been given 6000 tickets which means that the rest have to be neutral. The stadium capicity is just over 35000. Fans have been told to stay away if they havent got tickets

2-1 to Wales

Wales midfielder Dave Edwards seeking revenge on old tenant Joe Hart
By LAURIE WHITWELL FOR THE DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 22:51, 13 June 2016 | UPDATED: 22:51, 13 June 2016

Joe Hart may be an expert in organising a defence but Wales midfielder Dave Edwards can remember a time when the England goalkeeper would leave his room a mess.
Edwards was Hart’s landlord during their days together at Shrewsbury Town and the two have remained good friends. Their careers have taken different paths but interchanged at various points and will do so again in Lens on Thursday when the Home Nations collide.
Edwards, the Wolves player, is eager to start his second game at Euro 2016 having scored past the Manchester City No 1 at Molineux six years ago.

He would look to create as much disorder in England’s box as once was the case in their shared house.
‘We lived in a little two-bed terrace which was my first home in Shrewsbury,’ said Edwards. ‘He rented a room off me. I was 18, 19 when we lived together for just over a year until he signed for Man City. He was a messy housemate.

England boss Roy Hodgson will resist all calls to drop striker Harry Kane for the showdown with Wales on Thursday.

BBC Wales Sport ‏@BBCWalesSport
Gareth Bale on Jack Wilshere saying England have better team: "I really don't care what they say. We know we can beat them."

Media Wales
Gareth Bale is asked how many England players would get in the Wales team. The reply? "None!"

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Joe Ledley has revealed how early morning trips to an oxygen chamber saved his Euro 2016 dream.

Ledley suffered a fractured leg playing for Crystal Palace on May 7 and admitted he shed a tear when he felt his hopes of playing in France were over.

But Ledley made a remarkable recovery to play for Wales just five weeks later, coming off the bench in the 2-1 victory over Slovakia and starting the move which led to Hal Robson-Kanu’s winner.

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England and Wales may have to finish first or second in their Euro 2016 group to progress if Russia are disqualified.