STAR PREVEW: Slovenia v England

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Caretaker manager Gareth Southgate has dropped England’s record goalscorer Wayne Rooney to the bench tonight for the qualifier against Slovenia and given Man U have done the same to him in their last three games, time could be running out for the Roon at the top level.

I say ‘top level’ with a degree of irony as England, yet again, looked a long way short of the top level with another thoroughly unconvincing performance against Malta at Wembley. The fact they couldn’t score in the second half was a depressing advertisement for their current lack of cohesion.

Despite Slovenia losing to England in all four of their previous encounters they may well fancy their chances of getting something from tonight’s game in Ljubljana.

Slovenia’s opening two qualifiers resulted in a 2-2 draw against Lithuania and a 1-0 over Slovakia boosting their chances of a top two finish in the Group.

To their credit, England’s record in qualifiers is exceptional – it’s just in the competition proper that things go rotten.

Slovenia v England
FIFA World Cup 2018 Qualifier
19:45 ITV / ITV HD

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD
(Maximum 10 matches)
Jun 2015 EURO CHAMPIONSHIPS Slovenia 2-3 England
Nov 2014 EURO CHAMPIONSHIPS England 3-1 Slovenia
Jun 2010 WORLD CUP Slovenia 0-1 England
Sep 2009 INTERNATIONAL England 2-1 Slovenia

I can’t see many goals but I think Slovenia can do enough to share a DRAW and am backing that option at 11/4 with Star Sports.

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