England and Senegal will go head-to-head in a friendly at the City Ground on Tuesday 10th June at 7:45pm. This meeting takes place amid both teams’ respective World Cup qualifying campaigns and will be broadcast live on ITV1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thomas Tuchel will be expecting a much better performance after England’s underwhelming win over Andorra last weekend, but his team face stiffer opposition in the form of Senegal. The Lions of Teranga are currently enjoying a long 23-game unbeaten run in all internationals (W16, D6). However, one of those matches resulted in a penalty shootout defeat to Ivory Coast in the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations final.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Senegal are certainly no pushovers and after England’s subpar performance on Saturday, I think they can cause England problems. With Premier League quality in attack with Nicolas Jackson and Ismaila Sarr and Edouard Mendy returning between the sticks, I’m surprised to see 7\/4 available for the visitors to avoid defeat at the City Ground. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ismaila Sarr finished the season in strong form for Crystal Palace, lifting the FA Cup and scoring three goals in his last five league appearances. The Senegal international came off the bench and scored the equaliser against Ireland on Friday and should be rewarded with a start here. Some bookmakers have him priced at 14\/1 to find the net first on Tuesday, a price which looks a shade too big. <\/p>\n\n\n