Two nations looking to return to form will do battle today in an international friendly between Scotland and England. The match scheduled for 3 p.m. ET will be held at Celtic Park in Glasgow and can be live streamed here free.
What They're Saying
Scotland head coach Gordon Strachan (via the Telegraph): "We had Sunday off. We put the lads through an intensive warm-up today and thought they might take it a bit easier when we put on a match situation, but it was like the first day of preseason. We've got so many players who want to play tomorrow night. There were a few bumps, but it was the old-school 'just rub it down and get on with it.'"
England manager Roy Hodgson (via BBC): "It will be competitive and hard fought. Each challenge will be well competed, but it won't be especially physical. Scotland aren't that type of team. I am hoping it will be a competitive game between two football teams. Scotland set their stall out to play football like we do."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: England's Ross Barkley returns to the international stage after sustaining an injury. The 20-year-old has just four appearances for Everton this season, contributing one assist and an average of 2.8 take-ons.
Scotland's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Gordon; Robertson, Martin, Berra, Whittaker; Fletcher, Brown; Dorrans, Naismith, Maloney; Martin
England's Projected Lineup (4-3-1-2): Forster; Shaw, Smalling, Cahill, Chambers; Milner, Henderson, Chamberlain; Barkley; Rooney, Welbeck
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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