England vs. Slovenia confirmed lineups, starting 11, team news: Gallagher ends Southgate's Alexander-Arnold experiment

Dom Farrell

England vs. Slovenia confirmed lineups, starting 11, team news: Gallagher ends Southgate's Alexander-Arnold experiment image

England have their Euro 2024 destiny in their hands as they head into a concluding Group C fixture against Slovenia in Cologne.

Gareth Southgate's men have taken four points from their opening two fixtures, which amounts to a two-point lead at the top of the standings.

Qualification for the knockout stages is already guaranteed, while a victory would secure top spot for England and a potentially more favourable last-16 fixture.

But the onus is on Southgate and his talent-rich squad to produce the sort of cohesive performance in line with England's status as one of the pre-tournament favourites —standards they have so far fallen well below in Germany.

Slovenia are similarly unbeaten in the competition and would be heading into this game level on points with their opponents but for a last-gasp equaliser from Luka Jovic in the 1-1 draw against Serbia.

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England vs. Slovenia confirmed lineups, starting 11, team news

Trent Alexander-Arnold's deployment as a central midfielder has come in for criticism during England's underwhelming opening to the tournament. Southgate himself described the selection as an "experiment" and it seems to have run its course.

Conor Gallagher comes into the side, which now sees the Chelsea midfielder sit alongside Declan Rice.

Gallagher is an excellent presser and could inject some much-needed energy into the England side. Kieran Trippier continues at left-back despite Luke Shaw's return to first-team training, while Joe Gomez and Ezri Konsa are alternatives off the bench.

England starting XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Pickford (GK) — Walker, Stones, Guehi, Trippier — Gallagher, Rice— Saka, Bellingham, Foden — Kane.

Subs: Ramsdale, Henderson, Shaw, Alexander-Arnold, Honsa, Dunk, Toney, Gordon, Watkins, Bowen, Eze, Gomez, Palmer, Wharton, Mainoo.

Injured: Shaw, Trippier (doubt)
Suspended: None

Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak caused a stir by missing training on Saturday but Slovenia boss Matjaz Kek has his one genuine world-class performer available.

Midfielders Timi Max Elsnik and Adam Gnezda Cerin suffered knocks during the Serbia game but have passed late checks.

RB Leipzig sensation Benjamin Sesko is yet to find the net so far at Euro 2024 and must try to ignite a change in fortunes against an England defence that has been miserly up until this point.

Slovenia starting XI (4-4-2, right to left): Oblak (GK) — Karnicnik, Drkusic, Bijol, Janza — Stojanovic, Elsnik, Cerin, Mlakar — Sporar, Sesko.

Subs: Belec, Vekic, Balkovec, Blazic, Stankovic, Verbic, Lovric, Kurtic, Horvat, Vipotnik, Celar, Brekalo, Zuhelj, Zeljkovic, Ilicic.

Injured: None
Suspended: None

England vs. Slovenia live stream, TV channel

Here's how to watch this Euro 2024 match across selected areas of the world's major regions:

 TV channelStreaming
USAFOXFubo, Fox Sports app/website, ViX
CanadaTSN 1, 3, 4, TVA SportsTVA+
UKITV 1, STVITV X, STV Player
Australia —Optus Sport
IndiaSony Ten 2, 3JioTV, SonyLiv

USA: England vs. Slovenia from the RheinEnergieStadion will be televised in the United States on FS1, with a Spanish-language broadcast via Vix. Both channels are available to stream on Fubo, with the latter offering a FREE seven-day trial.

UK: Monday's match match will be shown in the UK on ITV and STV, with streaming on the ITV X and STV Player platforms.

Canada: Euros matches can be seen in Canada on TSN's respective TV channel and live streaming services, while TVA+ will also provide a stream for this game.

Australia: Australia's sole broadcaster for the Euros is Optus Sport. 

India: All Euro games are available to watch on JioTV/SonyLiv. This match is also available on TV via Sony Ten 2 and 3.

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Dom is the senior content producer for Sporting News UK. He previously worked as fan brands editor for Manchester City at Reach Plc. Prior to that, he built more than a decade of experience in the sports journalism industry, primarily for the Stats Perform and Press Association news agencies. Dom has covered major football events on location, including the entirety of Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Paris and St Petersburg respectively, along with numerous high-profile Premier League, Champions League and England international matches. Cricket and boxing are his other major sporting passions and he has covered the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennadiy Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko live from ringside.