Sam Allardyce: Greg Dyke confirms Sunderland manager recommended as Roy Hodgson's replacement

Allardyce will be named England manager later today

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Greg Dyke has confirmed that the three-man panel tasked with finding the next England manager will recommend current Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce to the Football Association as the suitable candidate to replace Roy Hodgson.

FA chief executive Martin Glenn, technical director Dan Ashworth and vice-chairman David Gill have been presented with the challenge of identifying the next England manager, and after initial suggestions linked the role with Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, a two-horse race developed between Allardyce and Hull City’s Steve Bruce.

Allardyce has now won that battle, and despite the FA infuriating Sunderland with their pursuit, Allardyce is expected to be unveiled as England manager on Thursday.

Speaking to Sky Sports outside Wembley Stadium on his final day as FA chairman, Dyke confirmed that Allardyce will be recommended as England manager later today when the FA meets at the national stadium.

The former Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United and West Ham United manager will replace Hodgson as England manager after his immediate resignation following the embarrassing Euro 2016 last-16 defeat by Iceland.

Hodgson was criticised for failing to settle on a formation and his best team, with the former Liverpool and Fulham manager trying out different tactics during the group stage of the tournament in France and moving Wayne Rooney into midfield for the first time in his international career.

The brief for the 61-year-old will be a simple one, with England kicking off their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign on 4 September against Slovakia before returning to Wembley in October to take on Malta. With England’s qualifying group also including Slovenia, Scotland and Lithuania, Allardyce will be expected to make light work of reaching Russia 2018, although the two matches against rivals Scotland will certainly stand out in his schedule.

Allardyce will take the England job after missing out on the role when Steve McLaren was appointed as Sven-Göran Eriksson’s successor in 2006, though McLaren’s time in charge would prove as short as it was successful in failing to reach Euro 2008.

With Allardyce leaving Sunderland on the cusp of the new Premier League season, former Manchester United manager David Moyes is the front runner to take over at the Stadium of Light.