England vs Switzerland - as it happened: Marcus Rashford strike sees Three Lions return to winning ways

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England v Switzerland match preview

England will be looking to bounce back following a reality check that saw them succumb to a 2-1 home defeat to Spain in their opening game of the inaugural Nations League campaign.

Despite receiving a jubilant homecoming from a packed out Wembley Stadium on Saturday night, Gareth Southgate’s men were left to rue a string of missed chances after they were taught a footballing lesson of game management by a confident and clinical Spanish side.

England’s opponents for the night are an in-form Switzerland, who fared a lot better in their opening Nations League game after thrashing Iceland 6-0 on Saturday evening. They will be looking to inflict further misery on Southgate’s men when they meet on Tuesday night.

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What time does it start?

England vs Switzerland will kick off at 8:00pm (BST)

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Main Event with coverage starting from 7:00pm.

It’s a big game for…

Harry Maguire: Fresh off signing a new extended contract to 2023 with Leicester City, Maguire will be looking to make an impression in front of a home crowd for whom he has now committed his long-term future.

Maguire was subject of interest from Manchester United during the summer and, following the big defenders’ impressive performances during England’s fantastic World Cup campaign, he seemed set for a move to Old Trafford.

However, the Sheffield born centre-back chose to repay the belief shown in him by the club that gave him the opportunity to play at the highest level and, assuming he features, will look to improve on his defensive performance from the defeat on Saturday in front of the Leicester faithful.

Harry Maguire in action for England (Getty Images)

Best stat…

From 1948 onwards, England have lost only once to Switzerland in 21 meetings, thus suggesting that a Swiss victory would be a major upset.

Remember when…

In England’s last meeting with the Swiss, Wayne Rooney scored from the penalty spot to become England’s all-time top scorer surpassing Sir Bobby Charlton.

Player to watch…

Xherdan Shaqiri: Despite being limited to sub appearances only this season, Xherdan Shaqiri is still Switzerland’s most dangerous player, having played a vital role in the demolition of the Icelanders on Saturday evening.

Scoring one goal and assisting two on the night, Shaqiri’s potential threat to England should come as no surprise for regular viewers of the Premier League who have seen how devastating the little Swiss can be on his day.

Not only tricky with the ball at his feet, the winger possesses a wand of a left foot that can be extremely successful on set pieces and outside of the box with the spectacular almost a regular feature of the player’s performances.

England will need to keep a close eye on Xherdan Shaqiri (Getty Images)

Past three-meetings…

England 2 Switzerland 0, European Championship Qualifier, September 8 2015

Switzerland 0 England 2, European Championship Qualifier, September 8 2014

England 2 Switzerland 2, European Championship Qualifier, June 4th 2011

Form guide…

England: LDWLLL

Switzerland: WDWDLW

Odds…

England to win: 17/20

Switzerland to win: 23/10

Draw: 15/4

[11 September 2018 21:43 · Jack Watson]

England 1-0 Switzerland 

86: Mehmedi wins a corner off Stones but England clear. Time to implement operation 'see it out'

[11 September 2018 21:47 · Jack Watson]

England 1-0 Switzerland

All of England's work is almost undone as we enter five added minutes.

Stones is caught out by a bouncing ball and Ajeti is in and fires over.

[11 September 2018 21:51 · Jack Watson]

England 1-0 Switzerland

Well that was better. England were playing some very good football in the second half and definitely deserved their 1-0 win. Marcus Rashford was making things happen all evening and Danny Rose put in a man-of-the-match at wing-back in Luke Shaw's absence.

The first half was a little sluggish, but things got much better after the break. 

[11 September 2018 22:00 · Jack Watson]

Jack Pitt-Brooke's verdict from the King Power

"England did improve in the second half there but even then the winning goal did come out of the blue. The rhythm of both teams was disrupted in the second half by all the changes and it is hard to read too much into what happened after that.

"So while the win is impressive enough, and there are a few good individual performances - Rashford and Rose - I don't think there will be too much celebration of this display."

[11 September 2018 22:08 · Jack Watson]

Player reaction

Harry Maguire

"All of us, we weren't happy. The gaffer had stern words with us and we were much better. The gaffer's told us we want to be confident. The atmosphere was brilliant, it gives you that bit of a boost."

Danny Rose

"We spoke at half time and we weren't happy with how we was playing and pressing. We did a lot better in the second half. I've been fit for a while and hopefully I've stopped getting the niggly injuries, if I stay fit I know i know I'll get back to where I was.

[11 September 2018 22:09 · Jack Watson]

The ratings are in

It's good news for Marcus Rashford and Danny Rose.