England tonight take on Senegal in an international friendly with head coach Thomas Tuchel demanding a much-improved performance.
Facing a side unbeaten in their last 15 games, the England players will have to raise their performance levels – even if some appear to be running on empty following a long season.
Senegal, ‘the Lions of Teranga’, warmed up for this friendly with a 1-1 draw against the Republic of Ireland on Friday. They were staring defeat in the face until Crystal Palace winger Ismaila Sarr equalised inside the final 10 minutes.
Just a second-ever meeting between the two nations awaits as Tuchel looks to extend his perfect winning record as England boss to four games.
Date, kick-off time and venue
England vs Senegal is scheduled for a 7.45pm BST kick-off tonight, Tuesday, June 10, 2025.
The match will take place at the City Ground, Nottingham.
Where to watch England vs Senegal
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on ITV. Coverage starts at 7pm BST on ITV1 ahead of kick-off at 7.45pm.
Live stream: ITVX will offer a live stream service.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from our reporters at the ground.
England vs Senegal team news
England expect to have Bukayo Saka fit after a minor fitness issue kept him out of the win over Andorra. The fact that the Arsenal star was present for the pre-match media conference was the first good sign regarding his availability.
Meanwhile, Tuchel has said he will name a much-changed team on Tuesday so that could see the likes of Declan Rice, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Eberechi Eze and Anthony Gordon all come into the starting line-up.
Senegal came through their friendly against the Republic of Ireland with a clean bill of health still intact and head coach Pape Thiaw could had starts to Sarr, Chelsea striker Nicolas Jackson and ex-Blues pair Edouard Mendy and Kalidou Koulibaly.
Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson should feature
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England vs Senegal prediction
For the first time in Tuchel’s short reign as England manager, a tough test awaits. Regardless of the performances against Albania, Latvia and Andorra, the Three Lions delivered victories having been overwhelming favourites for all three fixtures.
This clash is a bit harder to call as Senegal are in good form and have players to cause England problems. Still, a step up in opposition should see an improvement in performance and a slender win.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
The two nations’ only ever meeting so far came as recently as December 2022 at the World Cup in Qatar.
Goals from Jordan Henderson, Harry Kane and Saka saw England run out comfortable 3-0 winners in the round of 16 showdown.
England have won their only meeting against Senegal so far
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England vs Senegal match odds
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
