England vs Spain LIVE: Nations League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

England vs Spain LIVEPAThomas Tuchel’s England return to Wembley Stadium tonight, hosting newly-crowned world champions Spain in their Nations League opener. Tonight is the start of the long road to qualifying for EURO 2028, and Thomas Tuchel already finds himself under a bit of pressure, due to the Three Lions’ disappointing World Cup and his recent comments in the media. Victory tonight, of course, might help to convince some sceptics of the Tuchel project, but he has his work cut out for him.It has already been a somewhat controversial camp, with a number of players including Cole Palmer and Declan Rice dropping out of the squad, citing injuries or load management. The Spain camp has befallen a similar fate, though, with the likes of Favi, Pedro Porro, Borja Iglesias and Joan Garcia all missing through injury.La Roja come into this match unbeaten in the last two-and-a-half years, and are facing England for the first time since breaking British hearts in the final of Euro 2024. Follow the match LIVE below with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog, with expert insight and analysis from Dom Smith at Wembley Stadium.England vs Spain latest newsStandard Sport predictionEngland have their work cut out for them here, in what will be a tricky test for a new-look side.Spain are not much changed from the side which won the World Cup, while England are without a handful of key players, not least Declan Rice and Cole Palmer.We expect the world champions to renew their credentials.Spain early team newsLa Roja will be without the injured pair of Joan Garcia and Pedro Porro tonight.Marcos Llorente is absent having retired from international duty.Gavi and Borja Iglesias were not called up for this international break, with the uncapped Ivan Fresneda and Roberto Fernandez both included.England early team newsDeclan Rice, Cole Palmer, Marcus Rashford, Kobbie Mainoo and Tino Livramento all withdrew from the Three Lions squad earlier this week, leading to late call-ups for James Garner and Morgan Gibbs-White.Nearly every member of Tuchel’s 24-man squad trained ahead of this match, with only Lewis Hall missing.Reports suggest Rio Ngumoha will be left out of the squad today, though, with team-sheets capped at 23.How to watch England vs SpainTV channel: In the UK, England vs Spain in the 2026/27 Nations League is being televised live and free to air on ITV, with coverage of the match beginning at 6:45pm BST on ITV1 ahead of a 7:45pm kick-off.Live stream: Catch the game live online through the ITVX website and app, which is free with a registration.Good afternoonHello, and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of England vs Spain in the Nations League.England take to the pitch this afternoon for the first time since the World Cup, and do so by hosting the tournament champions. It is a tall order as they bid to make a winning start to their Nations League campaign. Let’s see if they can get the job done...Stick with us for all the latest from Wembley Stadium and analysis from Dom Smith at the ground.Kick-off tonight is at 7.45pm...Getty