England vs. France: Team News, Predicted Line-Ups, Live Stream and TV Info

Jonathan JohnsonNov 16, 2015

England host France at Wembley Stadium just days after a total of 129 people were killed in attacks across Paris last Friday, per BBC Sport.

Les Bleus beat Germany 2-0 at Stade de France, but the result paled into insignificance with news of the attack on the French capital and the match venue itself.

Four days after the shocking events in Paris, the French will participate in this pre-planned friendly against the English after the French Football Federation opted against cancelling the fixture, as reported by BBC Sport.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 16: (L-R) Didier Deschamps the head coach of France and Hugo Lloris the captain of France address the media during the France Press Conference at Wembley Stadium on November 16, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Ge

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Date: Tuesday, November 17

Time: 8:00 p.m. BST (9:00 p.m. CEST)/3:00 p.m. ET

Venue: Wembley Stadium, London

TV Info: TF1 (France—9:00 p.m. CET), ITV (UK—8:00 p.m. GMT and highlights on ITV1 from 10:55 p.m.), FOX Sports 1 (3:00 p.m. ET)

Live Stream: FOX Sports GO

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Preamble

England welcome France to Wembley on Tuesday in a prestigious friendly that will now be more about showing solidarity with the French in the wake of last week’s atrocious attacks on Paris than any football that might be on show.

Les Bleus beat Germany 2-0 at Stade de France last Friday, but the result of the match was largely forgotten after the venue was targeted as part of a series of terrorist attacks across the city.

Meanwhile, England were beaten 2-0 by Spain at Estadio Jose Rico Perez in Alicante as Roy Hodgson’s men began their preparations for the 2016 UEFA European Championship by losing a 15-game unbeaten run.

Next summer’s tournament hosts have declined the offer to call the friendly off and their clash with the Three Lions will proceed.

The game will be an emotional event and both teams will likely struggle to produce their best in an atmosphere shrouded in sadness for those killed in last week’s attacks.

ALICANTE, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 13: Harry Kane of England is tackled by Koke Resurrecci?n (R) of Spain during the international friendly match between Spain and England at Jose Rico Perez Stadium on November 13, 2015 in Alicante, Spain. (Photo by Manuel Quei

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Form Lines (all competitions)

England

W 0-6 vs. San Marino (Euro 2016 Qualifiers)

W 2-0 vs. Switzerland (Euro 2016 Qualifiers)

W 2-0 vs. Estonia (Euro 2016 Qualifiers)

W 0-3 vs. Lithuania (Euro 2016 Qualifiers)

L 2-0 vs. Spain (International Friendly)

France

W 0-1 vs. Portugal (Friendly)

W 2-1 vs. Serbia (Friendly)

W 4-0 vs. Armenia (Friendly)

W 1-2 vs. Denmark (Friendly)

W 2-0 vs. Germany (Friendly)

PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 13: Andre-Pierre Gignac of France celebrates his goal during the international friendly match between France and Germany at Stade de France on November 13, 2015 in Saint-Denis near Paris, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Image

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Predicted Formations

England (4-2-3-1): Hart (c)/Butland; Walker, Stones, Cahill, Gibbs/Bertrand; Alli/Dier, Shelvey; Lallana, Rooney (c), Sterling; Kane.

France (4-3-3): Lloris (c); Sagna, Varane, Koscielny, Digne; Cabaye, Schneiderlin, Matuidi; Ben Arfa, Gignac, Martial.

ALICANTE, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 13: Harry Kane of England battles with Marc Bartra of Spain during the international friendly match between Spain and England at Jose Rico Perez Stadium on November 13, 2015 in Alicante, Spain. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Imag

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Player to Watch Per Side

Although he failed to find the back of the net in Spain last week, Harry Kane has rediscovered his scoring form of late.

The Tottenham Hotspur man has six goals from his last four appearances across all competitions and the 22-year-old will be keen to add to his three senior international goals.

Likely to be backed up by Raheem Sterling, Wayne Rooney and Adam Lallana, Kane will need to find a way past a France back line marshalled by Real Madrid’s Raphael Varane if the Spurs hotshot is to score for the first time since a 2-0 win over Switzerland.

As for France, Manchester United’s Anthony Martial is likely to be one of the main threats to the hosts at Wembley.

English Premier League fans have been wowed by the 19-year-old’s impressive early form at Old Trafford, and the former AS Monaco man has started to work his way into Didier Deschamps’ Euro 2016 plans.

Martial’s sublime skill in the build-up to Olivier Giroud’s opener in the 2-0 win over Germany, dancing through the world champions’ defence, was a magnificent sight to behold at Stade de France last week and more of that will make sure that he is part of Deschamps’ squad.

PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 13: Anthony Martial of France and Matthias Ginter of Germany in action during the international friendly match between France and Germany at Stade de France on November 13, 2015 in Saint-Denis near Paris, France. (Photo by Jean Ca

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Key Battle

This match will be decided by how well the England defence copes with an unpredictable French front three.

Les Bleus are expected to start with Martial, Andre-Pierre Gignac and the mercurial Hatem Ben Arfa, while Hodgson’s starting back line is likely to consist of Kyle Walker, John Stones, Gary Cahill and Ryan Bertrand.

If that French front three are on form, then England will have a difficult task on their hands in trying to keep them out over the 90 minutes.