Confirmed England team v Wales – Gordon, Watkins, Spence, Stones all start

The England team v Wales has been announced.

Thomas Tuchel selecting his starting eleven for this friendly.

The England boss naming Anthony Gordon in his team tonight.

Dan Burn is amongst the subs.

A 7.45pm kick-off at Wembley this Thursday tonight.

This friendly a warm up for the World Cup group qualifier away to Latvia on Tuesday.

Victory in that game would guarantee England topping the group with two matches still to play, guaranteed a place at the 2026 World Cup finals.

England team v Wales:

Pickford, Konsa, Stones, Guehi, Spence, Rice, Anderson, Rogers, Saka, Gordon, Watkins

Subs:

Lewis-Skelly, J Henderson, Kane, Eze, Rashford, Burn, D Henderson, Gibbs-White, Loftus-Cheek, Bowen, Trafford, Quansah, O’Reilly

For Wales, former Newcastle United goalkeeper Karl Darlow is named in their starting eleven.

This is the October 2025 international schedule for Newcastle United players:

Thursday 9 October

England v Wales (Anthony Gordon, Dan Burn) Friendly

Friday 10 October

South Korea v Brazil (Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton) Friendly

Germany v Luxembourg (Nick Woltemade) World Cup group qualifier

Sweden v Switzerland (Anthony Elanga) World Cup group qualifier

Moldova U21s v England U21s (Lewis Miley) U21s European Championship group qualifier

Saturday 11 October

Estonia v Italy (Sandro Tonali) World Cup group qualifier

Monday 13 October

Northern Ireland v Germany (Nick Woltemade) World Cup group qualifier

Sweden v Kosovo (Anthony Elanga) World Cup group qualifier

England U21s v Andorra U21s (Lewis Miley) U21s European Championship group qualifier

Tuesday 14 October

Italy v Israel (Sandro Tonali) World Cup group qualifier

Latvia v England (Anthony Gordon, Dan Burn) World Cup group qualifier

Japan v Brazil (Bruno Guimaraes, Joelinton) Friendly