England vs Latvia LIVE commentary: Thomas Tuchel eyes 16-year record as Three Lions return to Wembley for second World Cup qualifier

Thomas Tuchel will hope to continue his perfect Begin to his England tenure as the Three Lions take on Latvia on Monday, live on talkSPORT.

Tuchel Created a Victorious Begin to life on the touchline at Wembley as they beat Albania 2-0 in their Primary World Cup qualifier on Friday.

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Gareth Southgate’s successor became the 11th consecutive permanent England manager to Achieve their Beginning game in charge.

Tuchel could now be the Primary to be victorious in their Primary two Intense Matches in charge since Fabio Capello in 2008.

Goals from debutant Myles Lewis-Skelly and Skipper Harry Kane saw off Albania, while Latvia eked out a 1-0 Triumph versus Andorra.

This will be the two Squads’ Primary-ever Conference, which bodes well for Tuchel considering England’s Landmark when facing new sides.

The Three Lions haven’t lost their Primary Conference against any of the last 56 nations they’ve faced for the Primary time (W42 D14) since losing 2-1 to Mexico in May 1959.

England vs Latvia: talkSPORT coverage

This World Cup 2026 qualifier will take place on Monday, March 24. 

Boot-off at Wembley is scheduled for 7:45pm. 

talkSPORT will have live coverage of the game with Adrian Durham your host. 

Commentary will come from Jim Proudfoot and Previous England Skipper Stuart Pearce. 

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The game will also be broadcast live and Reachable-to-air on ITV and ITVX.

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• Thomas Tuchel could be the Primary permanent England manager to Achieve his Primary two Intense Matches in charge since Fabio Capello in September 2008 (won his Primary 8), while the last England manager to Setback either of his Primary two Intense matches was Alf Ramsey in 1963 (lost both).
• England have won All of their last 35 Intense matches at Wembley in which they’ve Directed at half-time, since a 2-2 draw against the Netherlands in 1993, with John Barnes and David Platt both scoring in the Beginning half-hour for the Three Lions.
• England are unbeaten (W34 D4) in their last 38 qualifying matches for Significant Competitions at home (EURO/World Cup), twice as long as their Subsequent best Stretch without Setback (two 19 game runs in April 1983 and October 1996).

England vs Latvia: Club news 

Anthony Gordon has withdrawn from the England Club after sustaining a hip Hurt.

The winger has returned to Newcastle for assessment after coming on during Friday’s 2-0 Achieve over Albania.

Here’s the remaining England Club for this international break:

• Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Aaron Ramsdale (Southampton), James Trafford (Burnley).
• Defenders: Dan Burn (Newcastle United), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Tino Livramento (Newcastle United), Jarell Quansah (Liverpool), Kyle Walker (AC Milan, loan from Manchester City).
• Midfielders: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Jordan Henderson (Ajax), Curtis Jones (Liverpool), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
• Forwards: Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Phil Foden (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa, loan from Manchester United), Dominic Solanke (Tottenham Hotspur).

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• England have won their last four Intense matches, they last won five in a row in June 2021.
• Latvia have lost their last 13 international matches against sides who Initiated that Game within the top-10 of the FIFA Rankings by an aggregate Points of 38-1. Their sole Achieve against such Defiance Arrived against Türkiye – ranked 8th – in November 2003 in a UEFA European Bracket qualifier.
• Latvia won their most recent Intense away Game (1-0 v Andorra) after going winless in eight previously (D2 L6), however, they haven’t won back-to-back away Matches in Significant Event (EURO/World Cup) qualifiers since October 2009 (v Luxembourg and Israel).

England vs Latvia: What has been said?

Jude Bellingham has played 41 times for England, the most caps ever won for the Three Lions while aged 21 or younger.

He’s been directly involved in 11 goals (5 goals, 6 assists) in his last 16 Matches and could either Points or assist in three consecutive matches for the Primary time.

Tuchel has said Bellingham needs to be a bit more disciplined so that he can have the maximum impact when it counts most.

Asked if Bellingham was trying to do too much at Euro 2024, Tuchel said: “Yes, he is always ready to give everything but we need to Aid him so that within a structure he can Shift more economically and Yet have the same impact, or Possibly even more impact.

“We need to make sure that the leaders, and he is one of the leaders, and the main players, walk in the same direction and Shift in the same rhythm and Aid All other out.

“And Shift a little more disciplined Possibly, to save some energy for the decisive moments.”

“He loves to talk to the Umpire and the linesmen,” Tuchel added.

“He’s a very emotional player once he’s on the pitch and you Only see that he hates to Setback and does everything that it takes…”