England vs Scotland preview: What time does it start, what channel is it on and where can I watch it?
A look ahead to the 2018 World Cup qualifying fixture at Wembley
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.It’s a big game for…
Scott Brown: The Celtic captain has returned to the Scotland squad after coming out of international retirement. The 31-year-old retired in August to donate his efforts to Celtic but has reversed that decision and is now facing a battle to be fit for Friday’s game, where he will be looking to add to his 50 caps.
Weird stat…
The two sides went 98 years between their first goalless draw in 1872 to their next 0-0 in 1970, playing 85 matches in between those matches. In fact, there have been only 3 goalless draws in 111 official matches between these two rivals, with the highest-scoring fixture being a 9-3 victory to the home side in April 1961.
Follow live updates from England vs Scotland at Wembley here
Remember when…
Scotland travelled to Wembley in April 1967 to face the world champions England and were billed as huge underdogs for the match. However they came away with a memorable 3-2 victory in what ranks as perhaps their greatest ever win against their old rivals.
Player to watch…
Theo Walcott: The Arsenal forward comes into this game in scintillating form, having scored 7 goals in his past 8 games from his favoured wide-right position. However the 27-year-old only has 8 goals to his name in 46 matches for England. He will be no doubt looking to improve on that record on Friday evening.
Past three-meetings…
Scotland 1 (Robertson) England 3 (Oxlade-Chamberlain, Rooney 2)
November 2014
England 3 (Walcott, Welbeck, Lambert) Scotland 2 (Morrison, Miller)
August 2013
England 0 Scotland 1 (Hutchison)
November 1999
Prediction
Form guide…
England: WDLWWD
Scotland: WLLWDL
Vital information…
Kick-off time: 7:45pm, Friday November 11
TV: Live on ITV1
Odds…
England to win: 4/11
Scotland to win: 17/2
Draw: 7/2
(Odds provided by SkyBet)
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments