Estonia v England

 
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England will go into its crucial Euro 2008 qualifier match against Estonia on the back of an impressive performance in the friendly against Brazil on Friday.

 

Having nearly snatched up a victory against the Brazilian team, England will be looking for a similar performance in the qualifying match, the result of which will decide the future of coach Steve McClaren. Defeat against Estonia, which is yet to open its account in the qualifiers, will all but end England's hope of qualifying for the Euro 2008 finals next year.

 

However a good performance against Brazil, coupled with impressive return of David Beckham and Michael Owen means that the English are favorites to win the match in Tallinn. McClaren has warned his team not to get complacent ahead of the match.

 

Peter Crouch is set to replace Alan Smith in the starting line up while Beckham and Shorey will keep their places. With Hargreaves out injured, Frank Lampard will continue to partner Gerrard in the central midfield in spite of getting booed off from the pitch during the friendly.

 

Meanwhile Lampard has asked English fans to support their team, stating that constant booing will work against the team as it looks to qualify for the Euro 2008 finals. "It's not helpful to the team. It's a bit upsetting but you have to be big enough to take that. I think we know we're a good bunch of players and we want to start winning games", he said.

 

Estonia will be looking to get off the mark in the group and will fancy themselves against a team that is still trying to get its bearings in the group. Estonia is yet to score a goal in the qualifiers and have lost all of their six matches so far. Having already lost 1-0 against Croatia on Saturday, Estonia will be looking to better its performance in this match.

 

England are on fourth spot with 11 points from six games, while Estonia are on zero points from six games played so far.

 

The game Estonia v England will kick off at 1930 (GMT) on June 6.



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