Euro 2016Qualifiers: Estonia vs England Preview

October 11, 2014
By: Deke Hardman

Roy Hodgson

England will be looking to maintain their 100 percent start to their European Championship qualification campaign when they travel to Estonia on Sunday afternoon.

Having beaten Switzerland last month, Roy Hodgson’s men swept San Marino aside at Wembley on Thursday evening to make in two wins from two in Group E and keep them on top of the pile ahead of Lithuania on goal difference.

Captain Wayne Rooney moved a goal closer to Sir Bobby Charlton’s record with the second of England’s five strikes last time out, with Danny Welbeck, Andros Townsend and Phil Jagielka also getting on the score-sheet.

Hodgson has no fresh injury concerns, though Leighton Baines could return at left-back in place of Kieran Gibbs, who won his first competitive international cap in over three years in midweek and Fabian Delph could come in for James Milner.

Rooney is favourite to open the scoring at 4.0 (3/1) with Bet 365, with Danny Welbeck a 4.75 (15/4) shot with the same firm.

The group leaders are odds on favourites to win at 1.3 (3/10) with Bet Victor, with the hosts as highly priced as the 13.0 (12/1) on offer from most firms. The draw can be backed at 6.2 (26/5) with 888 Sport.

Lithuania beat Estonia on Thursday though sit just three points behind their opponents having beaten Slovenia in Tallinn in their group opener.

Manager Magnus Pehrsson may ring the changes having lost last time out, with forwards Rimo Hunt and Kamair Saag among those pushing for a start.

Henri Anier is 17.0 (16/1) to get the first goal of the game with a number of firms, with Ats Purje a 19.0 (18/1) chance with Bet 365.

These two sides have met twice before, with England running out 3-0 winners both home and away on route to failing to qualify for Euro 2008.

You can back that scoreline at 8.5 (15/2) with Bet Victor, while a win to nil for Roy Hodgson’s men is a 1.91 (10/11) shot with Bet 365.

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