England boss Gareth Southgate will make several changes when the Three Lions come up against Ivory Coast on Tuesday.England beat Switzerland 2-1 in a friendly on Saturday, although it was far from a simple victory at Wembley. Switzerland had the majority of chances in the first half and went ahead through Breel Embolo’s 22nd-minute header.
And they could have given themselves a two-goal cushion when Fabian Frei smashed a shot against the crossbar, which Jordan Pickford did well to get a hand to.
England drew level on the stroke of half time when Luke Shaw hit a first-time effort past Jonas Omlin.
And Southgate’s men picked up the win thanks to Harry Kane’s clinical penalty with just over 10 mi …
- March 28, 2022
