World Cup Qualifier: England vs Serbia – Copybet
England have cruised through their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign, winning their first six matches in Group K without conceding a goal.
Thomas Tuchel's men are guaranteed to top the group before Thursday's clash with Serbia at Wembley but the England manager will demand another committed performance from his players.
England vs Serbia
There is fierce competition for places in Tuchel's squad for next summer's finals in Canada, Mexico and the USA and the Three Lions should be backed to rack up yet another victory to nil.
Jude Bellingham's early goal gave them a 1-0 win over Serbia in the group stage of Euro 2024 but England were far more comprehensive winners in September's qualifier in Belgrade.
An outstanding display saw them thrash their ten-man hosts 5-0 and England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford did not have to make a save.
England finished their 2024-25 Nations League campaign with a 3-0 win in Greece and a 5-0 home victory over Ireland so they have now won nine of their last ten internationals to nil.
Serbia are missing record goalscorer Aleksandar Mitrovic due to injury and they pose a limited threat without the former Newcastle and Fulham striker.
Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guehi is unlikely to feature for England after suffering a foot injury. However, Ezri Konsa and John Stones form a classy defensive partnership for the hosts and Declan Rice and Elliot Anderson should be confident of dominating the midfield battle.
England vs Serbia
Nottingham Forest centre-back Nikola Milenkovic was sent off in September's home defeat to England and it was no surprise to see another of Serbia's Premier League representatives pick up a yellow card.
Fulham midfielder Sasa Lukic is a familiar name for top-flight referees in England and he was booked in the 29th minute of the meeting in Belgrade.
Lukic looks a tempting price to receive the first yellow card at Wembley on Thursday. He picked up his fifth caution of the Premier League campaign against Everton last weekend, despite starting only nine games for the Cottagers.
That tally is no fluke as Lukic received 12 cards in 28 league starts last term and was also booked in Serbia's 1-0 win in Latvia, three days before the defeat to England.