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June 15, 2012 7:45 PM BST
NSK Olimpijs'kyj — Kyiv (Kiev)
Referee: D. Skomina
NSK Olimpijs'kyj — Kyiv (Kiev)
Referee: D. Skomina
Four of England’s five shots against France were attempted by defenders (Lescott 2x, Johnson and Terry), the other one by a midfielder (Milner). With his goal against Ukraine, Zlatan Ibrahimovic became Sweden’s top scorer at European Championship finals (five, one more than Henrik Larsson).(Yahoo)
Sweden's key player: Olof Mellberg. Sweden's reliance on Zlatan Ibrahimovic is well-known but the striker was his team's best player against Ukraine and scored their only goal. It is the AC Milan striker's team-mates that must improve and the vastly experienced Mellberg is the leader of the pack in defence. Mellberg will not have to cope with Wayne Rooney but Ashley Young and Danny Welbeck will be raring to go having received little in the way of service against France.
England's Player to Watch: Steven Gerrard. Gerrard delivered a steady performance in central midfield against France and, most importantly, supplied the free-kick which Joleon Lescott headed beyond Hugo Lloris to give England the lead. Roy Hodgson will want his side to exert more control against Sweden after a defensive display against Les Bleus and Gerrard will be expecting to be involved more heavily in attacking sequences, but that will depend on the Liverpool talisman gaining a foothold in the centre of the park early on.
Euro 2012 Group D
England's Player to Watch: Steven Gerrard. Gerrard delivered a steady performance in central midfield against France and, most importantly, supplied the free-kick which Joleon Lescott headed beyond Hugo Lloris to give England the lead. Roy Hodgson will want his side to exert more control against Sweden after a defensive display against Les Bleus and Gerrard will be expecting to be involved more heavily in attacking sequences, but that will depend on the Liverpool talisman gaining a foothold in the centre of the park early on.
Sweden vs England Probable Line Up:
Sweden: Isaksson,
Lustig, Mellberg, Granqvist, Martin Olsson,
Svensson, Kallstrom,
Larsson, Ibrahimovic, Toivonen
Elmander
England: Hart,
Johnson, Terry, Lescott, Cole,
Milner, Gerrard, Parker, Oxlade-Chamberlain,
Young,
Welbeck
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Sweden vs England Euro 2012 Prediction
Sweden vs England Euro 2012 Prediction
England's mixed record against Sweden has been well-documented and Roy Hodgson's team could find things more difficult when asked to take the initiative in a match having been able to adopt a defence-first approach against France. They must subdue Zlatan Ibrahimovic if they wish to secure three points, which will be no easy task. The striker looks a more mature player coming into this tournament.(Goal.com)
