Jack Butland to start for England against Italy
Written by News on 26/03/2018
England have confirmed Jack Butland will start in goal against Italy on Tuesday.
Jordan Pickford played the full 90 minutes as England recorded a 1-0 win over the Netherlands on Friday night.
However, the Everton goalkeeper will make way for Butland against the Azzurri, as Gareth Southgate assesses his options ahead of the World Cup.
Southgate named four goalkeepers in his squad for this month’s friendlies – Butland, Pickford, Joe Hart and Nick Pope.
The England boss admits he is yet to decide on his first-choice goalkeeper for Russia.
“I know who it would be if we played tomorrow but I think we’ve still got plenty of football to be played,” he said ahead of the win in Amsterdam.
“It is a very tight call at the moment because there is four guys in the squad who have justifiable claims for different reasons.”
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