And after scraping past Slovakia in the last 16, Southgate is weighing up whether to ditch his current formation and start with three at the back, talkSPORT understands.
a potential starter in the left-wing back role having dropped down to left-back against Slovakia and amid constant uncertainty overPalmer watched last Euros down the pub, now he's a selection headache for Southgate
But England have not started with three at the back in a major competition since their defeat on penalties to Italy at Euro 2020, three years ago. Switzerland also use a back-three, which has worked expertly for them so far after reaching the quarter-final of the tournament without losing a game. That includes an impressive 2-0 win over Italy on Saturday, sending the Euro 2020 winners home and barely giving them a sniff throughout.
England were already set to make a change on Sunday with Marc Guehi suspended for the tie after picking up a yellow card against Slovakia.star while a back three would see Southgate employ wing-backs with Kyle Walker likely to sit next to John Stones.star Trent Alexander-Arnold brought into the role, while Kieran Trippier could also play there with Bukayo Saka or Luke Shaw, if fit, on the other side.
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