England vs Croatia live commentary plus kick-off time and team news for Nations League clash

England will be looking to book their place in the Nations League quarter-finals when they host Croatia this week. Thomas Tuchel’s Three Lions lost their League A4 opener to Spain in late September but then won their other three ties during the extended international break. Those wins included back-to-back victories over the Czech Republic plus a 7-0 demolition of Croatia in Rijeka . England sit comfortably second in Group A4, six points ahead of the Croatians and three behind the Spanish. Tuchel and co will be hoping to secure a quarter-final place on Thursday night before going for top spot against La Roja at the weekend. The quarter-finals for the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League will be held in March with the finals to be held next summer. England vs Croatia on talkSPORT This Nations League clash will take place on Thursday, November 12. Kick-off at Wembley is scheduled for 7:45pm. talkSPORT will have live commentary of the clash with Adrian Durham, Jim Proudfoot and former England captain Stuart Pearce. Listen talkSPORT through the website or find us on DAB digital radio through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. Download and listen to all our live commentaries via the talkSPORT app, whilst talkSPORT is also available to watch on Samsung TV Plus. Subscribe to the talkSPORT YouTube channel for news, views and analysis plus our regular goals show and for more, follow us on talkSPORT Facebook and talkSPORT on X . For the latest odds and bet boosts for every big event, visit talkSPORT BET. The match will also be shown on ITV1 from 7pm. England vs Croatia team news Man City defender Marc Guehi withdrew from the squad on Monday due to injury with Dan Burn replacing him. And Bournemouth star James Hill has replaced Arsenal centre-back Ezri Konsa , although the latter could return for the game with Spain on Sunday. Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jobe Bellingham and Fulham star Josh King were handed call-ups for their good form recently. But there is no place in the squad for Chelsea forward Cole Palmer or City ace Phil Foden. England Goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Jason Steele (Brighton & Hove Albion), James Trafford (Leeds United) Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Real Madrid), Jarrad Branthwaite (Everton), Dan Burn (Newcastle), Lewis Hall (Newcastle United), Ezri Konsa (Arsenal), Jarell Quansah (Bayer Leverkusen), Djed Spence (Inter Milan), Ben White (Arsenal) Midfielders: Elliot Anderson (Manchester City), Jobe Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid), James Garner (Everton), Josh King (Fulham), Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal), Declan Rice (Arsenal) Forwards: Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Leeds United), Eberechi Eze (Arsenal), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Anthony Gordon (Barcelona), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool), Morgan Rogers (Chelsea) Croatia Goalkeepers: Dominik Livakovic, Dominik Kotarski, Karlo Letica, Ivor Pandur Defenders: Josko Gvardiol, Josip Sutalo, Duje Caleta-Car, Josip Stanisic, Marin Pongracic, Luka Vuskovic, Ivan Smolcic, Simun Hrgovic Midfielders: Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic, Mario Pasalic, Nikola Vlasic, Lovro Majer, Martin Baturina, Petar Sucic, Luka Sucic, Kristijan Jakic, Toni Fruk, Josip Misic Attackers: Ivan Perisic, Andrej Kramaric, Ante Budimir, Marco Pasalic, Igor Matanovic, Petar Musa, Franjo Ivanovic, Dion Drena Beljo, Marin Soticek England vs Croatia: What has been said? Tuchel insists Palmer’s ongoing absence from the England squad isn’t ‘personal’. The England boss said: “It’s enough No 10s and we stick with the guys who were in camp. The [last] camp was excellent and we were happy with the last two-and-a-half weeks we had together. “The impact of all the players was immense throughout the whole camp, that’s why we stick mainly with the group and all the offensive players. “We have Josh King as a new player in there, but I want to see him on both wings. He’s kind of an extra player. We can cover all four eventualities because Josh can play all four positions. “I guess everyone is desperate to play for England and Cole is no exception. “I said last time, he misses too many opportunities to impress. The players who were in camp built something extraordinary throughout these two-and-a-half weeks and that’s why the credit goes to them, the trust is for them. “It’s not personal. We’ll never assume Cole isn’t in the mindset to come and play for his country but the competition is on and the players who were in camp did an amazing job and kept their place.” Asked if Palmer still has a future with the Three Lions, Tuchel added: “The door is always open. Nothing has changed. We decided to do this camp without him.”