Advantage England

England managed a last grasp winner over Wales, courtesy Sturridge. The win should give the Three Lions much needed boost against Slovakia. Even though, England is topping the group they need a point to secure qualification to round of 16, which makes the fixture all the more interesting. With substitutes Jamie Vardy and Daniel Sturridge scoring against Wales, they will replace underperforming Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane. It is expected that Jack Wilshere will replace Adam Lallana and Roy Hodgson might revert his formation to 4-4-2 diamond with Captain Wayne Rooney at its tip and Vardy, Sturridge upfront. Eric Dier has been a revelation as a holding midfielder; not only is he shielding the back four but has been chipping in with dipping free kicks. He will have his task cut out against the Slovakian play maker Marek Hamsik, whose movement will be hard to track. The English defence was solid in the last two games and the back four will look to repeat the performance. Wilshere and Dele Alli pairing will give the England much needed energy in the middle. In all probability, England will look for a win as they will qualify for the Round of 16 as group toppers. If they drew, at worst they will drop down to second place and will secure qualification. However, if they lose to Slovakians, their qualification will depend on the outcome of the Wales – Russia match, in which the Welsh has to lose. Slovakians, who were impressive against the Russians, will look for a repeat performance. However, they are battling with striker woes as their strikers are injured. Hamsik was imperious in the previous match, his runs, movement and passes gave Russians a nightmare. While Dier will be tasked to mark the playmaker, the Central defence duo of Gary Cahill and Chris Smalling will have to be on their toes against Hamsik. The Slovakians are also counting on the pace and direct running of winger Vladimir Weiss, who was on the score sheet against Russians. The English full backs were tested much and Weiss will love to try to outpace them. Martin Skrtel is the main stay for the Slovakians in defence and he will have to be in top form to contain Vardy and Sturridge. The Slovakians will look to attack from the word go as they need a victory to ensure qualification. It will be a tightly-contested affair, with England having an edge.