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Saturday 2 June 2012

Hodgson: Places up for grabs Using Belgium Game To Get A Look At The Rest Of His England Squad.

Roy Hodgson is expected to name his strongest possible side for today's friendly with Belgium at Wembley.
Hodgson has one final warm-up game to tinker with his team before deciding on a starting XV for England's Euro 2012 opener against France on June 11.
The England boss has already decided on the majority of his side but says there are still a few places up for grabs and Arsenal's Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is likely to be given a chance in midfield.
Hodgson said: "I wasn't able to use a lot of the players in the last game against Norway because they played for Chelsea in the Champions League final and we have given them an extra week's recovery, so it's pretty obvious that I want to look at some of those players.
"As far as Steven Gerrard and Scott Parker are concerned, I'm quite happy to continue with them in the middle of midfield.
"The back four and goalkeeper will obviously change and then I have got to still to wrestle with the problem of what we are going to do in the wide areas and up front and try to get that balance right between making certain that players that will start the game against France get more time on the field, without taking time from other players that I want to have a look at.
"I have decided on the back four and the goalkeeper and I have decided on the two central midfield players, but the other four positions I want to give that more consideration.
"You will have to wait until to find out who I have selected in those positions."
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