Switzerland XI vs England : Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Euro 2024 quarter-final | OneFootball

Granit Xhaka has been confirmed as fit for the huge knockout clash

Switzerland have a fully fit squad ahead of their Euro 2024 quarter-final match against England on Saturday.

They received a huge boost on Wednesday when it was confirmed influential midfielder Granit Xhaka would be fit for the game, despite suffering adductor pain during their 2-0 win against Italy last Saturday.

However, Xhaka is not the player England need to be wary about. Ruben Vargas scored an excellent goal against Italy, while fellow winger Dan Ndoye has been linked with Manchester United and Inter Milan after several fine performances against Germany and Italy.

Granit Xhaka will face off with Declan Rice

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Michel Aebischer in particular may cause the England defense problems due to his unique role. He typically plays as a defensive midfielder for Bologna, but has been starting as a left wing-back. In possession, he’s often been drifting into more central positions and allowing left centre-back Ricardo Rodriguez to overlap and overload the opposition right-back.

Aebischer’s movement and rotations with Rodriguez and Ndoye has caused teams plenty of problems so far, and England may be switching to a back three on Saturday to combat that.

Switzerland predicted lineup: Sommer, Schar, Akanji, Rodriguez, Widmer, Freuler, Xhaka, Aebischer, Ndoye, Vargas, Embolo

Injured: None

Doubts: None

Time and date: 5pm BST on Saturday, July 4, 2024

Venue: Dusseldorf Arena, Dusseldorf

TV channel and live stream: BBC One, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website