Soccer-Grealish, Saka and Maguire start for England against Czechs (updated)

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22/06/2021 19:03

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    LONDON, June 22 (Reuters) - England midfielder Jack Grealish
and winger Bukayo Saka were given their first starts at Euro
2020 along with experienced defender Harry Maguire for the Group
D match against Czech Republic at Wembley on Tuesday.
    Grealish comes into midfield after Mason Mount was forced to
isolate along with England team mate Ben Chilwell after they
came into close contact with Scotland's Billy Gilmour who tested
positive for COVID-19 after Friday's 0-0 draw.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL5N2O42K7
    The inclusion of Saka was a surprise given England manager
Gareth Southgate also has Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho, yet
to feature, who plays in a similar role on the right flank.
    Maguire, who has been recovering from injury, takes the
place of Tyrone Mings alongside John Stones in the centre of
defence.
    There is no place in the starting lineup for Phil Foden who
had started the opening two games.
    Czech Republic were unchanged from the team which drew with
Croatia on Friday.
    England, already through to the last 16, can secure top spot
in the group and home advantage for the next round with a
victory while a draw would be enough for the Czechs, who have
also qualified for the knockout stage, to clinch top spot.
    Teams:
    Czech Republic: Tomas Vaclik; Ondrej Celustka, Vladimir
Coufal, Tomas Kalas, Tomas Holes, Jan Boril; Vladimir Darida
(captain), Lukas Masopust, Jakub Jankto, Tomas Soucek; Patrik
Schick    
    England: Jordan Pickford; Kyle Walker, Luke Shaw, John
Stones, Harry Maguire; Declan Rice, Jack Grealish, Kalvin
Phillips, Bukayo Saka; Harry Kane (captain), Raheem Sterling

 (Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru;
Editing by Andrew Cawthorne and Ken Ferris)
 ((Shrivathsa.Sridhar@thomsonreuters.com;))