England have Ezri Konsa and Djed Spence back for their Nations League meeting with Spain in Madrid, with James Trafford starting in goal. The Three Lions face the world champions in a winner-takes-all clash at the top of Group A3, following Thursday's 2-1 victory over Croatia at Wembley.
Tuchel names strong starting lineup
England boss Thomas Tuchel has kept key players such as Anthony Gordon, Jude Bellingham and record-breaking captain Harry Kane in the starting lineup. Bellingham avoided a yellow card during the meeting with Croatia that would have seen him suspended against the country where he plays his club football for Real Madrid.
Arsenal defender Konsa and Inter Milan full-back Spence both missed the Croatia game but were available for selection in Spain after returning to full training. Konsa starts, with Spence on the bench. All 26 England squad members took part in a training session at Hotspur Way on Saturday before their flight to Madrid, though Jarrad Branthwaite, James Garner and Josh King have been left out of the matchday squad.
Right wing decision and defensive reshuffle
Tuchel had a decision to make on the right wing, where he would either stick with Chelsea's Morgan Rogers - who scored on Thursday - or hand Liverpool teenager Rio Ngumoha his first senior international start. Rogers gets the nod here.
Tuchel confirmed that Trafford would start ahead of Jordan Pickford as England continue to split minutes and opportunities between their top two goalkeepers. Jarell Quansah shifts across from centre-back to right-back, with Ben White in for Trent Alexander-Arnold, as Lewis Hall completes the back four. Elliot Anderson partners Declan Rice, while Harry Kane leads the line.
Confirmed England XI and team news
England XI: Trafford; White, Konsa, Quansah, Hall; Rice, Anderson; Rogers, Jude Bellingham, Gordon; Kane.
Subs: Pickford, Alexander-Arnold, Burn, Spence, Gibbs-White, Bellingham, Hill, Calvert-Lewin, Ngumoha, Eze, Lewis-Skelly, Steele. Injured: Guehi. Out: King, Garner, Branthwaite.
The match takes place at 7:45pm GMT on Sunday, November 15, 2026, at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, and will be broadcast on ITV1. A win would see England finish top of the group and secure a potentially easier quarter-final tie in March.
