England face Japan in the Nations Championship at Allianz Stadium Twickenham on Saturday, November 14, 2026, with Eddie Jones making his anticipated return to the ground where he previously coached the hosts.
Steve Borthwick's side enter the match as heavy favourites after a record 45-22 victory over Australia last time out, a result that moved them into second in the Northern Hemisphere table behind France. That win, which included seven tries and two for Henry Pollock on the wing, followed a week of headlines about a summer rift in camp.
Match details and how to watch
The game kicks off at 4:40pm GMT and is being broadcast live and free-to-air on ITV in the UK, with coverage starting at 4:30pm on ITV1. The fixture is also available to stream online via the ITVX website and app.
England have won all six previous capped meetings with Japan, including a 59-14 thrashing at Twickenham in 2024. Japan, placed in the Southern Hemisphere bracket for the competition, have won only one of their four matches so far, beating Italy 27-10 in Tokyo either side of heavy losses to France and Ireland.
Team news and lineups
England made 10 changes from the Australia win, with only captain Maro Itoje, Henry Slade, Jack van Poortvliet, Alex Coles and Ben Earl retaining their places. Pollock starts at number eight, with an entirely new front row of Ellis Genge, Luke Cowan-Dickie and Asher Opoku-Fordjour. George Ford is at fly-half, while Will Joseph earns only his second cap on the right wing.
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has been ruled out for the remainder of the autumn with a right ankle injury sustained against Australia, while Seb Atkinson, George Furbank, Ollie Chessum and Tom Curry are also unavailable. Fit-again Archie McParland will make his senior England debut off the bench.
Japan have made one change from their 28-21 loss to Wales, with Riku Tokito earning his first cap on the left wing in place of the injured Inoke Burua. Highly-rated fly-half Ryunosuke Ito is unavailable as he is playing for Meiji University in the Kanto University Intercollegiate Championship.
Prediction and odds
Jones has said Japan will take inspiration from Italy's first-ever win over England in the Six Nations earlier this year. England are expected to be more ruthless as they prepare for a showdown with the All Blacks before finals weekend.
England are 1/80 to win, with Japan at 40/1 and the draw at 50/1, according to UK betting sites. The prediction is an England win by 25 points.
