Conor Gallagher appears to be the only alteration to England’s starting lineup for their Euro 2024 group stage match against Slovenia in Cologne. Gareth Southgate is anticipated to stick with most of the players who have started England’s opening two group games.

That would entail Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden maintaining their spots in the starting lineup, despite both of them having moments of difficulty in the first two games.

Gallagher will take Alexander-Arnold’s position as a more conventional number eight, as Sky Sports News has been reporting for several days. Southgate has acknowledged that his experiment with Alexander-Arnold in a central midfield “quarterback” role has failed.

The Chelsea player appeared to be headed for his first start in a major tournament after doing so in the 54th minute against Denmark from the bench.Bellingham appeared fatigued in both of their group matches, prompting cries for a rest; nevertheless, Southgate is adamant about starting with his best players to try to guarantee they win the group and avoid a Saturday matchup with Germany in the round of sixteen.

With Foden’s much-improved performance against Denmark, it appears that Southgate will not be tempted to use any of his squad’s many attacking options—Cole Palmer and Anthony Gordon, for example, have yet to play a minute in Germany.

It’s believed that Southgate intends to substitute several players against Slovenia in an attempt to lessen the burden of some of his star players. However, a lot will rely on the specifics of the match.