England Euro 2016 Squad Betting Odds and Prediction

Wilshere worth the risk over fifth striker?

Euro Betting

Who will Roy Hodgson be taking to Euro 2016? The England boss has delayed the naming of his squad for the summer championships, but the final announcement will be made on Monday. The Three Lions have some friendly matches coming up this month in preparation for Euro 2016 as they face Turkey, Australia in May and then Portugal in early June.

England fans will want to see a young, dynamic squad picked to head over to France for the tournament and a lot of the places in the 23 man squad looked locked in. But the biggest decisions that remain up in the air really is whether or not Jack Wilshere goes and whether or not he will take a fifth striker after Danny Welbeck’s injury.

Goalkeepers: Joe Hart and Fraser Forster are pretty much guaranteed to be on the plane over the Channel, but will it be Tom Heaton at 1/4 or Ben Foster (3/1 with Unibet but 5/4 at Sky Bet) who get the third spot?

Defenders: We would assume that Chris Smalling, Gary Cahill, Danny Rose, John Stones, Nathaniel Clyne, Ryan Bertrand and Kyle Walker will all be going, along with Phil Jagielka, who is a little longer priced that the other mentioned there. But then it gets murky because then you would be looking at big risks of Phil Jones at 7/2 and Luke Shaw at 9/2 to get in the mix.

Midfielders: Will Jack Wilshere make it to Euro 2016? That’s probably the biggest question in the race for selection for England’s Euro 2016 squad. He hasn’t put much time in for club or country over the last year, but he remains one of England’s most talented players in the middle of the park. Dele Alli, James Milner, Ross Barkley, Raheem Sterling, Eric Dier, Adam Lallana and Jordan Henderson are all odds-on prices to go. Wilshere is in as well at 1/3 odds while Leicester’s Danny Drinkwater comes in under evens at 1/2. Theo Walcott is 11/13 to go. There have been many calls for Mark Noble to get a call but the West Ham man is out at 12/1 to make it. If anyone from the outside ranks deserves to make it, it is him.

Forwards: Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy, Wayne Rooney, Daniel Sturridge – check all of them. They’ll be there. This would have been settled already if Danny Welbeck hadn’t have gotten injured so what will Hodgson do? Perhaps take an extra midfielder or draft in a replacement striker? Andy Carroll is 6/1 to join up with the squad, while Jermain Defoe is out at 10/1.

England Euro 2016 Squad Prediction

GK: Joe Hart, Fraser Forster, Tom Heaton

DF: Chris Smalling, Gary Cahill, Danny Rose, John Stones, Nathaniel Clyne, Ryan Bertrand, Kyle Walker

MF: Dele Alli, James Milner, Ross Barkley, Raheem Sterling, Eric Dier, Adam Lallana, Jordan Henderson, Danny Drinkwater, Jack Wilshere

FW: Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy, Wayne Rooney, Daniel Sturridge

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With Hodgson’s favourite Welbeck out, there doesn’t seem to be a big need to replace the Arsenal man in the forward ranks really. Instead, his absence may well do Jack Wilshere a favour because then he becomes worth the risk in taking instead of sacrificing anyone else from the midfield ranks. The other option would be Theo Walcott who can be used as a back up forward or on the flanks, but look for Hodgson to resist taking a fifth striker and go for midfield reinforcements for what hopefully will be a long campaign.