Three Lions want the best placement at the EURO and the tricky Macedonians stand in the way

Monday evening brings England to North Macedonia for their final Euro 2024 qualification fixture. If the Three Lions do not lose - they will secure their spot in Pot 1 for the draw.

It was a strong campaign for Gareth Southgate's men so far - picking up 19 points from seven matches to comfortably top Group C and advance to next summer's European Championship, and they would prefer to end the cycle with certainty.

Southgate's side are six clear of second-placed Italy, and they need a point versus North Macedonia to be certain of being in Pot 1 for the finals draw.

The English were runners-up at Euro 2020, losing on penalties to Italy and this group of players should be confident of advancing deep into next summer's tournament, which is shaping up to be a fascinating European Championship, with France, Germany, Spain and Portugal also among the teams to watch.

The tonight's hosts have won two, drawn one and lost four of their seven qualification matches for Euro 2024, which has left them down in fourth position in Group C on seven points. Both of North Macedonia's wins in this section have come against Malta, and they suffered a 7-0 defeat in the reverse match with England at Wembley in the middle of June.

As far as the rosters for tonight's clash go - head coach Southgate is expected to make changes to the side that took to the field for the first whistle against Malta on Friday night.

Rico Lewis could be introduced for his debut at left-back due to the lack of options in that area of the field, while Bukayo Saka, Kalvin Phillips, Kyle Walker, Declan Rice and Jack Grealish could also come in for starts.

Marcus Rashford was forced off injured against Malta after colliding with teammate Trent Alexander-Arnold, and he is unlikely to be in the side against North Macedonia.

Nick Pope, John Stones, Luke Shaw, Reece James, Jude Bellingham and James Maddison are notable absentees from the squad due to fitness issues, while Raheem Sterling was again overlooked despite his strong form for Chelsea this season.

Southgate will already have settled on the majority of his squad for Euro 2024, but there are still some spots open, demonstrating the importance of Monday's contest, as a strong performance from a certain player could see them cement their spot in the group.

North Macedonia head coach Blagoja Milevski is expected to change the side that took to the field for the first whistle against Italy on Friday night.

Jani Atanasov scored a brace off the bench in the team's last match, and he is now expected to come into the side, while Milan Ristovski and Stefan Ashkovski could also be introduced into the starting eleven.

Napoli's Elif Elmas and Trabzonspor's Enis Bardhi should continue in the starting side, while there is also expected to be another position in the line-up for Ezgjan Alioski.

EURO 2024 QUALIFIERS

Monday

22:45: (16.0) Macedonia (7.75) England (1.20)

22:45: (4.80) Ukraine (3.60) Italy (1.85)

22:45: (1.53) Slovenia (4.10) Kazakhstan (7.75)

22:45: (7.75) N.Ireland (4.10) Denmark (1.53)

22:45: (45.0) San Marino (15.0) Finland (1.03)

22:45: (1.27) Czech R. (6.25) Moldova (13.0)

22:45: (1.23) Albania (6.50) Faroe I. (16.0)

Tuesday

22:45: (3.60) Romania (3.50) Switzerland (2.15)

22:45: (1.67) Kosovo (3.90) Belarus (5.90)

22:45: (10.5) Andorra (5.30) Israel (1.35)

22:45: (6.25) Greece (4.00) France (1.62)

22:45: (1.17) Croatia (9.00) Armenia (16.0)

22:45: (2.15) Wales (3.50) Turkey (3.60)

22:45: (55.0) Gibraltar (20.0) Netherlands (1.01)

***odds are subject to change***