Gareth Southgate sticks with Marcus Rashford for England's match in Spain
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Monday 15 October 2018 19:49, UK
Gareth Southgate has kept faith with Marcus Rashford for England's UEFA Nations League clash against Spain on Monday, Sky Sports News understands.
Rashford endured a difficult night in Croatia on Friday, missing two clear-cut chances as England drew 0-0 at the deserted Stadion HNK.
On Sunday, Southgate confirmed the suspended John Stones will be replaced by Joe Gomez, with the Liverpool defender expected to be one of three England changes for the match in Seville.
Harry Winks is set to come in for Jordan Henderson (suspended), while Kieran Trippier is expected to start ahead of Kyle Walker at right-back as Southgate sticks to the 4-3-3 formation he used against Croatia.
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England already trail Spain by five points in Group A4 after being held by Croatia, and Southgate is expecting another tough outing against Luis Enrique's side, who beat Wales 4-1 in a friendly earlier this week.
"It's as difficult a test as you can have in European football at the moment, if not world football," said Southgate. "But we're ready."
Southgate also reserved praised for centre-back Gomez, with the 21-year-old set to win his fifth international cap on Monday night.
"[Gomez] is in really good form for his club and his matches for us against Spain and Brazil have been really polished," Southgate added.
"He's a young defender but he is a very good defender, good athleticism, uses the ball well. I'm looking forward to seeing him in this game. It's another opportunity for us to look at younger players.
"We're slowly building a squad of players who are comfortable playing at the highest level."
