European Qualifiers: Roy Hodgson expecting harder game for England in Estonia

Roy Hodgson is not expecting a San Marino-style walkover when England take on Estonia on Sunday to complete a European Qualifiers double-header.

England maintained their 100% start in Group E with a 5-0 win over the European minnows San Marino at Wembley on Thursday, barely coming out of first gear in securing a wide-margin success.

But Hodgson expects a far sterner test in Tallinn on Sunday, even though they are only ranked 92nd in the world, as a number of their players participate in top leagues across Europe.

It will be a bit of a test, but I'm very confident we'll see it through.

Surprise

They came close to qualifying for Euro 2012 but lost to the Republic of Ireland in the playoffs and Hodgson is not going to treat them lightly.

"I would be a bit wary of putting Estonia in the same category as San Marino," the England manager said.

"They might surprise people who haven't seen a lot of them.

"They're very Scandinavian in their approach, and you know how good the Swedes, Norwegians and Danes have been in terms of work ethic and organisation.

"It will be a bit of a test, but I'm very confident we'll see it through."

Important

Captain Wayne Rooney said those assuming England will win tidily again should only have to look at Thursday's results to change their tack.

"We have seen what's happened with the other results again," Rooney said after the San Marino win, referring to group rival Switzerland's defeat by Slovenia and reigning champions Spain being beaten by Slovakia.

"Sunday is an important game. We are looking forward to it.

"It will be a tough game, we understand that, but we are confident at the moment and we believe we can go there and win."