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Teams: Spurs make three changes for Watford clash as Eriksen drops to bench

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TOTTENHAM boss Mauricio Pochettino has dropped playmaker Christian Eriksen for today’s clash at Watford.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Christian Eriksen drops to the bench for Watford trip</td></tr>
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The Denmark international is replaced by midfielder Tom Carroll, while full-backs Ben Davies and Kyle Walker make way for Danny Rose and Kieran Trippier, respectively.</div>
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Meanwhile, hosts Watford make two alterations from their 2-2 draw at Chelsea, which sees Ikechi Anya and Nathan Ake start ahead of Allan Nyom and Jose Holebas.</div>
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<strong>Watford</strong>: <em>Gomes, Anya, Cathcart, Britos, Ake, Capoue, Watson, Abdi, Deeney, Jurado, Ighalo</em></div>
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<strong>Subs</strong>: <em>Arlauskis, Nyom, Prödl, Holebas, Behrami, Guedioura, Diamanti</em></div>
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<strong>Tottenham</strong><em>: Lloris, Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Dier, Dembele, Lamela, Carroll, Alli, Kane</em></div>
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<strong>Subs</strong>: <em>Vorm, Walker, Davies, Mason, Eriksen, Chadli, Son</em></div>
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Teams: Spurs make three changes for Watford clash as Eriksen drops to bench

TOTTENHAM boss Mauricio Pochettino has dropped playmaker Christian Eriksen for today’s clash at Watford. Christian Eriksen drops to...

England 2 - France 0: Alli and Rooney score at Wembley as fans unite against attacks

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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dele Alli scored the opener on an emotional night at Wembley</td></tr>
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WHO can ever say again that international friendlies are meaningless?</div>
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Wembley was awash with meaning just four days after the atrocities in Paris as football united to send out a message of resilience to the world. It was never less about the winning and more about the taking part.</div>
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But time is also a great healer. While it was foremost a night of liberte, egalite and fraternite, it was also match no. 950 for England and the 31st meeting between the sides.</div>
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The game will always mean a first international start for both Eric Dier and Dele Alli. For Roy Hodgson, it meant another chance to see if Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane could hit it off in the same team from the start.</div>
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Most importantly, it was an opportunity, too, for the French players - those deeply affected individuals asked to step up to the plate with little or no personal consultation to serve their nation's greater good - to begin to lay down a foundation.</div>
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For this was the first step towards making Euro 2016 something for the French people to cheer proudly about in their own reclaimed streets come the summer.</div>
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So yes, even on a purely football basis, meaning needs to be found in last night's remarkable diplomatic exercise if sport is to show it really can help patch up wounds that run so deep. The decision to go ahead with the fixture deserved as much.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wembley was lit up on French colours for the friendly</td></tr>
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Try telling Alli his 25-yarder from absolutely nowhere in the 40th minute didn't count!</div>
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The French had started brightly with a Yohan Cabaye effort from 20 yards the first to register an interest as it flew narrowly over the bar.</div>
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Alli, on the other hand, appeared to be suffering from early nerves when he missed a chance to control a brilliant diagonal pass from Spurs team-mate Kane to spurn England's first real sight of goal.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wreaths were laid before kick off in homage to Friday's victims</td></tr>
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Rooney hit a 25-yard free kick tamely straight at Lloris but 10 minutes later was unlucky when he burst through on goal only to shoot inches wide with a rising blast. Again, Kane had been the provider.</div>
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That opening goal - from an opportunity earned by Alli himself when he got up from his own crunching tackle 40 yards from goal to stride goalwards in possession - was symptomatic of the fact the England midfield were gradually beginning to overrun their opponents. Perhaps events of the week were finally catching up with the French players.</div>
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Clearly, the visitors were struggling to match the 19-year-old's energy. Half-time offered no respite. Another fierce tackle, this time on substitute Paul Pogba, allowed Alli to tee up Raheem Sterling wide on the left and his perfect cross was thumped in at the far post by Rooney within just two minutes of the restart.</div>
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Pogba came close to giving France something football-wise to take away from their visit to Wembley, a shot which grazed the bar of substitute England goalkeeper Jack Butland's crossbar. Similarly, Anthony Martial could not quite find a finish to a wriggling run through the England defence.</div>
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Instead, they take back with them only the heartfelt entente cordiale of their rival fans. They probably won't begrudge them seeing such a promising England performance in return.</div>
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ENGLAND (4-2-3-1): Hart (Butland 45); Clyne, Cahill, Stones, Gibbs; Dier, Alli; Sterling (Lallana 68), Rooney, Barkley; Kane.</div>
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FRANCE (4-3-3): Lloris; Sagna, Koscielny, Varane, Digne; Matuidi (Pogba 45), Schneiderlin, Cabaye (Diarra 57); Ben Arfa (Coman 45), Gignac (Giroud 57), Martial (Greizmann 67).</div>
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Referee: J Eriksson (Sweden).</div>

England 2 - France 0: Alli and Rooney score at Wembley as fans unite against attacks

Dele Alli scored the opener on an emotional night at Wembley WHO can ever say again that international friendlies are meaningless? ...

England v France is a stand against terrorism and we must not cower, says FA chief Glenn

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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FA chief executive vows to stand with France</td></tr>
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THE FA chief executive Martin Glenn insists tomorrow's friendly between England and France is of huge global significance.</div>
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England host France just four days after 129 people were killed in attacks in Paris.</div>
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The French Football Federation insisted the game had to go ahead despite the FA offering to cancel it.</div>
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And Glenn believes it's a chance for football to stand up to terrorism.</div>
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"This is going to have massive global significance - the first major event since Friday. It is a chance to demonstrate terrorism can't win," he said.</div>
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"We can't afford to let this act of terror cow us."</div>
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The FA have also called on fans to arrive earlier than normal to aid security checks.</div>
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All bags will be checked before access is allowed into the stadium, and more security officers have been drafted in to create a stronger and more visible presence for the 70,000 spectators who are expected.</div>
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The FA has not been told of any threat to the match but the fact a suicide bomber attempted to gain access to the Stade de France on Friday night has highlighted the fact that sports events may be a future target.</div>
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Glenn added: "We'd like fans to turn up a bit earlier as there will be more security checks and police around the area."</div>
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The lyrics of the French national anthem, La Marseillaise, will be displayed on the big screens so that all fans can join in the singing.</div>
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Wembley's giant arch will shine in red, white and blue while the French flag and national slogan of 'Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite' will be shown displayed on LED screens on Wembley Way.</div>
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There will be a minute's silence before kick-off and both teams will wear black armbands to remember the 129 people killed in Friday's attacks.</div>
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"7.55pm is when the game will really begin as we show our solidarity with France," said Glenn.</div>
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Manager Roy Hodgson admitted the context of the game had changed massively - and it was now about standing with the French rather than the result of the match itself.</div>
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He said: "All we can do really is make certain we play the best game possible, but unfortunately whichever way we think about it we can't deny there's something hanging over this game which is far far greater than a football match and a football result.</div>
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"We'll do our best on the football field and I'm sure these young players will get great experience and they won't let the country down, but I believe tomorrow night is going to be a little bit more around us showing solidarity and people writing about this football match being played and the reasons for this match being played, rather than necessarily what actually happens on the field."</div>
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The 68-year-old also admits he is going into the unknown when it comes to how the match itself might play out.</div>
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He added: "I really can't imagine how this game's going to go and what sort of football is going to be played quite simply because I've never been in this situation before. I've never played a game four days after a tragedy of this immense proportion, but the game is to go ahead and we will prepare and try to play the best game we can play.</div>
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"But I can't deny that there are other issues here which are greater than the game of football."</div>
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Hodgson said that none of the England players had told him they did not want to play the friendly as a result of Friday's attacks.</div>
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He also said his side would have had no problem if France had wanted to call the game off.</div>
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"Our players, like everyone in the world, were devastated by the news," the England coach said.</div>
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"We would have been perfectly content had the decision been taken that, because of the events, the game would have been called off, we'd have accepted that without any discussion or any comment.</div>
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"But we were told the game was to go ahead and we've tried to do our best to prepare accordingly, and I don't think there's anybody in particular who would have a reason to say 'I don't want to play the game'.</div>
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"But a lot of those French players are involved in English football so there's an enormous empathy between them, but not enough for any of our players to come to myself or Martin to say 'because of what's happened we don't want to play the game'."</div>

England v France is a stand against terrorism and we must not cower, says FA chief Glenn

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