What time is the kick off, what TV channel are you on?

Gareth Southgate is ready to unleash his attacking trinity of Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford and Bucayo Saka as England target their first win in Italy in over 60 years.

Kane will break the England goalscoring record if he scores at Napoli, while Rashford and Saka are in fantastic form ahead of their opening European Championship qualifier.

However, recent experiences at international level for the three strikers have been difficult, with Southgate praising their “insatiable desire” to bounce back from personal setbacks.

Kane has admitted he will be forever haunted by his penalty misses at last year’s World Cup, and Rashford suffered a sharp drop in form after England’s final European season. But this season they are the second and fourth, respectively, as the best scorers in the English Premier League.

What is the match?

It is the first match in England’s qualifiers for next year’s European Championship. They are in Group C along with Italy, Ukraine, North Macedonia and Malta

The top two from each group will qualify for the final tournament to be held in Germany next summer.

When will the match take place?

Departure is at 7.45pm on Thursday 23rd March.

Where is the match taking place?

The match will be held at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples.

What TV channel are you on?

It is shown on Channel 4. Coverage begins at 7pm and will be hosted by Jess Breach.

What’s the team news?

Last week Southgate named his squad. There have been some notable missing names, including Trent Alexander-Arnold, Raheem Sterling, Callum Wilson and Jadon Sancho.

After that, Nick Pope, Mason Mount and Marcus Rashford pulled out of the box.

Here is the squad of 26 players named by the England coach.

goalkeepers: Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Newcastle United)*, Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)

The Defenders: Ben Chilwell (Chelsea), Eric Dier (Tottenham Hotspur), Marc Joy (Crystal Palace), Reece James (Chelsea), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), Luke Shaw (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City), Kieran Trippier . (Newcastle) Kyle Walker (Manchester City)

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midfieldersJude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund), Conor Gallagher (Chelsea), Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), James Maddison (Leicester City), Mason Mount (Chelsea)*, Calvin Phillips (Manchester City), Declan Rice (West Ham United).

attackers: Phil Foden (Manchester City), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur), Marcus Rashford (Manchester United)*, Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Evan Toni (Brentford).

* pulled out of the box

What did Gareth Southgate say when naming his team?

Southgate He bemoans the dearth of local talent But he did reveal that one of the players vying for a future promotion to the first team is Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest.

With Mason Mount withdrawing from Chelsea with a pelvic injury, Gibbs-White is understood to be in Southgate’s thoughts. He was signed on a £25m deal with England in every age group from Under-16s to Under-21s.

“We love Morgan, we think he’s progressing well. He’s been a player like Steve Cooper’s under-17s, so he’s always shown great faith in him,” Southgate said.

“He’s having a good season at Forest, we think it’s a little early for him with us but we’re watching him closely.”

Harry Kane can make history at Napoli

Kane will make his first England appearance since the World Cup quarter-final loss to Italy, a rare low point in an impressive run for Tottenham and his country.

The 29-year-old is currently at Wayne Rooney’s level as England’s all-time leading goalscorer.

“I haven’t really felt the need to pick up the phone since the World Cup,” said Southgate. “He. She [his recovery] Is there in his performances with Tottenham.

“Sometimes you can get distracted and look for a pat on the back by calling out to a player but I can’t take any credit for what he did.

“What I’ve noticed is a player who still has a lot of confidence, who’s still ready to perform, who’s still hungry to score goals. Obviously he’s been through the personal milestone with Tottenham and then there’s this that he’s going to settle with us at some point.”