Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane start in final Wembley warm-up before World Cup
Updated 02/06/2018 at 15:47 GMT
Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane have been named in the starting line-up against Nigeria as England play their final match at Wembley before the World Cup finals.
Kane's Tottenham team-mates Dele Alli and Eric Dier are also in from the start against a side ranked at 47 in the world.
Jordan Pickford replaces Jack Butland in goal as manager Gareth Southgate build towards their opening match of the tournament against Tunisia on June 18.
England face Costa Rica on Thursday at Elland Road in Leeds in their final friendly before the finals.
Nigeria's line-up includes current and former Premier League stars Victor Moses of Chelsea, Arsenal's Alex Iwobi as well as John Obi Mikel and Odion Ighalo.
TEAMS
England: Pickford, Trippier, Young, Walker, Stones, Cahill, Lingard, Dier, Kane, Sterling, Alli..subs: Rose, Butland, Maguire, Delph, Livermore, Loftus-Cheek, Lallana, Vardy, Rashford, Welbeck, Pope, Heaton.
Nigeria: Uzoho, Balogun, Ekong, Brian, Shehu, Joel Obi, Mikel, Onazi, Iwobi, Moses, Ighalo..subs: Akpeyi, Ezenwa, Omeruo, Agu, Awaziem, Nwankwo, Iheanacho, Musa, Ogu, Ebuehi, AIna, Echiejile, Etebo, Ndidi.
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