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England v France Euro 2012 confirmed starting teams

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain of England and Guillaume Gillet of Belgium fight for the ball during the international friendly match at Wembley Stadium on June 2, 2012 (credit: Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is the shock inclusion in the England team for their Euro 2012 opener against France in Donetsk this evening.

Match odds
France 8/5 (BetVictor)
Draw 21/10 (Betfred)
England 5/2 (Stan James)

Liverpool's Stewart Downing had widely been expected to take the role on the left of midfield, but instead manager Roy Hodgson has gone with the Arsenal youngster.

It will be Oxlade-Chamberlain's second start for his country but his first ever appearance in a competitive international match.

Danny Welbeck leads England’s attack, the Manchester United striker getting the nod ahead of Liverpool’s Andy Carroll to spearhead the front line with clubmate Ashley Young playing just behind him.

The duo combined for the only goal in England’s last Euro 2012 warm-up friendly against Belgium when Welbeck found the net with a neat chip.

Wayne Rooney is, of course, suspended and unavailable until the last Group D game against the Ukraine on June 19.

John Terry and Joleon Lescott form the first-choice centre-half partnership in the absence of Gary Cahill, while the rest of the defence were automatic selections with Joe Hart in goal and Glen Johnson and Ashley Cole the full-backs.

Both Terry and Cole were fitness worries at the end of last week but have shaken off their respective concerns.

In midfield, Steven Gerrard and Scott Parker will operate in the centre with James Milner and Oxlade-Chamberlain given the wide roles.

Hodgson had been expected to adopt a cautious approach and select more defensively-minded wide midfielders given a draw would be considered a positive result, but the inclusion of Oxlade-Chamberlain is very much a positive move.

England v France confirmed starting XIs

France (4-2-3-1): Lloris; Debuchy, Rami, Mexes, Evra; Diarra, Cabaye; Ribery, Nasri, Malouda; Benzema.

England (4-4-1-1): Hart; Johnson, Terry, Lescott, Cole; Milner, Gerrard, Parker, 
Oxlade-Chamberlain; Young; Welbeck.

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