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Norway vs England
International Friendly
KO 19.45, Sky Sports 1

HEAD-TO-HEAD
(Max last 10 only)
11 Oct 1995 International Norway 0-0 England
22 May 1994 International England 0-0 Norway
02 June 1993 World Cup Norway 2-0 England
14 Oct 1992 World Cup England 1-1 Norway
09 Sep 1981 World Cup Norway 2-1 England
10 Sep 1980 World Cup England 4-0 Norway
29 Jun 1966 International Norway 1-6 England
18 May 1949 International Norway 1-4 England
09 Nov 1938 International England 4-0 Norway
14 May 1937 International Norway 0-6 England

PREVIEW
Roy Hodgson will get his England international reign underway on Saturday evening as he takes his Three Lions side to Oslo where they meet Norway for a friendly.

Hodgson has only had a week to work with his newly selected squad, but the English public and media will be expecting nothing less than a win against a ‘hit and miss’ Norway side. Egil Olsen’s team have won six of their last 12 fixtures. The manager will be frustrated with the five defeats during that period, which shows a lack of consistency.

However, after a long and gruelling Premier League season some of the England players could be forgiven for feeling fatigued and this may be reflected on Saturday night. England are without Wayne Rooney, and due to their Champions League exploits none of the Chelsea representatives will be included in the starting XI.

England have only lost three of their previous 21 matches and haven’t lost to a team ranked lower than themselves in the FIFA world rankings since they were defeated by the Ukraine in October 2009, 24 matches ago. The Norwegian’s are currently ranked 24th in the FIFA rankings compared to England’s seventh place position.

Four of Norway’s last five games have had over 2.5 goals, so goals are expected. Even without Rooney, England have enough to continue their fine form and kick off the Hodgson era with a win.

RECOMMENDATION: (1-10 points)
Back England at around 2.18 on BETDAQ: 6 points

Friday Return: +5.25 points
MAY RETURN TO DATE: +29.00 points

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