England

Ukraine switched to a three-man defence for their extra-time win over Sweden on Tuesday night and they may use the system again in Rome. That would mean Ruslan Malinovskiy having to settle for a spot on the bench again after coming on after an hour Hampden Park. The head coach Andriy Shevchenko will be hoping that Andriy Yarmolenko will recover from a knock in time to face England after the West Ham star was forced off in extra time. Artem Dovbyk, who scored the late winner in Glasgow, is in line to deputise if needed. Oleksandr Zubkov is another whose fitness will be assessed, however Denys Popov and Artem Besedin – who was on the receiving end of the high challenge from Marcus Danielson against Sweden – miss out. Both Kieran Trippier and Declan Rice looked to be carrying knocks at the end of England’s 2-0 win over Germany and need to be assessed, especially as Gareth Southgate ponders sticking with the same system, and XI, that started against Germany. Jack Grealish made an impressive impact off the bench at Wembley, but may be restricted to a substitute’s role once more. England will not only be thinking about the result but also their discipline. If Rice, Kalvin Phillips, Phil Foden or Harry Maguire are booked against Ukraine on Saturday, they would miss the semi-final meeting with Czech Republic or Denmark, if England can get past Ukraine at the Stadio Olimpico. Prediction: Ukraine 0-1 England