England World Cup squad odds: Who will Gareth Southgate include in his 23-man team?

BetVictor have issued their latest odds on who Gareth Southgate will select as part of his tournament squad for the Qatar World Cup.

England have just two games left before they board the plane to the Middle East in November and Southgate will have little chance to experiment with his team from this point.

That will be a major worry given the shockingly poor display that the Three Lions mustered in their recent Nations League encounters – the highlight of which coming in their 4-0 home defeat to Hungary on Monday evening.

It was England’s worst defeat on English soil since 1928, and after three other winless matches in which the team managed only a single goal, it’s fair to say optimism across the nation has dropped like the air from a popped balloon.

Southgate’s honeymoon period after his recent tournament successes is well truly and over, which means the pressure is on him now more than ever to get his team selection right.

Something which, admittedly, is a ferociously debated topic amongst the nation.

But who do the experts at BetVictor reckon are bankers for Southgate’s squad?

Goalkeepers:

Aaron Ramsdale – 1/10Jordan Pickford – 1/8Nick Pope – 1/2

Dean Henderson – 3/1Sam Johnstone – 6/1

Whilst Ramsdale and Pickford are both very short odds, it’s interesting to see the Arsenal stopper leading the way. The two keepers will certainly be in a battle to impress come the start of the next Premier League season as they fight for that coveted number one spot.

Defenders:

Harry Maguire – 1/10John Stones – 1/10Ben Chilwell – 1/8Trent Alexander-Arnold – 1/6Luke Shaw – 1/6Kyle Walker – 1/5Reece James – 1/3Ben White – 4/7

Fikayo Tomori – 1/1Conor Coady – 5/4Kieran Trippier – 13/8Tyrone Mings – 5/2Marc Guehi – 11/4

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