'Great finisher' Evan Ferguson a threat at Wembley - Harry Kane

England captain Harry Kane reserved praise for "great finisher" Evan Ferguson as the Republic of Ireland's Nations League clash at Wembley looms.

The Boys in Green will face Group B2 leaders in their final fixture of the group campaign with automatic relegation staved off and a play-off against a runner-up from League C to come in March.

England, meanwhile, will be aiming to seal automatic promotion back to League A by beating Heimir Hallgrimsson's side.

Ferguson netted the Irish winner against Finland on Thursday and Kane admitted he was wary of the threat the Meathman possesses.

"I think he's a good player, he's a great finisher and obviously he will be a threat for them tomorrow night," he told RTÉ soccer correspondent Tony O'Donoghue.

"I appreciate good strikers who score goals and he seems to be able to do that quite well. So it will be a good game but I think their biggest threat is (Ireland) as a team and them as a unit and we need to be careful with that because obviously they're going to want to come to Wembley and try to get a result."

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He also had praise for goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher whose penalty save went a long way towards helping Ireland keep a clean sheet against the Finns.

"He's a really good keeper. We played against him even when we played away (at the Aviva Stadium in September) and won 2-0 but it probably could have been a little bit more if it wasn't for him," Kane said of the Liverpool shot-stopper.

"He had a really good game personally, so I know