How to watch England vs Switzerland: TV channel, kick-off time and live stream

England begin their preparations for the 2022 World Cup with a tough friendly against Euro 2020 semi-finalists Italy at Wembley on Saturday. Gareth Southgate has brought in Kyle Walker-Peters along with Crystal Palace's Tyrick Mitchell and Marc Guehi, all three of whom could make their international debuts this weekend.

Guehi will be vying to take a spot in the starting line-up ahead of the World Cup with centre-back places seemingly up for grabs amid the current struggles of Manchester United captain Harry Maguire. Returning to the squad is Southampton's Frazer Forster, who comes in after Sam Johnstone withdrew from the squad while Bukayo Saka is out with COVID, although no replacement has been called up.

This is the first of two friendlies ahead of the World Cup draw on April 1, with Gareth Southgate's side hosting the Ivory Coast at Wembley on Tuesday evening. In his press conference on Friday afternoon, the England manager provided an injury update, saying: "Emile Smith Rowe did not train today so he is unlikely to be involved tomorrow.

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"Raheem [Sterling] is fine. It was shame to lose Bukayo [Saka] but we are back in those moments again where this is a spike again [in covid cases]." Here's everything you need to know for Saturday's game.

The match kicks off at 5:30pm on Saturday 26 March.

Sky Sports are the current rights holders for England friendlies and will broadcast the match live on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football or Sky Sports UHD.

If you're unable to watch the game on TV, there are a number of live streaming options available so you can keep up to date on the action while on the go.

Viewers can also watch the game buy purchasing a one-off