Ireland will have to 'suffer' for a result in Wembley says Hallgrimsson

Heimir Hallgrimsson expects his players to "suffer at times" in their final UEFA Nations League game against England at Wembley.

The two sides meet at the famous London venue on Sunday evening (kick-off 5pm) and while there is little to play for in terms of group standing for Ireland, there is a strong emphasis on the performance against the top-ranked side.

England enjoyed a comfortable win in Dublin when the sides met in September, however, that was the manager's first game in charge and he will, no doubt, be expecting a better showing from his charges in the re-match.

Hallgrimsson believes that the team lacked the required fight to trouble the No 4-ranked side in the world in that game, and he will be expecting a more cohesive performance at the iconic football venue.

The manager took a bit of a back seat for that game, allowing John O’Shea and Paddy McCarthy to take the lead, however, since that match, Hallgrimsson’s influence has been evident, as the team’s shape and style has begun to change over the course of the October international window and in Thursday’s victory over Finland.

Ireland have won two of their last three games with back-to-back victories against Finland, in Helsinki last month followed up with Thursday night’s 1-0 win at Aviva Stadium. In between, they were well beaten in Greece, however, they improved considerably in the second half in Athens.

And now Ireland are looking to finish the Nations League campaign with a positive result in London, to take some momentum into next year’s World Cup qualifying campaign.

"In all honesty, we need to put in more fight than we played them here," said Hallgrimsson, when asked how the team might conjure a result at Wembley.

"We know if you look player by player, the