Ukraine vs England - 5 Key Battles

3. Marko Devi‡ vs Gary Cahill

With Ukraine boasting the home advantage, there will likely be periods of the game where England find themselves under the cosh tonight, particularly in a stadium full of baying supporters urging their team to attack. The Three Lion's defence is set to be placed under considerable pressure by the free-scoring Ukrainians and it is up to the likes of Gary Cahill and co. to stand tall. With eight different players scoring against San Marino last Friday, it'd be unwise to pinpoint any particular danger man, but one player who did look impressive was Marko Devi‡. The Metalist Kharkiv man has been in fine form of late, scoring three times in as many appearances for his club this season and also netting against San Marino. And the 29-year-old is likely to be one of the biggest threats to the England defence tonight.
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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.