2020 Autumn Nations Cup – Wales vs England Preview & Prediction

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THE FACTS

When is Wales vs England taking place? Saturday 28^th November, 2020 – 16:00

Where is Wales vs England taking place? Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli

Where can I get tickets for Wales vs England? This match will be played without spectators

What channel is Wales vs England on? S4C

Where can I stream Wales vs England? Amazon Prime subscribers can stream this match live online

THE TEAM NEWS

WALES

Starting line-up: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Louis Rees-Zammit, 13 Nick Tompkins, 12 Johnny Williams, 11 Josh Adams, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Lloyd Williams, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 James Botham, 6 Shane Lewis-Hughes, 5 Alun Wyn Jones (c), 4 Jake Ball, 3 Samson Lee, 2 Ryan Elias, 1 Wyn Jones

Replacements: 16 Elliot Dee, 17 Rhys Carre, 18 Tomas Francis, 19 Will Rowlands, 20 Aaron Wainwright, 21 Rhys Webb, 22 Callum Sheedy, 23 Owen Watkin.

ENGLAND

Starting line-up: 15 Elliot Daly, 14 Jonathan Joseph, 13 Henry Slade, 12 Owen Farrell (c), 11 Jonny May, 10 George Ford, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 Sam Underhill, 6 Tom Curry, 5 Joe Launchbury, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 2 Jamie George, 1 Mako Vunipola

Replacements: 16 Luke Cowan-Dickie, 17 Ellis Genge, 18 Will Stuart, 19 Jonny Hill, 20 Ben Earl, 21 Jack Willis, 22 Dan Robson, 23 Anthony Watson

THE PREDICTION

England will be looking to make it three wins from three when they face Wales at Parc y Scarlets with the pressure of an away clash lessened by the lack of fans. It will be just Wales coach Wayne Pivac’s luck that covid-19 restrictions are lifted to allow fans in soon after the culmination of this game when it is too late to help their cause against a clearly superior English side. Eddie Jones’ squad is as strong as possible and his opting for George Ford at 10 plus captain Owen Farrell suggests they are in the hunt to finish the group stage as offensively as possible in preparation for a likely showdown with France in the play-offs. Wales achieved an unconvincing 18-0 against Georgia last time out and the negativity surrounding them right now could spell the end for Pivac after the tournament concludes. Meanwhile, England can cover -15 here and will enjoy turning the screw.