PREVIEW: England face World Champions Spain in Madrid

England will face reigning World Champions Spain in a crucial UEFA Nations League Quarter-final match at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano tonight. A victory will enable the English team to top their group and avoid a tougher tie in the upcoming rounds. Both teams have already secured their spots in the quarter-finals, with Portugal also advancing. The other teams are still competing for a place in the last eight come March.

In their previous meeting, England won 3-2 in Seville during the 2018 Nations League group stage. Raheem Sterling scored twice for England, while Marcus Rashford added another goal. Spain's goals came from Paco Alcácer and Sergio Ramos.

England has dominated their group thus far, winning four out of five matches. Their sole loss occurred in the reverse fixture at Wembley back in September. Lamine Yamal put England ahead with a goal just two minutes into the game, and Anthony Gordon and Harry Kane added more goals to secure the win.

Spain, on the other hand, has also claimed two victories over both England and the Czech Republic, albeit by narrow margins. The referee for this evening's encounter is Clément Turpin, who has been involved in five Ligue 1 matches this term, issuing 14 yellow cards and three penalties. Turpin also officiated England's World Cup Quarter-final win against Norway in July and their opening group game against Croatia at the same tournament.

The match is set to commence at 7:45pm BST and will be broadcast live on ITV1 in the UK.