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England/ Czech Republic

Poor old Dean Ashton. These nasty people keep calling him fat but he silences his critics by scoring two goals in front of the watching Fabio Capello. Everything was perfect until he decided to take a free-kick and somehow picked up an injury kicking the ball. Not to worry though, now we’ve got Emile Heskey instead and in spite of his propensity to fall over, he will feature in an England win. Here’s why:

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Six reasons why England will beat Czech Republic

1. England are unbeaten in their last five meetings with the Czech Republic, winning four and drawing the other.

2. Czech Republic have never managed to beat England at Wembley, losing five and drawing one of their six previous contests on English soil.

3. Capello’s men have won five of their last six fixtures at home, including their last two friendlies at Wembley.

4. England have scored fifteen times in their last six home internationals, netting at least twice on each occasion.

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5. Czech Republic meanwhile have conceded three times in all but one of their last four internationals. They have kept just three clean sheets in their previous ten outings.

6. England also have a formidable defensive record at home, having kept four clean sheets in their last six contests.

Any other business

» None of England’s last twelve internationals have been goalless at the break. In all but two of these twelve contests, the side that scored first went on to win.

» chickendinner superfact: Six of England’s last nine international victories have ended 3-0.

» England have not been involved in a draw since June 2007 – a run of twelve internationals.

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19/08/08

England/ Czech Republic, best odds