Ireland v England: All you need to know ahead of the Nations League clash

Heimir Hallgrimsson's first game in charge of the Republic of Ireland comes against England. 

HAVIN' A NATTER: Head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson with members of the media, from left, John Fallon of The Irish Examiner, Philip Quinn of The Irish Daily Mail and Tony O'Donoghue of RTÉ during a Republic of Ireland training session. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Heimir Hallgrimsson's Republic of Ireland will take on Lee Carsley's England in their opening fixture game in League B, Group 2 of the Nations League in League B, Group 2. Here's all you need to know.

When is it on?

Kick-off is at 5pm on Saturday, September 7.

Where is it on? 

Hallgrimsson's first game in charge takes place at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

Is it on TV?

The game is live on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player, with match build-up live from from 4pm. For viewers in the UK, the game will be shown on ITV1.

How else can I follow the action?

Irish Examiner Sport will have all the angles covered at the Aviva. Andrew Horgan will talk us through the action - minute-by-minute - in our live blog, while John Fallon and Brendan O'Brien will provide the usual reports, analysis and reaction. 

Team news?

Séamus Coleman and Andrew Omobamidele were the only Irish players to sit out training on Tuesday as preparations cranked up for Saturday’s derby.

New boss Hallgrimsson was relieved to include the captain in his squad but the recovery from his calf injury sustained in pre-season, especially being in the twilight of his career, demands careful management of his training load. The Everton full-back was joined on the sidelines at FAI headquarters by fellow defender Omobamidele.

He’d been an unused substitute in Nottingham Forest’s opening two Premier League games, played the full 90 minutes of the Carabao Cup tie against Nottingham Forest but was absent last weekend. While Coleman is expected to be fit to start, the extent of Omobamidele’s injury is unknown.

Brighton striker Evan Ferguson is continuing to progress his fitness in training after a lengthy injury lay-off, but should play his part at the Aviva.

Meanwhile, England's Phil Foden, Ollie Watkins and Cole Palmer have joined Jude Bellingham on the absent list. 

Pep Guardiola threw doubt over Manchester City midfielder Foden's availability at the weekend. 

“His stomach doesn’t feel good, it’s a little virus, and he should be fine with antibiotics,” he said. “I think Phil is not going with England but it’s up to the national team to decide.”

Ireland squad in full:

Goalkeepers: Caoimhín Kelleher (Liverpool), Mark Travers (AFC Bournemouth), Max O’Leary (Bristol City).

Defenders: Séamus Coleman (Everton), Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers), Dara O’Shea (Ipswich Town), Nathan Collins (Brentford), Jake O’Brien (Everton), Andrew Omobamidele (Nottingham Forest), Liam Scales (Celtic), Callum O’Dowda (Cardiff City), Robbie Brady (Preston North End).

Midfielders: Will Smallbone (Southampton), Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion), Alan Browne (Sunderland), Jason Knight (Bristol City), Kasey McAteer (Leicester City).

Forwards: Adam Idah (Celtic), Evan Ferguson (Brighton and Hove Albion), Sammie Szmodics (Ipswich Town), Chiedozie Ogbene (Ipswich Town), Callum Robinson (Cardiff City), Troy Parrott (AZ Alkmaar).

England squad in full:

Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson (Crystal Palace), Jordan Pickford (Everton), Nick Pope (Newcastle United).

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Levi Colwill (Chelsea), Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa), Rico Lewis (Manchester City), Tino Livramento (Newcastle), Harry Maguire (Manchester United), John Stones (Manchester City).

Midfielders: Conor Gallagher (Atlético Madrid), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Angel Gomes (Lille), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal).

Forwards; Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United), Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Jack Grealish (Manchester City), Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), Noni Madueke (Chelsea), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).