Denmark v England latest news

It’s no surprise to see a handful of players dropping out of the England squad for the trip to Copenhagen, with Steven Gerrard the most noticeable absentee along with Rio Ferdinand. The Manchester United defender was injured in the warm-up ahead of Manchester United’s defeat at Wolves.

It means that Frank Lampard is set to be given the honour of captaining England, with Fabio Capello set to give the armband to the Chelsea midfielder.

One thing’s for certain, Jack Wilshere is set to play the holding midfielder role against the Danes, with the Three Lions looking to avoid a repeat of the 4-1 defeat that happened when they last visited the Parken Stadium.

If Lampard isn’t included in the starting line-up, then the armband is likely to be given to Wayne Rooney, with the striker set to partner either Jermain Defoe or Darren Bent in attack.

It appears that Theo Walcott will start on the right wing and the Arsenal player feels that he’s learnt a lot after being left out of the England World Cup 2010 squad.

Walcott said: “Reading his quotes that he made a mistake have really helped me. I want to prove him wrong.

“The quotes show that the manager has faith in me and maybe now I need to have faith in myself.

“I won’t blame anyone else for what happened to me in the summer. I needed to look at myself.

“I’ve had ups and downs in my career so far and I felt I needed that mental break from it all so it might have done me a favour.”

Match odds:

Denmark, 12/5 with William Hill

Draw, 12/5 with Totesport

England, 13/10 Stan James