Rooney 1-4 to smash England goals record
WAYNE ROONEY is 1-4 with Coral to break Sir Bobby Charlton’s English goalscoring record of 49 after being confirmed as the new Three Lions captain for next Sunday’s Euro 2016 qualifier away to Switzerland.
After the retirements of Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard, Rooney is the most experienced squad member, with 95 caps.
He netted seven goals in World Cup qualifying and has 40 in total. Bet365 pitch his goal line for the Euro 2016 qualifiers at 6.5, going 5-6 he falls short.
Roy Hodgson sprang a few surprises by calling up Jack Colback, Fabian Delph, Calum Chambers and Danny Rose for the first time.
Switzerland are England’s main rivals to top Group E and Hodgson’s side are 9-5 to start their campaign with a win.
Leeds boss Dave Hockaday has been sacked after just six games in charge of the club.
England squad – goalkeepers: F Forster, B Foster, J Hart; defenders: L Baines, G Cahill, C Chambers, P Jagielka, P Jones, D Rose, J Stones; midfielders: J Colback, F Delph, J Henderson, J Milner, A Oxlade-Chamberlain, R Sterling, A Townsend, J Wilshere; forwards: R Lambert, W Rooney, D Sturridge, D Welbeck.