Thursday, November 10, 2016

England v Scotland: The Three Lions team that should have been selected based on Premier League form

1. Tom Heaton (goalkeeper) – click the arrow above, right, to see the full line up based on the most impressive <a href="http://talksport.com/author/WhoScored.com" target="_blank">WhoScored</a> stats 2. Kyle Walker (right back) 3. Scott Dann (centre back) 4. Michael Keane (centre back) 5. Danny Rose (left back) 6. Raheem Sterling (right midfield) 7. Jordan Henderson (centre midfield) 8. Adam Lallana (left midfield) 9. Theo Walcott (right attack) 10. Harry Kane (centre forward) 11. Wilfried Zaha (left attack)

International breaks don't often bring much joy to England fans, win, draw or lose.

A ball is yet to have been kicked, but already most of us are dissecting Gareth Southgate's team selection, crying over who should be starting.

And this has led talkSPORT to the stats board.

We've taken a look at figures from WhoScored and put together England's strongest XI statistically, featuring some surprising names. Check it out by scrolling through the gallery above.

What would be your strongest England line-up? Let us know by leaving a comment below.