England vs Republic of Ireland Bet Builder Tips: Hey Jude

England welcome the Republic of Ireland to Wembley Stadium on Sunday (17:00, ITV1), hoping to seal top spot in League B Group 2, and to secure promotion to League A. They were convincing 3-0 winners against Greece on Thursday evening, and Lee Carsley will look to bow out of his interim manager stint on a high note.

Ireland head into this off the back of beating Finland and will look to spoil the Three Lions' party. Below you will find my England vs Republic of Ireland bet builder tips.

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England to win

Despite a blip at home to Greece last month, the Three Lions have been mostly impressive in this Nations League campaign and are on the cusp of gaining promotion to League A, where they will feel as though they belong.

When they faced Ireland back in September at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, goals from Declan Rice and Jack Grealish, who were both Irish youth internationals, rubbed salt in the wound as they scored in England's 2-0 victory.

The hosts will be hoping for a repeat here, but of course they will be in need of different goalscorers as Rice and Grealish both withdrew from this camp due to injury.

England had two on the scoresheet in Athens on Thursday as Ollie Watkins and Curtis Jones stepped up to deliver the goods. Jude Bellingham teed up the other with his effort ricocheting off the goalkeeper's back after striking the post.

The Three Lions made it look easy despite a high number of players pulling out of the squad due to injury, and they will be raring to go ahead of this final match against Ireland, where they know what they have to do to get the job done.

Carsley still has an abundance of quality at his disposal and I'm expecting this to shine through on the Wembley turf, where the Three Lions will be spurred on by the home crowd. I think they will come away with the win.

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Both teams to score

Unlike last time, I can see Ireland breaching England's defence this time around. Heimir Hallgrímsson's side have improved a lot since their loss to the Three Lions in September.

The Boys in Green have won twice against Finland which will have given them confidence. Their latest win came on Thursday and so they will fancy themselves to cause a depleted England squad some problems in the English capital.

Brighton & Hove Albion striker Evan Ferguson was on the scoresheet in that game and he looks to be gaining some much-needed confidence after his 2023/24 season with the Seagulls didn't go the way he would have liked.

Due to the form of Danny Welbeck, he is still finding opportunities limited at the Amex Stadium. Hallgrímsson is showing his faith in him by selecting him to start for Ireland and this is helping the young forward get back on track.

He has the quality to hurt the Three Lions defence on Sunday. Troy Parrott, Sammie Szmodics and Mikey Johnston are other players who can have an impact in the final third.

Jude Bellingham anytime goalscorer 

This bet builder is rounded off with a goal from Bellingham. He was unfortunate to not get on the scoresheet in Greece but I think he can respond with a strike at Wembley.

It's been a tough start to the season for the midfielder at Real Madrid as Los Blancos have tried to accommodate summer arrival Kylian Mbappe. After a free-scorinf start to the last campaign, Bellingham's first goal came just before this international break, which appeared to be a huge weight off his shoulders and you could see how much it meant to his teammates as much as him.

That has certainly given him a lift for his latest England appearances and he showed against Greece why he remains one of the most important players in the team. I'm expecting him to play a starring role once again and I think he will be rewarded with another goal for his country at Wembley.

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