Why are England playing Senegal in Nottingham?

England's affable against Senegal connected Tuesday is taking spot astatine the City Ground successful Nottingham arsenic Wembley enters performance season.

The Three Lions traditionally play their location matches astatine the nationalist stadium, but their last lucifer of this play volition beryllium staged astatine Nottingham Forest's location ground.

Wembley volition big 7 concerts successful the adjacent month, past different 19 - positive Oleksandr Usyk v Daniel Dubois - earlier England's adjacent lucifer there, which is against Wales connected 9 October.

The World Cup qualifier against Andorra successful September volition beryllium held astatine Villa Park.

The past clip the City Ground hosted England's archetypal squad was successful March 1909, erstwhile they were 2-0 winners implicit Wales successful a Home Championship match.

Speaking aft the announcement of the friendly, England brag Thomas Tuchel said: "Facing a beardown African squad successful a passionate metropolis with affluent shot practice tin lone assistance america connected the roadworthy to the World Cup.

"While I cognize Wembley is our home, I besides recognize the value of taking the squad astir the state erstwhile we are capable to and the accidental to acquisition playing astatine a celebrated aged English stadium specified arsenic the City Ground is 1 we tin each look guardant to."

Last June, England played Bosnia and Herzegovina astatine Newcastle's St James' Park.

Since 2018, they person besides played location matches astatine Old Trafford, Molineux, the Riverside Stadium, St Mary's, the King Power Stadium and Elland Road.

Stadiums selected indispensable comply with Uefa's regulations, person suitable grooming complexes nearby, and availability.

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