FRANCE visit Austria as the world champions look to get their Nations League campaign back on track.
The French have just one point so far after losing 2-1 at home to group leaders Denmark before drawing 1-1 in Croatia.
- Start time: 7.45pm BST
- TV/Live stream: Premier Sports 1
- Austria XI: Pentz, Trauner, Seiwald, Arnautovic, Alaba, Sabitzer, Weimann, Wober, Laimer, Lainer, Schlager
- France XI: Lloris, Pavard, Saliba, Konate, Hernandez, Kamara, Tchouameni, Diaby, Griezmann, Coman, Benzema
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What time does Austria vs France kick off?
- Austria take on France on Friday, June 10.
- The match kicks off at 7.45pm UK time – 8.45pm local time.
- It will be held at Vienna's Ernst Happel Stadium.
- Last time the sides met, Thierry Henry, Karim Benzema and Andre-Pierre Gignac netted in a 3-1 French victory in Paris in 2009.
What TV channel is Austria vs France on and can I live stream it?
- Austria vs France is live on Premier Sports 1.
- Coverage commences at 7.35pm – ten minutes before kick-off.
- To stream the game live, head to the Premier Player.
- Premier Sports subscriptions are available from £9.99/month.
Team news
Centre-back Philipp Lienhart missed Austria's first two Nations League games with a fever and it remains to be seen whether he will return for this one.
Ralf Rangnick will have to decide whether to stick with the 4-2-3-1 formation or revert to the 3-4-1-2 that proved so successful in Croatia.
Marko Arnautovic, Sasa Kalajdzic and Karim Onisiwo will be competing for the starting berths up front.
Raphael Varane has been withdrawn from the France squad through injury and replaced with Liverpool's Ibrahima Konate.
Kylian Mbappe could return to the starting line-up after missing the Croatia game with a minor knee injury while N'Golo Kante may also return to the starting XI.
- Kieran Davies
Austria subs:
16. Trimmel, 1. Lindner, 11. Gregoritsch, 19. Baumgartner, 14. Kalajdzic, 5. Ljubicic, 12. Fraisl, 3. Danso, 22. Lazaro, 17. Wolf, 18. Onisiwo, 4. Wimmer
- Kieran Davies
Austria starting XI:
13. Pentz, 21. Lainer, 2. Trauner, 8. Alaba, 15. Wober, 20. Laimer, 23. Schlager, 6. Seiwald, 9. Sabitzer, 10. Weimann, 7. Aunautovic
- Kieran Davies
Pressure on Deschamps to perform
Despite his absence from their first game of the campaign, the UEFA Nations League reigning champions are letting their trophy slip through their grasp at a whimper.
With the World Cup fast approaching, these games should be showing the competition what a force to be reckoned with Les Bleus are.
Currently, their campaign is only giving their opponents hope of upsetting the form book in Qatar.
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- Kieran Davies
New lease of life for Rangnick
Ralf Rangnick made a perfect start to life as Austria head coach.
An impressive 3-0 victory away against Croatia in their opening Nations League game.
Marko Anautovic, Michael Gregoritsch and Marcel Sabitzer were all on the scoresheet.
- Kieran Davies
Les Bleus focussed on task at hand
The French head coach spoke about what is required of them this evening:
After two Nations League matches, we are not in a good position in terms of points. We will do our best to win the match and we will see what our opponents do. These are also preparation matches considering they are played in a short timeframe.
Didier DeschampsFrance
- Kieran Davies
Deschamps’ wealth of riches a conundrum
Kylian Mbappe was not involved on Monday as a precaution after sustaining a minor knee injury against Denmark earlier in the week.
The PSG talisman was taken off at half-time so the medical team could investigate further.
Mbappe could be in contention for a start this evening along with Karim Benzema and Antoine Griezmann who were on the bench for the last game.
- Kieran Davies
Welcome to Austria vs France
Holders France travel to the Ernst Happel Stadion in Leopoldstadt to face Austria, still looking for their first win of the Nations League campaign at the third time of asking, Les Bleus have only amassed one point from their two opening games and currently sit five points behind leaders Denmark.
Austria centre-back Phillip Lienhart has missed the opening two games of the Nations League due to a fever and it remains to be seen whether he will return to the matchday squad today.
David Alaba, however, was able to start and play the full 90 minutes last time out after suffering with fitness issues and is expected to stay in the starting XI.
Austria have plenty of competition up front with Arnautovic, Sasa Kalajdzic and Karim Onisiwo will all be competing for the lone striker spot.
As for France, Raphael Varane has pulled out of the squad due to hamstring injury and has been replaced by Liverpool’s Ibrahima Konate, who will be hoping to make his international debut at centre-back.
Deschamps is set to make a number of changes which could see Ngolo Kante, Hugo Lloris, Lucas Hernandez and Jules Kounde return to the starting line-up.
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