LeeDixon

Even with a depleted forward line England will beat Moldova, and they will do so handsomely. That doesn't mean scoring a bucketful of goals, but a solid victory without conceding will represent a job well done from our first World Cup 2014 qualifying match. I'm about to sit down for the DVD of Moldova v Hungary - thanks, ITV! - but without watching that we already know that this is a gentle introduction to the qualifying campaign for Roy Hodgson. Moldova are 141st in the world rankings, and finished one place above minnow's minnow San Marino in Group E when comprehensively failing to reach Euro 2012. There were a couple of notable results in that campaign, with the Dutch restricted to a pair of 1-0 wins but there's nothing for England to fear. Even the stadium is a tiddler with just...