England and Wales play a friendly match at Wembley on Thursday night as they prepare for their next 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying games later in this international break.The Three Lions are sitting pretty with a perfect five wins from five in Group K and could find this a tougher fixture than their next group match in Latvia on Tuesday.BET £10 AND GET £30 IN FREE BETS WITH TALKSPORT BETWales are in a three-team battle for supremacy in Group J, currently in third place but just one point behind leaders North Macedonia and level with Belgium, who have a game in hand.Their rivals face each other on Friday before Craig Bellamy’s side entertain the Red Devils in Cardiff on Monday.England have won all seven of the teams’ meetings since 2004, with their latest clash seeing a 3-0 Three Lions victory in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.England vs Wales TipsOver 3.5 goals @ 9/5Harry Kane first goalscorer @ SPEngland to win, over 3.5 goals, Both Teams to Score – Yes @ 37/10Friendly could be more entertaining than mostInternational friendlies are not everyone’s favourites fixtures but the first clash between neighbours England and Wales in three years may prove to be better viewing than many non-competitive games.With England manager Thomas Tuchel creating a stir by leaving out Jude Bellingham, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish and Adam Wharton, the fringe players in the squad will see this as a golden opportunity to advance their case for a ticket to the finals next year.England somewhat unexpectedly went goal crazy on their last outing, thrashing Serbia 5-0 away after a more tame 2-0 home win over Andorra in their previous qualifier, but their latest friendly was another high-scoring affair, albeit a 3-1 defeat to Senegal at the City Ground in Nottingham.Wales’ last two games have finished with only one goal – a win in Kazakhstan and a friendly defeat by Canada – but their qualifying clash against Belgium before that was a ding-dong 4-3 loss.Five of the eight defenders in the Wales squad play in the Championship or League One, while Ben Davies has yet to appear for Tottenham this season, so the opportunities should be there for England’s forwards to prosper and create a match total of at least four goals.BET £10 AND GET £30 IN FREE BETS WITH TALKSPORT BETSkipper can get the ball rollingHarry Kane has been in fantastic form this season and, while the England skipper is a candidate to be protected in the second half of the match and saved for the Latvia game, he looks well worth backing to get the first goal of the match.Kane has netted 19 times in 12 matches for Bayern Munich and England this season and his opening goal in the 5-0 rout of Serbia was the start of an amazing scoring run.He has netted at least two goals in five of his last six games and could not be in better nick as he looks to add to his tally of 74 England goals.Bet Builder picks point to a watchable Wembley contestOur Bet Builder selection for the match is for England to win a game with at least four goals, but with both teams contributing to the total.The case for at least four goals is made above and the home side are understandably a short price to come out on top against opponents who they have beaten in seven successive meetings.Boost the potential return by taking Wales to also get on the scoresheet at Wembley. Three of Wales’ last six competitive games have produced four or more goals and they have been shut out in only one of their last 10 non-friendlies. This one is a friendly but a Wembley game against the Three Lions will mean more to players on both teams than most schedule-filling fixtures and Wales have some capable attacking players, including Premier League performers Harry Wilson, David Brooks and Brennan Johnson, plus Wrexham striker Kieffer Moore.England vs Wales TipsOver 3.5 goals @ 9/5Harry Kane first goalscorer @ SPEngland to win, over 3.5 goals, Both Teams to Score – Yes @ 37/10BET £10 AND GET £30 IN FREE BETS WITH TALKSPORT BETOdds correct at time of publish and subject to change18+ New customers only. Opt in via mobile or app & bet £10+ on any football market at 2.00+ odds within 7 days. No Cash out. Get 6x £5 Free Bets on selected markets. Free bets expire in 7 days. T&Cs apply, see below. GambleAware.org | Please gamble responsiblyRemember to gamble responsiblyA responsible gambler is someone who:Establishes time and monetary limits before playingOnly gambles with money they can afford to loseNever chase their lossesDoesn’t gamble if they’re upset, angry or depressedGamCare – www.gamcare.org.ukGamble Aware – www.gambleaware.orgFor help with a gambling problem, call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 or go to www.gamstop.co.uk to be excluded from all UK-regulated gambling websites.Commercial content notice: Taking one of the bookmaker offers featured in this article may res