Friday football tips: Euro 2020 finalists targeting spots at Qatar World Cup

England are aiming for a seventh win in nine 2022 World Cup qualifying matches when they host Albania on Friday and Scotland travel to Moldova knowing that a fifth straight victory in Group F would secure their playoff spot for next year's finals in Qatar.

Today's best accumulator bets

Bets to be placed by 7.45pm Friday

England to beat Albania

Northern Ireland to beat Lithuania

Italy to beat Switzerland

Austria to beat Israel

Euro 2020 finalists England and Italy should edge closer to World Cup qualification with home wins over Albania and injury-hit Switzerland. Austria can avenge their 5-2 defeat in Israel and Lithuania have lost ten of their last 11 internationals before their trip to Northern Ireland. The fourfold pays bigger than 3-1 with bet365.

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England v Albania

ITV, 7.45pm Friday

England are red-hot favourites to beat Albania but the visitors, whose probable back four all play for Serie A clubs, are capable of keeping the scoreline respectable at Wembley.

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Best bet
England to win & under 3.5 goals

Moldova v Scotland

Sky Sports Football & Main Event, 5pm Friday

In-form Scotland are missing suspended striker Lyndon Dykes for their trip to Moldova so John McGinn, who has scored 11 times in his last 24 competitive appearances, looks a good bet to break the deadlock.

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Best bet
John McGinn to be first goalscorer

Northern Ireland v Lithuania

Sky Sports Football & Main Event, 7.45pm Friday

Northern Ireland have had a disappointing World Cup qualifying campaign but Premier League centre-backs Jonny Evans and Craig Cathcart can help them defeat toothless visitors Lithuania.

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Best bet
Northern Ireland to win to nil

Bet of the day

Italy to win & under 3.5 goals v Switzerland
Sky Sports Premier League, 7.45pm Friday

European champions Italy are level with Switzerland on 14 points in Group C but Roberto Mancini's men can grind out a vital victory against a Swiss side missing several first-team regulars due to injury.

Click here to read Dan Childs's preview of Friday's World Cup qualifiers

Goalscorer bet of the day

England v Albania

Albania will be focusing on England's attacking stars Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling so left wing-back Ben Chilwell, who has scored four goals in his last eight appearances for club and country, could be a value each-way first-scorer bet at 20-1 with bet365.

Best bet
Ben Chilwell to be first goalscorer