Roy Hodgson – England.

A bumper crowd of over 80,000 people will watch England take on Slovenia at Wembley Stadium a week on Saturday.

Supporters responded to England’s dismal summer by staying away from their first post-World Cup match against Norway in September.

A record low crowd of 40,181 attended the match, but there was an improvement when England faced San Marino the following month and PA Sport reported yesterday the FA is expecting a big turn-out for the Three Lions’ next game against Slovenia.

Ticket sales have risen for a number of reasons.

Firstly, the FA thinks England’s 100 per cent record since their World Cup exit has stimulated interest in the national side again.

The timing of the game, which kicks off at 17.00, has also helped swell the numbers.

The fact that Wayne Rooney is set to win his 100th cap in the match may also be a factor.

On Monday, manager Roy Hodgson and his squad, which is named tomorrow, will meet at St George’s Park to begin preparations for the Slovenia game, and the friendly against Scotland, which takes place three days later.

On Armistice Day, the squad will pay their respects to Britain’s fallen war heroes by observing two minutes’ silence behind a banner that reads ‘Football Remembers’.

Although interest in the Scotland game will be greater than for the qualifier against Slovenia, Hodgson views the first fixture as a more important occasion.

The England manager wants his team to go through their Euro 2016 qualifying group with a 100 per cent record and he will therefore consider rotating his squad for the trip to Celtic Park.

Hodgson admits the Scotland match will be a big test for any inexperienced player due to the hostile atmosphere that awaits.

“In the friendly matches we tend to use, more than the qualifiers, some of the players who haven’t really had their hands on a shirt,” the England boss said.

“We give them a chance, because they are competing with someone who is established in their position.

“But in the friendlies we tend to give those players a chance to show what they can do at the top level.

“It will be a very interesting baptism of fire if they come through.

“The teams we’ve been playing lately don’t provide that type of opposition, so we need to prove ourselves.”