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Gareth Southgate has several selection headaches ahead of England's Euro 2020 opener with Croatia this weekend... so here's who the Three Lions boss should pick according to the stats

With so many options for Gareth Southgate, few can agree on his best team.

To help the England boss solve some of these dilemmas, Sportsmail has teamed up with LCP and Analytics FC to crunch the numbers.

Their analytics platform, TransferLab, is used by 17 clubs and agencies — including five Premier League teams — to analyse player performance. Here are some examples of how their data drives selection:

Sportsmail has teamed up with an analytics group to help Gareth Southgate's selection woes
The England manager has several line-up headaches across several areas of the pitch

THREE AT THE BACK

You might think Conor Coady is an obvious fit, having marshalled a Wolves back three.