ITAL BE A REALLY DIFFERENT GAME SAYS RANDOLPH

DARREN RANDOLPH says there’s no point looking to Ireland’s win over Italy in Euro 2016 for omens ahead of tomorrow’s clash in Wales.

Robbie Brady’s late goal helped Ireland beat Antonio Conte’s men in Lille 16 months ago when only a win was good enough to help them into the knockout stages.

Tomorrow’s clash has a similar ‘winner takes all’ feel to it, but Randolph pointed out a serious difference between the two games.

“There was nothing riding on the game for Italy, they had to make a few changes for that game,” he said.

“We kept going and going that night. The Welsh team will be the exact same as us on Monday.

“We are similar nations in the way we kind of fight on. They have showed that in the last couple of years and so have we.

“Experience like that night in Lille can help but it will be a totally different game, style of football and atmosphere on Monday.”

Randolph expects a derby like feel to the game tomorrow, in a match where most of the players on both sides know their opposite number from league and Cup encounters over the years.

“We play against the same players week in and week out, everybody knows everyone,” he said.

“We have similar styles of football if you want to put it that way.”

Ireland make the short hop to Cardiff today, and Randolph hopes the Welsh will be tired from their long flight home from Georgia.

“From a selfish point of view, I hope they are still feeling it on Monday,” he said. JACK BUTLAND insists he has got enough time to establish himself as England’s No.1 before next summer’s World Cup.

Butland, 24, will start against Lithuania tonight and does not hide from his ambition to succeed Joe Hart as first choice even if the clock is ticking.

Stoke keeper Butland, who made his competitive debut for England in Lithuania two years ago, is desperate to show tonight and in the next eight months that he should be first choice in Russia.

When asked whether he has got enough time to get the No1 shirt before next summer, Butland said: “I believe so, I don’t believe it’ll be purely on international form either.

“Obviously Joe is now our third most capped goalkeeper. He’s rightly had the No1 spot for a long time. I’m just here to challenge that.

“It’s really good between all of us keepers to be fair. We’re all after the same shirt but we’re keen to push each other to a high standard because that means success for us as a nation.

“We have brilliant rivalry but a great friendship too. Joe made some great saves against Slovenia and put in a really good performance for us which is what we want and I’m sure it would go the opposite way if someone else is in goal.”

Gareth Southgate will experiment in Vilnius with World Cup qualification guaranteed.

The England boss will use a back three, blood some youngsters and wants to look at Harry Winks and Harry Maguire.