By Press Association Sport Staff
Published: 14:22 BST, 8 June 2019 | Updated: 15:27 BST, 8 June 2019
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England manager Gareth Southgate plans to make some changes for Sunday's Nations League third-place play-off against Switzerland, with defender John Stones' role under scrutiny.
Southgate has been encouraged by the response of his players after they suffered another semi-final defeat, beaten 3-1 by Holland after extra-time on Thursday night in Guimaraes.
Manchester City centre-back Stones was culpable for two of the Dutch goals, outmuscled by Matthijs De Ligt at a corner and then later robbed by Memphis Depay as he dithered on the ball, while also playing Ross Barkley into trouble ahead of the third.
John Stones' place in the England side is under scrutiny ahead of the Switzerland game
Southgate, though, remained tight-lipped over just how much he would shift things around against the Swiss.
'We'll probably have to make some changes,' he said at a press conference on Saturday afternoon.
'We've got doubts over (Ben) Chilwell, (Marcus) Rashford, (Jordan) Henderson. There are a few more to check. I don't want to make wholesale changes,' the England manager said.
'We lost an important game on Thursday. We've got thousands of fans here and we have to make sure our performance is one that gives them something back.
'Every time we take the field,