With two games to go, Gareth Southgate knows that four points will guarantee England's place at next year's World Cup in Qatar. What could possibly go wrong?
On paper, their final two games against Albania and San Marino are straightforward affairs. The Three Lions boss won't be taking any chances though and will pick his strongest side at Wembley on Friday night.
He has already been dealt a double blow, however, with key midfielders Mason Mount and Declan Rice both ruled out of the opening fixture, and Jack Grealish a doubt with illness.
Southgate will have look to elsewhere but he is not short of options. Sportsmail takes a look at all the potential possibilities ahead of Friday encounter.
Mason Mount (left) and Declan Rice (right) have both been ruled out of the game with Albania
Gareth Southgate will pick his strongest side on Friday as he looks to seal a World Cup place
START FODEN IN THE NO 10 ROLE
This seems the likeliest scenario.
The Manchester City star was trialled in a deeper playmaker role in the last international break with varied success - man of the match against Andorra before being brought back down to reality in the draw against Hungary.
Now though, with Mount absent, the 21-year-old could get a go in a more advanced role centrally, behind Harry Kane with Southgate sticking to his usual 4-2-3-1 formation.
Squeezing one of English football's brightest prospects into an area of the squad littered with talent has been a problem Southgate has been trying to solve - but no Mount gives the England boss an obvious solution this time.
Foden even scored a bicycle kick in training on Tuesday caught on camera. Bang in form with his club, it would raise some eyebrows if he did not make the starting XI.
Phil Foden was trailed in a deeper role in October but is likely to play further forward on Friday
TRUST TEENAGER BELLINGHAM TO DO THE BUSINESS
Left out of October's squad to manage his workload after a busy first season in senior top-flight football, Jude Bellingham is back at St George's Park this time round.
The Borussia Dortmund star could hardly have been left out this time, given his sumptuous form for the Germans including a sublime solo effort against Arminia Bielefeld.
With eight caps already to his name, including three at Euro 2020, Bellingham has mostly been used from the bench at the beginning of his international career.
Don't be surprised, however, if Southgate starts the 18-year-old against Albania. Bellingham has already
