LONDON. England arrived in Belgium yesterday and headed straight to training in the afternoon for their Euro 2013 qualifier in Mons.
The Three Lions are hoping to make it five out of five in their Group 8 qualifying campaign when they face the Belgians tonight.
The team had their first look at the match stadium, home to Belgian Premiere Division club RAEC Mons and tested the pitch engaging on a sharp training session.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, scorer of a hat-trick in last month's game in Iceland, was in fine fettle scoring a number of excellent goals in the finishing practice captured by FATV video above.
All 22 players in the squad trained, including Jon Flanagan and Ross Barkley who returned to Pearce's set-up after playing 90 minutes in the U19s' win over Denmark on Thursday.
The only player from England's 5-0 win over the Icelandics at Colchester last week who is no longer with the squad is Nathan Delfouneso. The Aston Villa forward came off at the Weston Homes after just eleven minutes with a tight hamstring and was replaced by debutant Sammy Ameobi.
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