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Vestergaard excited to face 'mind-blowing' young England team & explains why he stayed at Southampton

Denmark centre-back Jannik Vestergaard expects his side to give England a good test in Wednesday’s Nations League encounter between the two countries.

The Danes have four points from their three matches to date and sit third in League A Group 2 after a 3-0 win away to Iceland on Sunday, with Kasper Hjulmand's side looking to cause an upset at Wembley.

Gareth Southgate will know not to take Wednesday's opponents lightly following the scoreless draw between the two sides at the beginning of September in Copenhagen.

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And Southampton defender Vestergaard, who is seeking to win his 19th cap, has predicted another tight affair, telling Goal: "England are great, but we are a good team as well, and we have just gone unbeaten as a team for almost four years and 34 internationals - until we lost to Belgium last month.