England v Scotland: Match odds, key stats, teams news and new boys

England and Scotland kick off their 2021 Guinness Six Nations campaigns with the Calcutta Cup clash at Twickenham this afternoon. The match will be screened live by STV and ITV. It is the 139th meeting of the teams, with England leading the series 76-43.

England are favourites to beat Scotland at Twickenham. William Hill make Scotland 9/2 outsiders. The last time the sides met at the stadium in 2019, the game finished all square.

Scotland haven't beaten hosts at Twickenham since 1983. England have lost just one of their last 12 Six Nations clashes with Scotland. The last defeat came at BT Murrayfield in 2018.

England are defending the Six Nations title they won last year. They beat Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Italy. England also won the Autumn Nations Cup. Scotland finished fourth in the autumn tournament. In the 2020 Six nations, Scotland lost their opening two games to Ireland and England but came back to beat France, Italy and Wales.

Cameron Redpath is the only uncapped player in the starting line-up for Scotland v England. Dave Cherry and Beno Obano could make their international debuts today.

England coach Eddie Jones believes Scotland's game against England is their most important of the year. Gregor Townsend believes Cam Redpath is ready to play.

England have a strong squad with players from Saracens, Bath, Exeter, Leicester, Newcastle, Worcester, Sale Sharks, Sarries, Northampton, Wasps, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Racing 92, B. Earl, D Robson, G Ford, M Malins, S Hogg, A Price, R Sutherland, Z Fagerson, J Gray, H Watson, and J Ritchie are the new boys for Scotland.

England play Scotland. Replacements: D Cherry, O Kebble, WP Nel, R Gray, G Graham, S Steele, J van der Walt, H Jones. Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland).

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