Clyne or Walker: Who should be England’s right-back at Euro 2016?

The Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur full-backs are competing for the England right-back spot.

Kyle Walker v Nathaniel Clyne: Head to Head: : 20160525

With Euro 2016 on the horizon, England have a number of selection issues to resolve before their first game in France.

After a strong Premier League campaign, there are a number of players in Roy Hodgson’s squad currently all vying for a starting place.

One of the areas where a decision has to be made is at right-back, where Nathaniel Clyne and Kyle Walker are competing for a place.

The Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool full-backs have both enjoyed decent campaigns and either would be worthy of a first team place.

So how did the two players compare in the stats this season? We decided to take a look.

	Team	Won Tackle per Game	Interception Won per Game	Ball Recoveries per Game	Duel Won per Game	Effective Blocked Cross per Game	Key passes per Game	Accurate Cross per Game	Accurate Pass per Game	Appearances
Kyle Walker	Tottenham	2.15	2.79	6.33	5.55	0.61	1.03	0.55	29.7	33
Nathaniel Clyne	Liverpool	1.91	1.58	4.88	4.33	0.36	0.73	0.33	35.97	33

And as it transpires, Kyle Walker came out on top in seven of the eight areas that we looked at.

On a per game basis, he won more tackles, more interceptions, and more defensive duels overall.

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