Five key elements to consider as England prepares to respond to Greece's setback against Finland.

When Lee Carsley leads England to Finland on Sunday, the team will aim to go back to winning ways.

In advance of the Nations League match in Helsinki, the PA news agency examines five key discussion issues.

Grieving about Greece's defeat

His provisional rule began with 2-0 wins against the Republic of Ireland and Finland, but then things went wrong when England suffered their first-ever defeat to Greece.

In a well-earned 2-1 loss, Carsley's team performed poorly both inside and outside the ball, dropping them three points behind Thursday's visitors to Wembley in the Group B2 rankings.

England cannot afford to let the gap between meaningless Finland - the lowest-ranked team in the group - widen before November's crucial trip to Athens.

Carsley's decision to deploy five attackers without an out-and-out striker backfired against Greece, leaving England rudderless without the ball and ineffective with it, resulting in an awful overall performance.

The interim manager promised to maintain his attack-minded style, but a more familiar structure will be in place in Helsinki.

"Probably won't try that again on Sunday," Carsley added. "I've coached enough to see we need to do something different. "If Harry had been fit, I might have taken a different route."

Kane has the ability to

Carsley's daring attacking lineup against Greece was necessitated by Harry Kane's absence, although the captain is anticipated to return to Helsinki.

After recovering from a knock sustained while playing for Bayern Munich, Kane trained on Friday and Saturday.

The expected return of the striker will alter the England team's dynamic, and he will be hungry for more goals.

Finnish them out

Having lost their first three games, Finland, the lowest-ranked team in the group, has been the whipping child.

Although they held England to a goalless draw in Helsinki 24 years ago under interim manager Howard Wilkinson prior to Sven-Goran Eriksson's arrival, England has never lost against them.

The Finns face relegation to League C if they lose, but they are optimistic.

Coach Markku Kanerva stated, "We realize it will be a great task for us to win or score a point. But surprises do happen, and we believe in them."

Defensive shuffle?

After being opened up at the back on numerous occasions against Greece, improvements to the defense appear unavoidable.

Kyle Walker could return at right-back, Marc Guehi is anticipated to return at centre-back, and Levi Colwill could go to left-back.

Goalkeeper Jordan Pickford is set to maintain his shirt, but he will face scrutiny following a tumultuous performance against Greece.

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