Euro 2012 Betting: Zamora in contention for England start

Fabio Capello is yet to decide who will partner Wayne Rooney for England's must-not-lose Euro 2012 qualifier in Montenegro on Friday, though it is claimed that if Danny Welbeck is to feature, it will only be as a substitute.

Darren Bent is effectively the man in possession despite missing the Bulgaria and Wales victories and has gradually shown signs of carrying his fine Premier League scoring record over to international football, however his place in the starting line-up is far from secure.

The Aston Villa striker hasn't been in great form since Alex McLeish's arrival, although he has found the net twice, while criticism that offering little besides a goal threat isn't enough at international level perhaps unfairly persists.

Somewhat surprisingly it is Bobby Zamora rather than Andy Carroll or Welbeck who is being spoken of in some sections of the media as Bent's main rival for selection in Podgorica, with another option is of course to fly solo with Rooney again in a 4-2-3-1.

Zamora has been capped just once before, in a Wembley friendly against Hungary last summer, yet has struck five times already this season and is debatably the ideal foil of those fighting to support Rooney in a match that the Three Lions are 1.758/11 to win.

Carroll opened his Premier League account for the campaign in Liverpool's 2-0 Merseyside derby triumph at Goodison Park on Saturday, however he had failed to impress prior to that so is believed to have slipped down the England pecking order.

Welbeck has arguably been the standout performer of the quintet besides his Manchester United team-mate, firing five times in all competitions, but there is speculation that Capello is reluctant to throw him into the starting line-up for such a crucial game.

England have scored three in two of their three away qualifiers to date and are 3.814/5 to secure their spot in style by doing so once more against Montenegro.