Guus Hiddink's Russia stand in the way of England's hopes of securing qualification for Euro 2008 on Wednesday.

With the wily Dutchman in charge, Russia are more than capable of getting a result on the plastic pitch in Moscow, and his squad boasts several players who England must pay close attention to if they are to avoid any slip-ups.

Here, eurosport.yahoo.com takes a look at Russia's probable starting line-up, and identifies the players to keep an eye out for.

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Vladimir Gabulov - The Kuban keeper - suspended for the match at Wembley - comes back into the side in place of Vyacheslav Malafeyev, who looked shaky last time the sides met and shipped three goals.

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Alexei Berezutsky - One of two twins at the heart of the all-CSKA Russian defence, Alexei stands tall at the back but his height can also pose a threat at the other end of the pitch. Dangerous from set pieces.

Sergei Ignashevich - The backbone of Russia's defence, Ignashevich could easily be dubbed John Terryovich. The CSKA Moscow defender is highly experienced, both at club level and with the national side.

Vasily Berezutsky - The other twin, and equally adept as his brother at both ends of the pitch. His understanding with Alexei and Ignashevich at club level means the usually difficult adjustment from club to country is not an issue.

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Alexander Anyukov - The Zenit wide man will be expected to patrol the Russians' right flank and exploit the absence of Ashley Cole in England's left-back position.

Igor Semshov - Another Moscow-based player, the Dynamo player sits just in front of the back three and controls the tempo of Russia's game. Most famous for kicking a Russian referee up the jacksy before being slapped with a five-match ban.

Konstantin Zyryanov - A late bloomer in the international scene, the Zenit St Petersburg midfielder only made his debut at the age of 28. A year and four caps later, Zyryanov is slowly putting the tragedy of his wife committing suicide when he was in his early 20s behind him.

Diniyar Bilyaletdinov - One of the stars of the Wembley match, the Lokomotiv Moscow man's quick feet will give England's midfield plenty to think about, especially on the plastic pitch at the Luzhniki Stadium.

Yuri Zhirkov - Yet another of the CSKA contingent, Zhirkov is in the Daniel Alves mould - a pacy wing-back who likes to get forward at every opportunity. It will be interesting to see who wins the duel with the equally attack-minded Micah Richards.

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Andrei Arshavin - the golden boy of Russian football, Arshavin is currently player of the year back home. He has scored three times already in qualifying, but it is his ability to create as well that will be of most concern to Steve McClaren. Definitely the man to watch.

Alexandr Kerzhakov (pictured) - Not often given the chance to shine at Sevilla, where he plays second-fiddle to Freddie Kanoute and Luis Fabiano, but still a real attacking threat whose pace will give England's centre-halves a real test.

Mike Hytner / Eurosport