England and Denmark meet for the 19th time on Wednesday

England welcome Denmark to Wembley Stadium on Wednesday night for their first game of 2014 as they prepare for the World Cup.

It will be the 19th meeting between the two nations and their first at Wembley in 20 years.

Liverpool defender Glen Johnson, who earned his debut against the Danes at Old Trafford in 2003, is set to make his 50th appearance for the Three Lions.

Roy Hodgson's men will be looking for a repeat of their last result against Denmark three years ago, which saw they triumph 2-1 in Copenhagen.

Here are some more England v Denmark-related match facts, provided by The FA's historian David Barber and Opta...  

• England have played Denmark 18 times, winning eleven and drawing four.
• England have won five of their last nine clashes with Denmark (D2 L2), losing two of the last three.
• Denmark are playing their first match at Wembley since 1994.
• These two teams have faced each other on five occasions at Wembley with all five matches finishing 1-0; four wins for England.
• In their five matches at Wembley the Danes have scored just one goal in seven and a half hours.
• England first met the Danes in 1948, drawing 0-0 in Copenhagen.
• Tommy Taylor is the only England player to score a hat-trick against Denmark.
• Stanley Matthews made his last England appearance against Denmark. He was 42.
• Denmark’s first match in England was played in Wolverhampton in 1956.
• Both Bobby Robson and Terry Venables made their England managerial debuts against Denmark.
• England and Denmark have clashed in just one World Cup Finals match – in Japan in 2002.
• In the last meeting between the teams England beat the Danes 2-1 in Copenhagen in 2011.
• Roy Hodgson’s side didn't score in their last two home matches. The last time England failed to score in three consecutive home games was 1981 (total of four blanks in a row).
• Hodgson has guided England to victory in 13 of the 24 matches he has been manager for (D8 L3).
• The Three Lions have kept clean sheets in just two of their last eight games at Wembley (v Poland and Moldova).
• Denmark have won four and lost none of their last five internationals.
• The Danes have won four, drawn three and lost three of their last 10 away matches in all competitions.
• Wayne Rooney has scored in two of the last three meetings between England and Denmark. The Manchester United striker has scored nine times in his last 12 appearances for England.
• Glen Johnson has played 49 times for England since his debut in 2003, playing in 28 wins (D13 L8).
• Danny Welbeck has scored three times in his last four appearances at Wembley for England.
• Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner has scored three goals in his last three appearances for Denmark.