Five questions that will be answered by the Ukraine game

1. Can England maintain the attacking momentum they generated against Moldova?

England were rampant on Friday evening, scoring five goals and producing a vibrant attacking display that was completely at odds with the more defensive mindset that dominated during this summer's European Championships.

How much of that was down to a new approach - or how much simply reflected the paucity of a Moldovan side that was as poor as anything England have encountered in the last two or three rounds of qualifiers?

Tonight's game should provide a decent indication. Ukraine are hardly world-beaters themselves, but they pushed England all the way in their final group game of the Euros and are likely to be significantly superior to Moldova in terms of defensive organisation.

Will Tom Cleverley prove as effective as an attacking midfielder against better defenders, and will Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and James Milner enjoy as much success down the flanks when faced with more experienced international full-backs?

2. How will England's defence cope without John Terry?

For all the arguments about his inclusion in the European Championships squad, Terry was probably England's most impressive performer in Ukraine.

He was similarly solid on Friday, before an ankle injury forced him to hobble off in the closing stages of the game. The problem has ruled him out of tonight's game, with Roy Hodgson confirming he will select either Gary Cahill or Phil Jagielka in his place.

With Andriy Shevchenko and Andriy Voronin both having retired from international football, Ukraine boss Oleg Blokhin will be forced to name an experimental attack at Wembley.

Nevertheless, Ukraine will offer considerably more threat than Moldova did, and it will be interesting to see how England's makeshift central defence copes.

3. Will Glen Johnson continue his international rehabilitation and push Kyle Walker further to the sidelines?

There was a time towards the end of last season when it looked as though Walker was about to establish himself as England's first-choice right-back.

However, the Tottenham defender picked up an injury ahead of the Euros, enabling Johnson to return to the starting line-up and justify his place in the team.

The Liverpool full-back was one of England's strongest performers in Chisinau, producing an excellent chipped cross for Frank Lampard's second goal and defending resolutely throughout.

He is undoubtedly better going forward, and there should be little in England's qualifying campaign to cause him too much concern. That is good news for Johnson's prospects of retaining his place, but bad news for Walker's hopes of dislodging him.

4. Can Lampard and Steven Gerrard play alongside each other after all?

In a game like last Friday's, the answer has to be yes. Both Lampard and Gerrard excelled in a deep-lying position, providing a goalscoring threat and sparking a series of England attacks.

When faced with limited opposition, the pair are experienced enough to be able to provide England with a decent defensive platform while still contributing plenty to their side's attack.

The problem will come when England's opponents play with a talented deep-lying attacker as neither Lampard nor Gerrard is naturally defensive.

The lack of a natural defensive midfielder has hampered England in major tournaments time and time again. Tonight will provide some indication of whether Hodgson's new system is effective against decent opposition.

5. Will the World Cup qualifying campaign be settled almost before it has begun?

England have to play ten matches in their qualifying campaign, so by the end of tonight's fixture, it will only be one fifth through.

But if Hodgson's side have claimed six points out of six, with arguably their most difficult home game already out of the way, they will be extremely well positioned.

Poland, possibly their biggest threat, dropped two points in Montenegro on Friday, but should claim a win tonight when they entertain Moldova.

Nevertheless, if England are successful at Wembley, they will find themselves heading to Warsaw next month knowing that a win would go a long way towards securing a place in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.