Old rivalries will be rekindled in the English capital during a contest which comes as part of the ongoing 150th anniversary celebrations of the Football Association.
The last meeting between the two sides came back in 1999, when England won a two-legged play-off encounter 2-1 to reach Euro 2000.
Both sides enjoyed victories away from home during that tie - with a Paul Scholes brace seeing the Three Lions silence Hampden Park before Don Hutchison header handed Scotland a memorable 1-0 win in the return date at the old Wembley.
That success remains their only one at the home of English football in their last five visits - with England's most famous triumph in recent times secured courtesy of Alan Shearer and Paul Gascoigne at Euro 96.
Gordon Strachan's side will, however, make the journey south in midweek confident they can claim another memorable win with their last 2014 World Cup qualifier seeing them inflict a rare home defeat on much-fancied Croatia.
England have to play Moldova, Montenegro and Poland in their next three crucial games at Wembley before the end of the so will want to get into the winning habit.
Meanwhile Scotland's dreams of reaching a first major international tournament since 1998 have already been dashed, but Strachan has helped them to turn the corner and positivity has been returned to their rank.
We await an interesting match today.
Stay with us tomorrow to bring the match highlights to you if you miss the game.
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