Police do not want a repeat of Euro 2000 violence

About 3,000 England supporters are expected to head to Gothenburg for the game, which marks the centenary of the Swedish Football Association.

But a Home Office spokesman said 2,083 fans were the subject of banning orders ahead of Wednesday's match, England's last away game before Euro 2004.

England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson has issued a plea for good behaviour.

The move comes following fears that the team could be expelled by Uefa if past hooliganism is repeated by supporters.

Behaviour

It would be terrible if the team was prevented from going to Euro 2004, or had to return home from the tournament because of the behaviour of hooligans Sven-Goran Eriksson

In a letter to official England fans, Eriksson praised supporters for their behaviour at last month's friendly in Portugal and hoped for similar support in Gothenburg.

He wrote: "The behaviour of our supporters in Faro last month was exemplary and earned lots of praise from the Portuguese authorities.

"I'm sure you would agree that it would be terrible if the team was prevented from going to Euro 2004, or had to return home from the tournament because of the behaviour of hooligans.

"We all have our part to play in ensuring we do everything we can, while showing respect to our opponents and hosts of the countries we visit."

Banned

British police stopped about 10 fans from travelling to Portugal for England's friendly last month and they are hoping 2,500 supporters will be banned before the tournament starts in June.

Officers will be assisting their Swedish counterparts in an advisory and "spotting" capacity for the friendly next week.

They are keen to avoid a repeat of Euro 2000, which saw hundreds of England fans rioting in Belgium.

Meanwhile, Portugal has asked Nato to provide Awacs surveillance planes to help monitor airspace during Euro 2004.

During the tournament border controls, scrapped in 1991, will be restored.

As a result passport checks and vehicle searches will be enforced.