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England continue their campaign to qualify for Euro 2024 against Ukraine in Poland today. Due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the game will be played in the city of Wroclaw, where there will still be a huge swell of support for the ‘home’ team.
Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions have amassed a perfect record in qualification thus far, smashing 15 goals in their four wins. Another three points in what looks like the most difficult game left in the group would all-but seal their ticket to Germany next summer, a tournament England are one of the favourites to win.
The first international break of the season always throws up heated debates regarding selection and Southgate has boldly chosen to start both Harry Maguire and the newly Saudi-based Jordan Henderson in his England team. Follow Ukraine vs England LIVE with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog, featuring chief football reporter Dan Kilpatrick’s expert analysis from the ground!
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Ukraine 1-0 England | 33 mins
Safe to say Ukraine’s goal came from their only attack of the game and England have responded by asserting their dominance in possession.
Not much cutting edge in the final third though, no real final ball or creativity.
Dan Kilpatrick in Wroclaw
The noise in the stadium was deafening when Zinchenko finished a really slick move to open the scoring, the crowd sensing a famous victory in the offing.
England haven’t got going yet and are struggling with the intensity of the hosts.
Ukraine 1-0 England | 28 mins
Big test for England. They’ve not been behind in a game since the World Cup.
Jordan Henderson clips a shot over the bar after Bukayo Saka’s lay-off is just askew.
GGGOOOOAAALLLL!!! Ukraine 1-0 England | Zinchenko, 26′
THE ARSENAL MAN SLOTS HOME!
Ukraine work it down the right and a low ball in evades the England defence for Oleksandr Zinchenko to finish! Wroclaw goes WILD!
Deserved for England, who have dropped off after early pressure yielded nothing serious.
Ukraine 0-0 England | 25 mins
Another brief surge from Ukraine, Oleksandr Zinchenko overhitting a ball into the box as they finally get a foothold in the game.
England have dominated the early exchanges but now may rue failing to test the keeper.
Dan Kilpatrick in Wroclaw
The decibels increase ten-fold whenever Ukraine manage to venture into England’s half, let alone look threatening. We may be hundreds of miles from Kyiv but this feels like home away from home for the Ukrainians.
Ukraine 0-0 England | 21 mins
Good work by Kyle Walker to shepherd a dodgy Declan Rice touch back to Jordan Pickford with Mykhailo Mudryk lurking.
Ukraine getting a bit more interested yet not enough to allow England any chances on the counter.
As such, Taras Stepanenko is booked for a lunge on James Maddison. Got the ball but went right through the man from behind.
Ukraine 0-0 England | 19 mins
It’s been an opening quarter or so of the game that England have dominated, with a mighty 85 per cent of possession as a Jude Bellingham ball in from deep is nodded back to the goalkeeper.
Dan Kilpatrick in Wroclaw
Maddison is playing a free role here, much like he does for Spurs, dropping into space between the lines and allowing Bellingham to run beyond him.
The Real Madrid player, who has made a mixed start, has already popped up a couple of times in dangerous positions down the left.
Ukraine 0-0 England | 14 mins
Taras Stepanenko throws in a good block as Bukayo Saka fires off England’s first shot from a Harry Kane cross that Ukraine fail to clear.
Jude Bellingham then gets into the box as England look to turn the pressure up on their hosts.
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