England v Czech Republic - as it happened
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List of goalscorers
Match report in news
End of match
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92'FT: England 5-0 Czech Republic! And that's a wrap for this evening's Euro 2020 qualifying action! England claim an emphatic victory over a defeated Czech side. Sterling boasts a hat-trick while Kane also makes it onto the scoreboard after converting a first-half penalty. Great start to England's Euro 2020 campaign, let's hope it continues!
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90'Two minutes of added time. Can England sneak a fifth?
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90'Callum Hudson-Odoi hits the deck with some force but should be OK to carry on.
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89'Czech Republic haven't given up yet and they are still challenging but England are dominant in front of their home crowd.
Own goal
de República Checa en el 84'
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84'GOOOOOOOAAAAAL ENGLAND!!! Oh dear... Kalas makes it five for England. Yes, you read correctly. The Czech defender has turned the rebound from Hudson-Odoi's shot into the back of his own net...
Substitution
at República Checa
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82'Substitution Czech Republic - Schick comes off for Skoda.
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78'Soucek and Schick starting to cause Walker a few issues but Wembley aren't phased and the atmosphere is electric!
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74'CHANCE CZECH REPUBLIC! Schick comes millimetres away from a Czech Republic as his brilliant effort has Pickford at full stretch!
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69'Substitution England - Callum Hudson-Odoi makes his international debut and takes Sterling's place. The Man City man has posted a fabulous performance for his country this evening!
Goaaaaaal!
de Inglaterra en el 68'
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Statistics of R. Sterling in Clasificación Eurocopa781.14710
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68'GOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL ENGLAND! Raheem Sterling again! The number 11 has a hat-trick as he extends England's lead to 4-0! It took a huge deflection but a goal's a goal and we've still got 20 minutes to go!
Substitution
at Inglaterra
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63'Substitution England - Dele Alli comes off for Declan Rice who makes his international debut for England!
Goaaaaaal!
de Inglaterra en el 62'
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Statistics of R. Sterling in Clasificación Eurocopa781.14710
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62'GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLL ENGLAND!!! Sterling with his second and England's third! Novak couldn't clear the danger well enough and who should be there, that man Sterling! England have three!
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60'CHANCE ENGLAND! Sancho is inches away from a third for England but Novak puts in a crucial block and Kalas hoofs it away from danger. England starting to look threatening!
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56'Kyle Walker down the left hand side but he clashes with a defender and goes down. Referee says goal-kick.
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55'Schick goes into the referee's book for the first yellow card of this game.
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52'ANOTHER CHANCE FOR THE CZECHS! The visitors have a corner, Kane fails to clear and Soucek is there to try and smash it home but it's straight down Jordan Pickford's throat who had it covered all day.
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51'BIG CHANCE CZECH REPUBLIC! Soucek very nearly scrapes one back for his side as his header shys just wide of the post. Pickford was at full stretch and I'm not sure if he would have had that one covered...
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49'A slow start to this second-half... it doesn't look like England have carried their first-half momentum through at the moment.
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45'Aaaand we're back for the second-half! The Czechs make one change as Jankto comes off for Matej Vydra, the Burnley man. England don't seem to have made any changes at the break.
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45'HT: England 2-0 Czech Republic! And that's it for first-half action in which England completely dominated their opposition, claiming two goals in the process! Sterling opened the scoring by sliding in to convert Sancho's cross, and also won his side a penalty in the dying seconds of the first-half which Harry Kane converted with some oomph! Stay tuned for the second-half!
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Inglaterra en el 45'
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Statistics of Harry Kane in Clasificación Eurocopa8121.5500
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45'GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLL ENGLAND! Harry Kane delivers an absolutely stunning penalty to double England's lead right on the stroke of half-time! Fabulous first-half from the home side! More to come hopefully!
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45'Sterling attempts to make his way through on goal but is stopped dead by two Czech defenders. PENALTY!!!
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45'One minute of added time for this first-half.
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44'Kane eventually with the ball back but his shot is deflected for another England corner!
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44'Sterling sets Kane up in the box but the Spurs striker is swiftly surrounding by defence and has to resort to a back pass.
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41'Czech Republic now with a corner! Soucek gets up for it and heads wide but he feels he might have had a penalty... referee says otherwise.
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39'England absolutely picking the Czechs apart with Sancho leading the attack!
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38'Sancho again down the right hand side for England and wins his side a corner!
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32'Dele Alli is down after a challenge from Pavelka! Southgate will hope it's nothing serious after the Spurs man has only just come back from injury!
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31'Czech Republic with a free-kick...which comes to nothing and England, unsurprisingly are back in possession.
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29'The Czechs are starting to look a bit nervy now as England continue to apply pressure.
Goaaaaaal!
de Inglaterra en el 24'
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Statistics of R. Sterling in Clasificación Eurocopa781.14710
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24'GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAALLLL ENGLAND! Raheem Sterling breaks the deadlock for the home side as he comes sliding in to tap home Sancho's cross! That might have even been England's first clear chance on goal!
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23'Having said that, they break through the middle and Darida finds himself with the ball. His shot from distance does nothing to challenge Pickford's goal however and England are back in possession.
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22'Czech Republic are doing well to keep England out of the 18-yard box but haven't been able to get out of their own half and build any chances of their own so far.
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20'England enjoying the majority of possession so far and are starting to utilise their wide options to build an attack. Chilwell this time with a cross in from the left but Czech Republic defence is all over it.
Substitution
at Inglaterra
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17'Dier looks to be in some discomfort and his night comes to an end. Ross Barkley comes on in his place.
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13'Dier is down again and this time receives treatment from the physios. Declan Rice is warming up on the sidelines, should Dier not be able to carry on.
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10'Eric Dier is down after a challenge with Tomas Soucek. After some rolling around, he looks to be OK.
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9'England with their first corner of the match!
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5'Possession has been shared fairly equally in the first five minutes with neither side able to break through on goal so far.
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2'Czech Republic immediately punt the ball up-field from the kick-off which allows England to settle into possession.
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1'AND WE'RE OFF! Czech Republic get us underway after a minute's applause for Gordon Banks in front of a packed out Wembley stadium as England hope to claim three points in Group A.
Start of match
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PRVWWembley is raring to go as the national anthems are being sung loud and proud!
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PRVWBoth teams line up in the tunnel ahead of making their way onto the pitch in front of the Wembley crowd!
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PRVWGareth Southgate still has a strong enough squad to claim the three points this evening but will be wary of a potential shock home defeat after Czech Republic finished second in their Nations League group behind Ukraine.
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PRVWMarcus Rashford was sent back up to Manchester United ahead of this match to receive treatment for an injury which has ruled him out of tonight's clash as well as Monday's against Montenegro. Other injuries to the English squad include Trent Alexander-Arnold, John Stones, Fabian Delph, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Luke Shaw.
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PRVWEngland will have to keep their heads this evening as they face some tough opposition which includes Tomas Soucek who was man of the match in the clash between Prague and Sevilla which saw the Spanish team exit the Europa League!
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PRVWCzech Republic starting XI: Pavlenka; Kaderabek, Celustka, Kalas, Novak; Soucek, Pavelka; Gebre Selassie, Darida, Janko; Schick.
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PRVWA strong starting line-up for England this evening as Jadon Sancho starts for Gareth Southgate' side. Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling are also up front for the home side while Callum Hudson-Odoi claims a spot on the bench.
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PRVWEngland starting XI: Pickford; Walker, Keane, Maguire, Chilwell; Henderson, Dier, Alli; Sancho, Kane, Sterling.
Pre-match
22 March 2019, 20:45
Referee: Artur Soares Dias
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
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PRVWWelcome to our live, minute-by-minute coverage of tonight's Euro 2020 qualifying action as England host Czech Republic at Wembley in Group A! Stay tuned for team news and line-ups!