Malta v England - As it happened
England finish with a flourish to maintain their lead at the top of Group F.
Malta v England - As it happened
England finish with a flourish to maintain their lead at the top of Group F.
Southgate's side finishing with a flourish!
Kane grabs his second of the match has he has plenty of time and space following a deep cross from Rashford and he calmly finishes past Hogg to make it 4-0.
Goal England!
Welbeck makes it 3!
Kane crosses from deep and Welbeck gets to the ball before the 'keeper and prods in to make it 3-0.
England goal!
England close!
A neat flick from Welbeck sets up Kyle Walker but the full-back shoots across the face of goal.
Subsitution for Malta
Schembri is replaced by Michael Mifsud.
Bertrand doubles England's lead!
Ryan Bertrand releases a shot from outside the box into the bottom corner of the goal, just out of Hogg's reach.
Goal England!
Substitution for Malta
Ryan Fenech is reokaced by Paul Fenech.
England close!
A long-range effort from Marcus Rashford stings the palms of the Malta goalkeeper.
Change for England
Danny Welbeck comes on in place for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
Change for Malta
The injured Zerafa is replaced by Camilleri.
England close!
Rashford crosses for Vardy, who stabs towards goal from a narrow angle but his effort is just wide.
Change for England
Dele Alli has made way for Jamie Vardy.
Malta remain conservative
After the opener the home side haven't changed their defensive gameplan, meaning the game has been fairly uneventful since Kane opened the scoring.
Malta close!
Magri cuts in from the right and releases a shot from outside the box ball goes wide.
Kane with the breakthrough!
Alli shifts past a few players on the edge of the box, before threading through for Kane who lashes the ball low into the corner for the opener.
Goal England!
Malta close!
Schembri fizzes an effort just wide of the post from the edge of the box.
Back underway!
Malta get the ball rolling to begin the second half.
Half-time change for England
Marcus Rashford replaces Raheem Sterling ahead of the second half.
Players emerge from the tunnel
The England players are out first here as they are keen to get the game back underway.
Half-time, 0-0.
After a positive start from England, Malta managed to keep the visitors at bay as the sides go in level at half-time.
Possession isn't everything
The away side have had 80% of the ball during this first half but are yet to make that dominance count against a stubborn Malta defence as we move towards half time.
England close!
Henderson swings a free-kick in from the left towards Kane, but Malta clear it behind.
Goal...disallowed!
England bundle the ball home from a corner - Phil Jones with the final touch - but a foul is given for a push on the goalkeeper.
No England breakthrough
20 minutes in here and although the visitors have had pretty much all of the ball, they haven't broken the deadlock yet, with Malta's five-man defence difficult to break down.
Chance for Alli!
Henderson sends a low cross into the box but Alli blasts over from close range.
England on the ball
The visitors have started brightly here with 63% possession in the opening minutes and have already forced the Malta 'keeper into a brilliant save.
Great save!
Alli crosses in for Kane, who directs a powerful header towards goal, but Hogg gets down low to keep the scores level.
Malta shot!
Fenech shoots from outside the area but the shot goes high and wide of Joe Hart's goal.
England chance!
Kane threads the ball through to Sterling who take a touch but the Malta goalkeeper is out to pick the ball from his feet.
Game on!
England kick-off here to get the game underway.
Malta will look to frustrate
With a 5-3-2 formation it's clear the hosts have set up to frustrate England, we'll see if the plan comes to fruition.
Time for the anthems!
The national anthems are well under-way here at the Ta'Qali National Stadium as we await kick-off.
How things stand
England will be looking to extend their lead in Group F whilst the hosts will try to pick up their first points of the qualifying campaign.
The lineups are in!
Malta starting XI: Hogg; Zerafa, Magri, Agius, Muscat, Borg; Fenech, Kristensen, Pisani; Schembri, Farrugia
Subs: Muscat, Failla, Fenech, Mifsud, Gambin, Bonello, Borg, Camilleri, Johnson
England starting XI: Hart; Bertrand, Jones, Cahill, Walker; Livermore, Henderson; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alli, Sterling; Kane
Subs: Butland, Smalling, Cresswell, Keane, Stones, Chalobah, Defoe, Sturridge, Welbeck, Vardy, Rashford, Heaton
Live updates of the World Cup qualifier between Malta and England at the Ta'Qali National Stadium.