Photos from Friday's Euro 2012 qualifying games
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Montenegro 2-2 England. Home fans welcome England supporters to City Stadium, Podgorica; Fabio Capello selects an attacking Three Lions side featuring Theo Walcott, Ashley Young, Wayne Rooney and Darren Bent
Capello's brave England selection pays off after just 10 minutes; a perfect cross from Theo Walcott on the wing allows Manchester United attacker Ashley Young to head it home and continue his splendid run of form
It just gets better for England as the home team are made to suffer; Wayne Rooney plays in Ashley Young and he unselfishly squares it for Darren Bent to finish, although Montenegro pull a goal back before half-time
A turning point, as the red mist descends on Wayne Rooney, he kicks out at an opponent and is summarily sent off; England have 20 minutes to see out before they can claim a 2-1 victory
A minute into injury time and Montenegro summon up their much-deserved equaliser; Andrija Delibasic heads home at the far post to seal a 2-2 draw and his nation's place at Euro 2012, while England also qualify
Wales 2-0 Switzerland. The game kicks off in Swansea, and while Gary Speed's men were thrashed in the reverse fixture a year ago, but Wales have shown signs of improvement in recent matches
At the Liberty Stadium Wales go 1-0 up from the penalty spot; Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey scores his fifth goal in nine internationals after Chris Gunter has his heels tripped in the Switzerland area
A wonderful solo effort from Gareth Bale makes the result secure for Wales; the Tottenham winger is set free on the halfway line by a Steve Morison's reverse pass and coolly slots the ball past the Swiss goalkeeper
Northern Ireland 1-2 Estonia. Windsor Park is brought to life by a deserved goal; on his 50th international appearance captain Steven Davis pokes the ball home to keep his side in the hunt for Euro 2012
It all goes pear-shaped for the home side in Belfast as Estonia dominate the second half, converting a penalty then burying a spectacular drive from 30 yards out to lead 2-1 with 10 minutes to go
Boos ring out at Windsor Park as the final whistle sounds; the Northern Ireland boss heads down the tunnel to chants of "Nigel Out" and banners reading the same, but later says "we'll wait and see what happens"
Andorra 0-2 Republic of Ireland. Joy unconfined amongst Republic of Ireland players, as first a strike from Kevin Doyle and then a crashing effort from Aiden McGeady put them two goals to the good against Andorra
Ireland's comfortable victory, coupled with Armenia's 4-1 demolition of Macedonia in the same group, means the Irish need only a draw away next week in their final fixture to qualify for the play-offs