Summary

  • England have six points from two qualifiers

  • Rooney scores 42nd international goal

  • Welbeck scores his third of qualifying campaign

  • Group rivals Switzerland lose in Slovenia

  • European champions Spain lose in Slovakia

  1. Postpublished at 21:28 British Summer Time 9 October 2014

    Wayne Rooney hammers a shot wide. Start the car.

  2. Postpublished at 21:25 British Summer Time 9 October 2014

    It's going to end at five, and Alan Green is happy enough with that. No seriously...

  3. Text us on 81111published at 21:24 British Summer Time 9 October 2014

    Ben from Belfast: That Wembley attendance is nearly double the population of San Marino.

    Jack in Stoke: Pretty sure people moaned about Townsend's inclusion over Dyer, Routledge and the like. Boom to his critics.

    Stephen: Late travelling back from London to Wilmslow. Initially hacked off missing football but reading this, probably got the more exciting gig looking out the train window at the dark...

  4. Postpublished at 21:24 British Summer Time 9 October 2014

    Robert Green
    QPR and England goalkeeper at Wembley for 5 live Sport

    Andros Townsend and Wayne RooneyImage source, Getty Images

    "This is a pretty meaningless game but the one positive you could take is that it looks like a spark has set off Andros Townsend. He might now be kick-starting his club career. So maybe a few people can take a few positives from this game, even if the whole team can't."

  5. Postpublished at 21:23 British Summer Time 9 October 2014

    Wayne Rooney has a header saved, San Marino keeper Aldo Simoncini has had a decent game this evening. He concedes 4.4 goals on average so just below par for him...

  6. Postpublished at 21:21 British Summer Time 9 October 2014

    Five is about par I reckon. Call the dogs off Roy.

  7. Postpublished at 21:20 British Summer Time 9 October 2014

    Chris Waddle
    Former England winger at Wembley for 5 live Sport

    "The ball clips off Della Valle and the goalie's rooted to the spot. I don't know if Wayne Rooney will try to claim the goal but it wasn't going in. It must be an own-goal."

  8. Postpublished at 21:19 British Summer Time 9 October 2014

    Cesc FabregasImage source, EPA

    Time is running out for holders Spain, who still trail Slovakia 1-0. Cesc Fabregas has been denied by a fine save by Matus Kozacik, who has also frustrated Diego Costa and Sergio Busquets with excellent stops.

    There are still no goals in the other two games in England's group between Lithuania and Estonia and Slovenia and Switzerland. Austria lead away to Moldova 2-1, while it's 2-2 between Macedonia and Luxembourg.

  9. GOALpublished at 21:18 British Summer Time 9 October 2014

    Wayne RooneyImage source, AP

    Unlucky son, unlucky. Wayne Rooney tries to put a cross in, it hits Alessandro Della Valle on the shoulder and loops past the keeper and into the net. Nothing he can do about that.

  10. Postpublished at 21:16 British Summer Time 9 October 2014

    The attendance at Wembley is a very creditable 55,990. Not to be sniffed at.

  11. Postpublished at 21:15 British Summer Time 9 October 2014

    Alan Green
    BBC commentator at Wembley for 5 live Sport

    "San Marino are making a change. I think it's unfair for them to have to take players off. They could do with extra bodies on the pitch."

  12. Postpublished at 21:15 British Summer Time 9 October 2014

    Chris Waddle
    Former England winger at Wembley for 5 live Sport

    "Since the purple patch Andros Townsend had for England we haven't seen anything like it for Tottenham. But this was a great strike, coming inside and hitting it early. Lots of pace and just inside the near post."

  13. Postpublished at 21:15 British Summer Time 9 October 2014

    San Marino have a free-kick! The furthest forward they've been all half and it's straight at Joe Hart. Can England counter? Adam Lallana ends up with the ball and fires at keeper Aldo Simoncini.

  14. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 21:14 British Summer Time 9 October 2014

    Alex Reilly:, external Rooney has 42 goals but he still hasn't scored a David Beckham v Greece kind of goal.

    Mark Duffell:, external It should not be ignored that Rooney has missed two absolute sitters now. Against San Marino.

    Nick Uta:, external It's embarrassing how poor Rooney is. Can't beat the San Marino goalkeeper one-on-one? Surely the final nail in the 'world class' coffin.

  15. GOALpublished at 21:13 British Summer Time 9 October 2014

    Andros Townsend scores for EnglandImage source, Getty Images

    Danger here - Booom! Lovely strike as Andros Townsend runs at the retreating backline, gets it on his left foot and thumps home from 20 yards. Straight through the keeper like an undercooked prawn curry.

  16. Postpublished at 21:12 British Summer Time 9 October 2014

    There are 20 men in the penalty area most of the time now as England just set up base camp on the edge of the box. Pass, pass, pass, pass, pass, shoot...

    No danger.

  17. Postpublished at 21:09 British Summer Time 9 October 2014

    Adam Lallana goes on the hunt for that elusive goal, burrowing through a few tired tackles before eventually being closed down. The men in blue look very, very tired now.

    Cramp strikes one man. The old 'big pitch' at Wembley story...

  18. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 21:08 British Summer Time 9 October 2014

    Josh Jackman:, external Appalling decision from the linesman there. Got to feel bad for Adam Lallana.

    Jon Evans:, external Worst refereeing I've seen for a while. Allow the goal and then disallow it wrongly. Shocker.

    Mathew Ashley:, external What is the point of goal-line technology then if you're going to disallow a perfectly good goal?

    Goal-line technology, Mathew, isn't used for offside decisions...

  19. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 21:07 British Summer Time 9 October 2014

    No more goals for Danny Welbeck tonight as he is replaced by Andros Townsend.

    welbeckImage source, Getty Images
  20. Postpublished at 21:06 British Summer Time 9 October 2014

    Adam Lallana is robbed of his first England goal then. He looked happy enough about it but I wouldn't be. Anyway, who wants to score next?

    Three-nil is not enough is it?