Summary

  • Northern Ireland begin qualifying with dull draw

  • England win 1-0 in Slovakia

  • Lallana scores deep into injury time

  • Allardyce's first game as England boss

  1. Postpublished at 88 mins

    Slovakia 0-0 England

    'Oles' from the home crowd as Slovakia complete a few passes to the frustration of England and their fans. They win it back, Daniel Sturridge flicks a tame shot into the goalkeeper's hands. 

  2. Postpublished at 86 mins

    Slovakia 0-0 England

    Wayne Rooney threads the needle with a wonderful ball to find Theo Walcott jagging in from the right, he stabs it wide but he was offside anyway. 

    Theo WalcottImage source, Reuters
  3. 'Get balls into the box'published at 18:45 British Summer Time 4 September 2016

    Slovakia 0-0 England

    Terry Butcher
    Ex-England captain at Stadion Antona Malatinského for 5 live Sport

    If England are to have some late success it'll come from the flanks. Overload the wings and get balls into the box. 

    Get the ball out wide, get your overlaps working and get it crossed, because Slovakia are just hanging on here.

  4. MIXER!published at 84 mins

    Slovakia 0-0 England

    England with 24 crosses from open play today - in the last 13 games, only twice have England had more than 20 in a match, both times v Slovakia (26 at Euro 2016)  

  5. Postpublished at 84 mins

    Slovakia 0-0 England

    I think John Stones might be England's best attacker. He jinks past three players before finding Adam Lallana - who shoots wide from 20-odd yards.

    Lallana is yet to score for England. 

  6. Postpublished at 83 mins

    Slovakia 0-0 England

    Theo Walcott plays in a great cross from the right but Daniel Sturridge can't stretch enough to reach it!

    Daniel SturridgeImage source, Reuters
  7. Postpublished at 82 mins

    Slovakia 0-0 England

    Wayne Rooney has a shot well blocked by one of the Slovakian back nine. It's defence v attack now all right. It has been for most of the evening.

    England couldn't score in 90 minutes against Slovakia in France. It looks like that total will be up to 180 minutes...

    Wayne RooneyImage source, Reuters
  8. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 80 mins

    Slovakia 0-0 England

    Terry's having flashbacks. And not even good ones.

    Still 10 minutes to go, as Big Sam sends on Daniel Sturridge for Harry Kane. 

  9. Deja vu all over againpublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 4 September 2016

    Slovakia 0-0 England

    Terry Butcher
    Ex-England captain at Stadion Antona Malatinského for 5 live Sport

    Are we still in the Euros? Is this still June? My word...

  10. Postpublished at 78 mins

    Slovakia 0-0 England

    That day off which Big Sam gave his players may not seem like such a good idea now. But a win is a win, and a goal in the next 12 minutes will render most of the debate about this display as pointless.

    Even the draw will probably prove meaningless in the scheme of things. On paper after all, this is England's toughest group game. Don't tell Scotland that...

    England manager Sam AllardyceImage source, Reuters
  11. 'It's the basics, lads, the basics'published at 18:37 British Summer Time 4 September 2016

    Slovakia 0-0 England

    Terry Butcher
    Ex-England captain at Stadion Antona Malatinského for 5 live Sport

    There's still plenty of time for England to get this goal, and one goal will win it. England are battering Slovakia.

    But it's the basics, lads, the basics. The passing hasn't been good enough and the touches are woeful. You cannot expect to win games if you can't get your passes right.

  12. Will Lithuania top the group?published at 18:37 British Summer Time 4 September 2016

    As it stands. Lithuania are going top of England's group. They were 2-0 up against Slovenia but midfielder Rene Krhin, who plays his club football in Spain for Granada, has reduced the deficit to set up a grandstand finish. 

  13. HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 76 mins

    Slovakia 0-0 England

    Off the post! Best moment of the night as Adam Lallana flashes a shot in on goal from the left of the penalty area and it blasts against the inside of the post! Really unlucky that time, as Theo Walcott fluffs the rebound.

    The shot comes after good play from John Stones on the edge of the area. Stones playing where he wants now. 

    Adam LallanaImage source, Reuters
  14. Postpublished at 75 mins

    Slovakia 0-0 England

    At least Mike Bassett had a maverick playmaker, if memory serves.

    Theo Walcott could be in after a good ball through but his touch is terrible...

  15. Get involvedpublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 4 September 2016

    #bbcfootball

    Actor Ricky Tomlinson as Mike BassettImage source, PA
  16. Postpublished at 72 mins

    Slovakia 0-0 England

    A familiar sense of almost desperation about England's play now. No real pattern or seemingly any ideas. 

  17. Elsewhere in Europepublished at 18:31 British Summer Time 4 September 2016

    Goalless in Trnava but eight goals in the other four World Cup qualifiers under way.

    San Marino 0-1 Azerbaijan

    Denmark 1-0 Armenia

    Kazakhstan 2-2 Poland

    Lithuania 2-0 Slovenia

    .Image source, AFP
    Image caption,

    Tottenham's Christian Eriksen scored Denmark's goal but has also missed a penalty

  18. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Slovakia 0-0 England

    Wayne Rooney takes the free-kick - on to the roof of the net.

    Matty Taylor can offer some advice I'm sure. Get on the phone. 

    Wayne RooneyImage source, Reuters
  19. 'I'd bring on Daniel Sturridge'published at 18:29 British Summer Time 4 September 2016

    Slovakia 0-0 England

    Chris Waddle
    Former England winger on BBC Radio 5 live

    I'm glad to see Dele Alli has come on and he is much closer to Harry Kane. 

    Martin Skrtel? Well, what a mug! 

    If I was Big Sam I'd bring on Daniel Sturridge - England have to go for it.

  20. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 70 mins

    Slovakia 0-0 England

    Raheem Sterling is replaced by Theo Walcott.