Summary

  • Sturridge heads England in front from Walker cross

  • Lallana adds second with header from Rose cross

  • Cahill heads in from Rooney corner

  • Result: Northern Ireland 4-0 Azerbaijan

  • Lafferty, McAuley McLaughlin & Brunt for NI

  • NI go above Azerbaijan into second in Group C

Live Reporting

Tom Rostance

  1. The 17-year wait is over...

    England v Scotland (19:45 GMT)

    "We hate them, and they hate us.

    "That's why it matters."

    England v Scotland - Why does the rivalry matter?

    Gordon McQueen, Scotland stalwart and a rugged centre-back for Leeds, Manchester United and St Mirren, did not mince his words when asked to sum up the England-Scotland rivalry. Or maybe that should be Scotland-England. 

    Nobody gets on with their neighbours though do they? Not really.

    Scotland fansReuters

    You may put on a smile and have periods of detente, but all it takes is one noisy late night, one piece of inconsiderate parking, one Paul Scholes brace or David Seaman save to kick things off again.

    It's been 17 years since England and Scotland met in a competitive game...

    Scotland fansReuters

    Tonight the neighbours are in town, and they intend to be very, very, very noisy indeed.