England v Bulgaria live in Euro 2020 qualifying match

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Kane punishes Bulgaria mix-up for opener & adds penalty
Sterling finishes off Kane cross for third, Kane hat-trick with second penalty
England make it three wins from three in Group A & go back to top

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Postpublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 7 September 2019
England 1-0 Bulgaria
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'Game over'published at 17:25 British Summer Time 7 September 2019
England 1-0 Bulgaria
Chris Waddle
Ex-England winger on BBC Radio 5 Live
What is this all about? Bulgaria weathered the storm and have done okay and then that. Why are they taking a short goal-kick when there are four England players waiting for it? That is game over for me.
GOAL - England 1-0 Bulgariapublished at 24 mins
Harry Kane
Oh deary me.
An absolute horror show from Bulgaria.
England are pushed up high and the opposition are trying to play it out from the back.
Goalkeeper Plamen Iliev tries to find his left back, but passes it straight to Raheem Sterling on the right edge of the box, he looks up and finds Harry Kane to sweep in the opener from a couple of yards out.
A gift.
Image source, Reuters
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Get Involvedpublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 7 September 2019
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Josh Earl: If any team sits back so deep, regardless of their quality, it can be extremely difficult to break down. It took Belgium a 43rd minute penalty to avoid going in 0-0 at half time with San Marino yesterday!
CLOSE!published at 23 mins
England 0-0 Bulgaria
Frustrating game for Marcus Rashford so far.
He had a go from way out and smashes it over.
Wasted.
'Poor run from Kane'published at 17:20 British Summer Time 7 September 2019
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Chris Sutton
Premier League winner with Blackburn on BBC Radio 5 live
A poor run from Harry Kane. He didn't need to move that early.
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England may need patiencepublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 7 September 2019
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Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer at Wembley
Bulgaria all set up for a war of attrition here but just one or two little dangers signs for England as well. A very, very subdued start.
Postpublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 7 September 2019
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Chris Waddle
Ex-England winger on BBC Radio 5 Live
That is the first touch I can remember Harry Kane having in the game and he's offside.
DISALLOWED GOALpublished at 19 mins
England 0-0 Bulgaria
Superb goal.
Ross Barkley launching a pass to the right for Raheem Sterling, who takes a touch and plays in Harry Kane on goal to finish.
Won't stand, the England skipper is two yards off.
Don't need VAR for that one.
Image source, Reuters
'I'd have liked to have seen Maddison given a go'published at 17:18 British Summer Time 7 September 2019
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Chris Sutton
Premier League winner with Blackburn on BBC Radio 5 live
I'd have liked to have seen Maddison given a go today. He has been the best English midfielder so far this season in the Premier League.
Postpublished at 17 mins
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Beautiful from Raheem Sterling, jinking in between two defenders and breaking away to the edge of the box, but Kristiyan Malinov makes excellent challenge from behind to pinch the ball away.
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Get Involvedpublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 7 September 2019
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Christoff Robbins Why would you leave Alexander-Arnold, currently the best right back in Europe, on the bench?
Keith Chapman: Good line-up but unsure why Barkley is playing. Don't see what he's done recently that makes him stand out unlike Mount and Sancho!
Postpublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 7 September 2019
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Chris Sutton
Premier League winner with Blackburn on BBC Radio 5 live
I'm not sure Rose meant to pick out Henderson there. it's a decent strike but doesn't trouble the goalkeeper.
CLOSE!published at 15 mins
England 0-0 Bulgaria
Hendersonnnnnnn!
What a hit from the Liverpool skipper, flush on the volley from Danny Rose's cross around 30 yards out.
On the initial angle it looks to be inches away from the top corner, on the replay from behind the goal you can see it is a fair few yards wide.
Postpublished at 14 mins
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Kieran Trippier has Joao Felix playing in front of him at his club, today he has Raheem Sterling.
Not bad, eh?
'England have to stretch this team'published at 17:12 British Summer Time 7 September 2019
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Chris Waddle
Ex-England winger on BBC Radio 5 Live
England have to stretch this team. When we go wide and one on one, Bulgaria can't deal with our players.
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In-form winger Raheem Sterling showing his pace, ghosting past Strahil Popov, but the cross at the near post is headed away.
Postpublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 7 September 2019
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Chris Sutton
Premier League winner with Blackburn on BBC Radio 5 live
Rose ahead of Chilwell and Trippier ahead of Alexander-Arnold - there are a lot of borderline calls in this England team selection.
Postpublished at 9 mins
England 0-0 Bulgaria
Ross Barkley has made a decent start, played some nice defence-splitting passes.
He finds Danny Rose bombing down the left, but the Tottenham man's poor touch means the Bulgarian defenders can reshape in time for the cross.
Image source, Reuters
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Get Involvedpublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 7 September 2019
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Harsh comments on Rashford. He creates a lot of space with his movement and has a more than decent finish. Happy to see him and Sterling up front with Kane.
Jay in Lewes