Summary

  • England ease past San Marino in their first qualifier for 2022 Fifa World Cup

  • Ward-Prowse scores his first international goal

  • Calvert-Lewin scores twice - one goal in either half

  • Sterling - captain for the night - gets a goal before being taken off at half-time

  • Watkins comes off bench to grab debut goal

  • Poland, Hungary, Albania & Andorra also in Group 1

  • England also play Albania & Poland during this international window

  1. 'We need to be ruthless'published at 18:33 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    England v San Marino (19:45 GMT)

    England are looking to extend their 100% record against San Marino.

    They have won all six of their previous meetings, scoring 37 goals and conceding just one.

    Their last meeting in 2015 ended in a 6-0 win and England boss Gareth Southgate hopes for more of the same.

    "We should enjoy playing with the ball, but need to be ruthless with it," he said.

    "To have the creativity to score goals we have got to be positive and say it is a game which we can enjoy."

  2. Hello!published at 18:30 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    England kick-off the first of three World Cup qualifiers over the next week with a home match against San Marino tonight.

    The visitors are the lowest-ranked team in the world and England beat them comfortably in 2015.

    Are we in for another goal fest tonight? Let's hope so!

    .Image source, Getty Images