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. Postpublished at 27 mins

    England 2-0 San Marino

    Mason Mount forces another save from the San Marino keeper with a powerful effort from 25 yards out.

    It's the legs of the keeper it cannons back out off, before Raheem Sterling drags a shot wide.

  2. Postpublished at 26 mins

    England 2-0 San Marino

    Dominic Calvert-Lewin tries to flick it in off the back of his head as another ball is put into the box but it bounces wide.

    Decent effort given he had his back to goal and was a fair way out.

  3. Postpublished at 20:10 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    England 2-0 San Marino

    Rob Green
    Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It was a fantastic save from Elia Benedettini. Ben Chilwell can't hit it any better.

  4. Postpublished at 25 mins

    England 2-0 San Marino

    Dominic Calvert-Lewin has now scored in three of his four starts for England, netting against Wales, Republic of Ireland and San Marino.

  5. GREAT SAVE!published at 24 mins

    England 2-0 San Marino

    Ben Chilwell wants a goal. He hits it really well from distance - there's slice and pace on it - but the goalkeeper pulls off a really good save to his right.

    Elia Benedettini could have a few for the highlights reel.

  6. Postpublished at 23 mins

    England 2-0 San Marino

    Mason Mount tracks back to win a throw-in with a strong tackle on Filippo Berardi.

    Another England attack incoming.

  7. Postpublished at 20:08 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    England 2-0 San Marino

    Rob Green
    Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

    That was brilliant from Reece James. It was just about putting the ball in the right area. It was asking to be finished.

  8. goal

    GOAL - England 2-0 San Marinopublished at 21 mins

    Dominic Calvert-Lewin

    Dominic Calvert-LewinImage source, PA Media

    This is all about the cross from Reece James. He puts it on a plate for Dominic Calvert-Lewin at the back post. The Everton striker climbs well and nods it into the bottom corner. He celebrates too because all strikers do!

  9. Postpublished at 20:06 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    England 1-0 San Marino

    Rob Green
    Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Jesse Lingard on his England comeback was stood seven yards out in the centre of the goal. It was a golden opportunity for him there.

  10. Postpublished at 20 mins

    England 1-0 San Marino

    San Marino have the ball in England's half for the first time courtesy of a throw-in. It comes through comfortably for Nick Pope.

  11. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:05 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

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    Well deserved Mr Ward-Prowse. He puts a shift in week in week out for Southampton. Great moment for him.

    Jamie Lamb, Thenford

    Harry Kane must be furious, I can see double figures coming here, he could of gotten another 3/4 towards the record.

    Ryan, Brookfield

  12. Postpublished at 19 mins

    England 1-0 San Marino

    Raheem Sterling dances along the byline, beats two players and goes for glory - smashing it into the side-netting, while Jesse Lingard was waiting in the middle for the pull-back.

  13. Postpublished at 20:04 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    England 1-0 San Marino

    James Ward-Prowse is the 10th different Southampton player to score for England.

  14. Postpublished at 18 mins

    England 1-0 San Marino

    Ben Chilwell dummies the ball and it rolls through to Raheem Sterling. He slips it into the middle but it's behind Mason Mount.

  15. Predictable startpublished at 20:02 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    England 1-0 San Marino

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at Wembley

    All one way. England finally score after missing a host of chances in the first 15 minutes. This will be, as they would have feared, a very long night for San Marino.

  16. Postpublished at 20:01 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    England 1-0 San Marino

    Rob Green
    Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Probably the hardest chance of the lot and James Ward-Prowse tucks it away.

    It was a really well-executed finish.

  17. goal

    GOAL - England 1-0 San Marinopublished at 14 mins

    James Ward-Prowse

    James Ward-ProwseImage source, Reuters

    England have the opener and it's a first senior international goal for James Ward-Prowse.

    Mason Mount feeds in Ben Chilwell on the left. He cuts it back for the Southampton midfielder and he smartly slides it into the bottom corner.

    A big moment for him personally and he runs off to the corner flag to celebrate with a golf swing.

  18. Postpublished at 19:59 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    England 0-0 San Marino

    Rob Green
    Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It was a flying save from Jesse Lingard. It was clever because most of the San Marino players had dropped into the box and Lingard stepped back.

  19. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:59 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

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    Re Peter, 19:59... I'm reliably informed by my son that San Marino's current home kit is half blue, half white, so they've worn their away kit of white. Hence England are in all blue.. Hope that helps!

    Anne, Beckenham

    Re: Peter, Oxford. San Marino's home kit is light blue so that would clash with white. Their away kit being white means England can't wear white against that either.

    Adam, Alnwick

  20. CLOSE!published at 13 mins

    England 0-0 San Marino

    Oh wow. This really is a sitter.

    Mason Mount curls it perfectly into the middle. Raheem Sterling misses it (which was a big miss in itself) and it comes through to John Stones, who then pokes it over the bar from a few yards out.