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. CLOSE!published at 12 mins

    England 0-0 San Marino

    Jesse Lingard picks it up in space on the edge of the box and tries to curl it into the far corner.

    Goalkeeper Elia Benedettini dives to his left and pulls off a save for the cameras.

  2. Postpublished at 11 mins

    England 0-0 San Marino

    Over 10 minutes played and no goals yet...

  3. Postpublished at 19:56 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    England 0-0 San Marino

    Rob Green
    Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Jesse Lingard has made some great runs down the right and because San Marino are so deep he has had a lot of joy already.

  4. Postpublished at 10 mins

    England 0-0 San Marino

    Mason Mount tees it up for Raheem Sterling this time but he ends up getting in the way of Dominic Calvert-Lewin and again, it's wide.

  5. Postpublished at 19:55 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    England 0-0 San Marino

    Rob Green
    Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

    When San Marino lost heavily to Belgium, the ball was on the pitch for about an hour and Belgium managed around 40 shots.

    Having not had any recent match practice you can see the size of the task they have here.

  6. Postpublished at 8 mins

    England 0-0 San Marino

    Jesse Lingard curls it in from deep on the right but Raheem Sterling is stretching as he nods it just wide of the left post.

    England could be 2-0 up.

  7. World Cup qualifying latestpublished at 19:53 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    Germany 2-0 Iceland

    Make that 2-0 to Germany. Kai Havertz doubles the home side's lead with a lovely finish into the bottom corner.

    This could get very messy for Iceland.

    We've had five minutes of play.

  8. Postpublished at 7 mins

    England 0-0 San Marino

    Dominic Calvert-Lewin actually swiped at it with his right leg and it ended up hitting the inside of his left leg and going backwards.

    Impressive.

  9. CLOSE!published at 6 mins

    England 0-0 San Marino

    John Stones overlaps Reece James on the right and it's quickly switched across to Ben Chilwell.

    It comes back to James, who drills it in low towards the near post but Dominic Calvert-Lewin messes up a sitter!

  10. World Cup qualifying latestpublished at 19:50 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    Germany 1-0 Iceland

    Not a bad start for Germany. They lead Iceland 1-0 inside three minutes through Leon Goretzka's finish from Serge Gnabry's neat assist.

    Iceland haven't touched the ball yet.

  11. Postpublished at 4 mins

    England 0-0 San Marino

    James Ward-Prowse feeds it down the line for Jesse Lingard. He tries to whip it in first time from the right but the cross is blocked.

    Big chance for Lingard tonight!

  12. Postpublished at 19:49 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    Really annoying me too Peter.

  13. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:49 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    #bbcfootball or text 81111 (UK only)

    Anyone know why England are wearing their away kit at Wembley in a home game? Always irks me when teams do that.

    Peter, Oxford

    England v San Marino at WembleyImage source, Reuters
  14. Postpublished at 19:49 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    England 0-0 San Marino

    Rob Green
    Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I have a San Marino kit at home and it is the sky blue. You just want England to play with freedom and go out and enjoy it.

  15. Postpublished at 2 mins

    England 0-0 San Marino

    Mason Mount tries to chip it over the top for Dominic Calvert-Lewin but it doesn't quite reach him.

    Raheem Sterling then drives towards the edge of the box before Ben Chilwell recycles it. Sterling eventually makes the run but it rolls through to the keeper.

  16. Postpublished at 19:47 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    (My mum is definitely watching Eastenders)

  17. Postpublished at 1 min

    England 0-0 San Marino

    For the benefit of my mum, England are playing in blue tonight despite being the home team.

    San Marino wearing white.

  18. KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min

    England 0-0 San Marino

    Off we go at Wembley!

  19. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:44 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    #bbcfootball or text 81111 (UK only)

    Sorry, the anthems are not good enough. Get the England rugby boys in to give them a lesson.

    Tristan, Hook Norton

  20. Southgate trusts Lingardpublished at 19:43 Greenwich Mean Time 25 March 2021

    England v San Marino (19:45 GMT)

    Rob Green
    Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

    The trust thing is massive and I think Gareth Southgate will have had his eye on Jesse Lingard and said 'just get back playing'.

    And he has. He is playing with a real fire, joy and enthusiasm. You are looking at players that can make an impact on this side and Gareth believes he is one of them.