Postpublished at 77 mins
England 18-17 Samoa
Samoa are back up to 15 men and have the ball in a good position. England cannot concede a penalty. Or can Samoa tee up a drop goal?
Summary
Late Danny Care try helps England snatch victory over Samoa in Lille
Samoa led 18-11 in final 10 minutes before Care scored
Brilliant Samoa denied first win over England at ninth attempt
Wing Nigel Ah Wong scored two superb tries as Samoa led 14-8 at half-time
Farrell kicks penalty to become England's record points scorer with 1,181
England finish Pool D with four wins from four
Postpublished at 77 mins
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Thank goodness Danny Care came on to show a bit of leadership!
Chris
Postpublished at 76 mins
England 18-17 Samoa
The French national anthem is now ringing out from the stands. I don't think France will be too worried by what they've seen today, let's put it that way.
Postpublished at 75 mins
England 18-17 Samoa
A win is a win is a win. England have a few minutes, with a man extra, to see this out.
'Care does what he does best'published at 18:41 British Summer Time 7 October 2023
England 18-17 Samoa
Matt Dawson
Former England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 LiveGet the ball in and get it away, then challenge Samoa.
Danny Care does what he does best. Brilliant acceleration, he scooped the ball from Ben Earl's feet. The Samoan back-row were hardly off the scrum.
Samoa are still a threat.
Try - England 18-17 Samoapublished at 18:40 British Summer Time 7 October 2023
Danny Care (con Farrell)
England finally make it count! The umpteenth scrum stays up, Danny Care runs around the right-hand side and spots a gap big enough to fly over. Huge relief!
Owen Farrell gets on with the kick, quickly, and England lead.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 73 mins
England 11-17 Samoa
'The last two scrums are unacceptable,' says referee Andrew Brace to the Samoa pack. They won't care if they see this out...
Postpublished at 73 mins
England 11-17 Samoa
This scrum has been going on for five minutes now. The clock is beating England, never mind Samoa.
Postpublished at 72 mins
England 11-17 Samoa
England lose the ball, careless, but a knock on gives them it back. A reminder that England will play in the quarter-finals next weekend. They've got a steep week ahead of them.
Postpublished at 70 mins
England 11-17 Samoa
England go for a scrum, with Samoa a man down of course. Right between the sticks, five metres out. The stadium helds their breath.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 7 October 2023
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Image source, Getty ImagesI am sorry but England are so much worse with Farrell. To let the clock run out is inexcusable. He nearly ran out of time with another earlier in the game. 60 seconds is more than long enough.
Matt
Postpublished at 68 mins
England 11-17 Samoa
England again have the ball within a few metres, again they can't get it over the line. Two or three waves are repelled before a stray pass kills the move. England do have a penalty though.
Postpublished at 68 mins
England 11-17 Samoa
England have played their best rugby in this World Cup when a man down. Can they make their advantage count?
Sin-binpublished at 66 mins
England 11-17 Samoa
Image source, Getty ImagesAfter a promising spell at the start of this second half England have failed to build. This will help though, centre Tumua Manu goes into the bin for tackling Owen Farrell in the air.
'Misdirected performance from England'published at 18:30 British Summer Time 7 October 2023
England 11-17 Samoa
Matt Dawson
Former England scrum-half on BBC Radio 5 LiveA misdirected performance from England and it is glaringly obvious what they could be doing.
'Bizarrre mistake'published at 18:30 British Summer Time 7 October 2023
England 11-17 Samoa
Mike Henson
BBC Sport in Lille
Image source, Getty ImagesJust to be clear, the penalty shot clock counts down on the stadium big screens, the numbers turning red when we reach the final 10 seconds.
An absolutely bizarrre mistake.
Why take so long?published at 18:30 British Summer Time 7 October 2023
England 11-17 Samoa
Owen Farrell had a kick in the first half which looked down to within one second to me, and this time his luck doesn't hold.
Brainless stuff really.
TIMED OUT of penaltypublished at 18:29 British Summer Time 7 October 2023
England 11-17 Samoa
Image source, Getty ImagesWelll that's ridiculous.
Owen Farrell lets the shot clock run down too far and he's out of time before slotting his penalty over.
A new low.
get involved 'Build the phases and then England will score'published at 18:27 British Summer Time 7 October 2023
England 11-17 Samoa
Kat Merchant
2014 World Cup winner on BBC Radio 5 Live
Image source, Getty ImagesThere was no need for England to force it.
Let the ruck happen, build the phases and then England will score rather than forcing it too early.
Postpublished at 63 mins
England 11-17 Samoa
England get a penalty for another off-the-ball tackle on Jamie George. Time to tick the scoreboard over?