England vs Italy LIVE: Nations League result, final score and reaction & More Trending News

Halfway via the Nations League group stage and simply two factors taken – Hungary and Germany have drawn 1-1 so it’s all as you have been in A3.

The final fixture on this post-season clutch of video games sees Southgate’s facet face Hungary in three days, with the final two clashes coming throughout the September worldwide break. Bottom nation is relegated into Group B, bear in mind.

1. Italy 5 factors
2. Hungary 4 pts
3. Germany 3 pts
4. England 2 pts

And so ends a match which is not going to stay lengthy within the reminiscence. Another draw between the Three Lions and the Azzurri, one which mattered significantly much less, had the line-ups which confirmed as a lot and finally supplied nearly no actual leisure after the primary half-hour or so.

A dismal end-of-season Nations League programme continues and it’s three and not using a win for England, who stay backside of Group A3.

…and it’s headed away by Acerbi for a nook. The Saints man takes this set piece as properly and the whistle goes for a free-kick. Push by Phillips as he nudged the ball towards the put up.

Donnarumma launches one lengthy and Gnonto feeds Esposito within the field however Phillips is there once more to clear this time.

Stoppage time. Neither goalkeeper has seen something like an opportunity created in entrance of them not less than 20 minutes. Probably longer. Three minutes are added on and Ward-Prowse has a free-kick to whip into the realm from out on the left…

Inside the final 5 minutes.

Florenzi for Dimarco and Cristante for Pessina in Italy’s final two adjustments.

Marc Guehi replaces Fikayo Tomori for his second England cap within the final levels.

Ward-Prowse joins the checklist of booked gamers for a late slide sort out. Dimarco’s cross is blocked because the Azzurri look to comb play broad and then central. It’s extraordinarily uninspiring stuff from each side now. Grealish overhits a cross to Kane, Donnarumma launches it out of play within the England half.

Molineux has not seen an excessive amount of goalmouth motion within the second half however Harry Kane nearly blunders his approach into a transparent capturing alternative – however fires over after a rebound lands to his left boot.

Raspadori on for Scamacca for Italy. Into the final quarter-hour now and Bukayo Saka is preparing for England too.

There’s no actual push from both facet to discover a late winner although and it’s the identical sample of play as there was all through: secure passing in entrance of the defence, a reasonably vigorous press however little on the finish of it.

Sterling makes an attempt one other winding run into the field and once more is turned away by the Italian defence.

It’s nonetheless 1-1 between Hungary and Germany so no adjustments in A3 because it stands and England can be backside on the midway level. Italy can be high and Germany would have neither a victory nor a defeat. How very Nations League all of it sounds: no person bothered about something on the finish of the season and no actual reflection of the state of most groups.

Bowen winds his approach proper to left and the ball finally finds Ward-Prowse, however his swiped shot at objective is miles off-target.

Into the final quarter of the match we go. England’s solely Nations League objective thus far is a penalty, late on in opposition to Germany.