England v Germany LIVE: Nations League result, final score and reaction as Three Lions draw thriller
England 3-3 Germany: Luke Shaw, Mason Mount and Harry Kane turned a 2-0 deficit at Wembley into a 3-2 lead before Germany equalised late on
England head to the World Cup buoyed by a rousing comeback against Germany but a late error by Nick Pope meant under-fire Gareth Southgate’s side had to make do with a 3-3 draw at the end of a frenetic second half.
Among the favourites to triumph in Qatar having reached the semi-finals four years ago and finished runners-up at last summer’s Euros, hope and optimism has seeped away in recent months. England were relegated from the Nations League top tier following Friday’s loss to Italy and pressure looked set to increase on Southgate, and Harry Maguire, after Ilkay Gundogan’s penalty and a stunning Kai Havertz strike.
But the hosts displayed the kind of resilience and ruthlessness their manager called for in the build-up in front of a sold-out Wembley crowd that did not turn on the group. Luke Shaw scored England’s first goal from open play in this Nations League campaign to bring hope, with substitute Mason Mount lashing home a leveller eight minutes after they had gone two goals behind.
Wembley was bouncing and the noise went up several notches when Harry Kane slammed home an 83rd-minute penalty following Nico Schlotterbeck’s foul on Jude Bellingham, but there was to be no return to winning ways. Havertz tapped in after back-up goalkeeper Pope spilled a Serge Gnabry shot, meaning England go to Qatar without a win in six but boosted by a much-needed show of skill and spirit.
Relive the action from Wembley as England take on Germany:
England 0-1 Germany
61 mins: Chance! Jamal Musiala creates something from nothing by shifting the ball away from three lunging England players and slipping it into Timo Werner in the left side of the box.
Werner’s shot comes back across goal but it bobbles inches wide of the back post.
England 0-1 Germany
58 mins: England win a corner that James swings into the box. Ter Stegen comes off his line and punches it away but it gets recycled down the right. Foden squares it over to Bellingham but he guides his effort wide of the goal.
England have impressed since going behind.
England 0-1 Germany
55 mins: What are England made of? Gareth Southgate wanted them to be brave a that touch of complacency means they now trail in the game. Is there a way back for the Three Lions?
Chance! England push up the pitch and patiently move the ball around. Maguire switches it over to James who dribbles into the box before laying the ball back to Bellingham.
Bellingham runs onto it and drills his first time effort over the crossbar!
GOAL! England 0-1 Germany (Gundogan, 52’)⚽️
52 mins: Ilkay Gundogan steps up to take the spot kick and side-foots it into the bottom right corner. Nick Pope dives the correct way but he can’t get across far enough to reach it.
It’s a good penalty and Germany take the lead.
Penalty to Germany!
England 0-0 Germany
51 mins: Penalty shout! Jamal Musiala brings the ball into the box and slots it in between Harry Maguire’s left just as the defender kicks out. Maguire makes contact with the winger who then goes to ground.
VAR takes a look and calls the referee over to the pitchside monitor. He watches the replays and immediately reverses his decision.
Penalty to Germany!
England 0-0 Germany
48 mins: Shot! Foden cuts inside from the right and gives the ball to Bellingham who sends it quickly over to Sterling. Sterling has space ahead of him and knocks the ball to the edge of the box before taking a shot and forcing Ter Stegen into a low save to his left.
Second half: England 0-0 Germany
Phil Foden gets the match back underway.
There have been no further changes from Gareth Southgate but Hansi Flick has made a changed with Timo Werner coming on to replace Jonas Hofmann.
Gary Neville ‘unnerved’ by reports new football regulator plans could be shelved
Gary Neville said he had been “unnerved” by reports the Government was preparing to shelve plans for an independent regulator for football.
The Government gave its formal backing to the idea of a regulator in April in its formal response to the fan-led review, but The Times reported that Prime Minister Liz Truss and her new administration could be set to abandon those plans.
The Labour Party committed itself to bringing forward the legislation needed to underpin a regulator at its annual conference on Monday should the Conservatives not do so.
A White Paper setting out the regulator’s remit had initially been due for publication in the summer before the upheaval in the Conservative Party leadership. The departure of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries and Sports Minister Nigel Huddleston has led to question marks over the regulator’s future, but Neville has not yet lost hope.
Gary Neville ‘unnerved’ by reports new football regulator plans could be shelved
The Government gave its formal backing to the idea of a regulator in April.
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