England v Ireland LIVE: Nations League latest score and updates as Scales sent-off and Kane scores penalty
England can earn promotion in the Nations League with a victory at Wembley, in Lee Carsley’s final game
England face the Republic of Ireland at Wembley in the final round of matches in Nations League Group B2, with Lee Carsley’s men sitting at the top of the table.
The Three Lions need to match Greece’s result in order to finish the campaign top of the group and win promotion, and they face an Ireland side that they beat convincingly in Dublin in September. Plenty has happened since that match, with the FA appointing Thomas Tuchel to take over as England manager in January and England having beaten both Finland and Greece ahead of the end of the year.
With Carsley’s time at the helm coming to an end soon, plenty of players will want to put themselves into Tuchel’s thoughts ahead of a new era for the Three Lions. We’ll have all the latest build-up, updates and team news below:
53’ GOAL - England 1-0 Ireland
GOAL!
Kane steps up and sends Kelleher the wrong way as he places it to the ‘keeper’s left. 1-0 to England!
50’ - PENALTY! England 0-0 Ireland
PENALTY TO ENGLAND!
Out of nothing, but it’s some brilliant technique from Harry Kane.
England attack and it comes to the captain on the left, and he looks up and drills a perfect diagonal pass to Bellingham. The Madrid man takes it down and cuts inside, and is dragged down by Scales.
Scales gets his second yellow card and is sent off!
47’ - England 0-0 Ireland
Livramento delivers a teasing ball in but it’s headed away. England recycle possession and this time Bellingham clips in a ball to Kane, who takes it down and tries to find Gordon at the far post, but that too is headed clear.
Half a chance for the home side!
KICK-OFF! England 0-0 Ireland
Jude Bellingham gets us back underway in the capital.
HALF-TIME! England 0-0 Ireland
It’s been a strange half for England, with the side looking at best tired and at worst indifferent. Though with fixture congestion, you sort of couldn’t blame them for either.
Above all, however, they’ve looked like they’ve found it difficult to click this evening.
HALF-TIME! England 0-0 Ireland
HALF-TIME! England 0-0 Ireland
HALF-TIME! The referee brings the first half to an end at Wembley, and it’s been a tepid affair in the capital.
Neither side has had a real chance of note - there have been zero shots on target so far.
That sums up the first 45 minutes.
46’ - England 0-0 Ireland
Ebosele’s early cross is dangerous, but Pickford collects under little pressure.
England win a corner from the counter, but Madueke’s delivery is headed away and Livramento’s follow-up pass is intercepted.
Moments later, there’s a scuffle as Kane tussles with Molumby near the halfway line, and both are booked.
We’re into the second of be three minutes of added time here.
43’ - England 0-0 Ireland
The free-kick is eventually cleared by England after some pinball in the box, before England win a free-kick in their own area and Scales is booked for delaying the restart.
41’ - England 0-0 Ireland
Guehi is the latest to try a hopeful ball forward, but it’s easily headed away. England come again, but Kane is tackled and Ireland counter.
O’Dowd leads the attack and is scythed down by Madueke, and Ireland have a free-kick in a dangerous area on the left.
Madueke and Bellingham were booked for the challenge and their protestations.
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