England vs Ivory Coast LIVE: Result, final score and reaction from international fixture

Relive all the action from Wembley as the Three Lions continued their World Cup preparations

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Stand-in skipper Raheem Sterling set up one and scored another as England cruised to victory in a friendly against Ivory Coast that felt more like a training match after Serge Aurier’s sending off.

Gareth Southgate made 10 changes from Saturday’s comeback win against well-drilled Switzerland as World Cup preparations continued with a first-ever senior international meeting of these nations.

Sterling crossed for Ollie Watkins’ opener and added a second shortly after Aurier’s first-half sending off, with many having left Wembley by the time Tyrone Mings headed home to make it 3-0 at the death. Relive all the action below:

England vs Ivory Coast

• Mings heads third in stoppage time
• Sterling doubles England's lead
• Aurier sent off in first half
• Watkins fires England in front
• England: Pope, White, Mings, Maguire, Mitchell, Bellingham, Rice, Ward-Prowse, Sterling, Watkins, Grealish
• Ivory Coast: Ali, Kamara, Deli, Bailly, Aurier, Seri, Kessie, Gradel, Cornet, Pepe, Haller

[29 March 2022 21:26 · Michael Jones]

England 2 - 0 Ivory Coast

79 mins: James Ward-Prowse’s night is over as Conor Gallagher comes on for the final 10 minutes or so. He had a great night againt Switzerland, can he replicate that performance in the short time that is left in this game?

[29 March 2022 21:25 · Michael Jones]

England 2 - 0 Ivory Coast

76 mins: Chance! That would have been a deserved reward for his performance tonight but Simon Deli misses the target. Luke Shaw gives away a free kick that Jean Michael Seri swings into the penalty area. Deli meets it on the half-volley but leans back on his shot and punts it over the crossbar!

[29 March 2022 21:23 · Michael Jones]

England 2 - 0 Ivory Coast

73 mins: England work the ball over to Phil Foden on the left wing and he slides it into Kyle Walker-Peters making an overlapping run. He gets to the ball and squares a fine pass into the six-yard box but there’s no-one there and he can’t quite believe it. Harry Kane had dropped to the front edge of the box and was waiting for the cutback.

[29 March 2022 21:20 · Michael Jones]

England 2 - 0 Ivory Coast

70 mins: Ivory Coast have a decent period on the ball with Franck Kessie dribbling it through midfield. Hassane Kamara attempts to run in behind Luke Shaw and Kessie spots the run. He floats the ball over the top but it kicks on after bouncing and rolls away from the right-back before heading out for a goal kick.

[29 March 2022 21:16 · Michael Jones]

England 2 - 0 Ivory Coast

67 mins: Chance! It’s tough work for Ivory Coast now. England have some very good players and they are down to 10-men. James Ward-Prowse carries the ball into their final third and the defensive line drop off him. He shoots from range and sends the effort just wide of the right-hand post.

[29 March 2022 21:13 · Michael Jones]

England 2 - 0 Ivory Coast

64 mins: Smith Rowe gets involved immediately with a little run through the inside left channel. He plays it inside to Bellingham who passes the ball out to Luke Shaw who’s forward on the left wing. Shaw swings a cross into the box where England seemingly have half the team waiting to receive the ball. It comes closest to Smith Rowe but he can’t win the ball and Ivory Coast clear their lines.

[29 March 2022 21:09 · Michael Jones]

England 2 - 0 Ivory Coast

61 mins: Gareth Southgate makes four changes just after the hour mark. Tyrick Mitchell, Jack Grealish, Ollie Watkins and Raheem Sterling all come off with Luke Shaw, Phil Foden, Emile Smith Rowe and Harry Kane coming on.

Not bad subs those are they?

[29 March 2022 21:06 · Michael Jones]

England 2 - 0 Ivory Coast

58 mins: Grealish and Bellingham combine again on the inside left for England with the Manchester City forward sliding the ball into the box for Bellingham. He shrugs off another tackle and lifts a cross into the six yard box where Simon Deli shoulders it behind for a corner.

[29 March 2022 21:03 · Michael Jones]

England 2 - 0 Ivory Coast

55 mins: Bellingham will score tonight. It only seems like a matter of time before the teenager creates a proper chance to shoot. This time he gets past a couple of defenders on his way into the box but is dispossessed before getting off an effort at goal.

[29 March 2022 21:01 · Michael Jones]

England 2 - 0 Ivory Coast

52 mins: Agbadou takes out Grealish with a rash challenge and England win a free kick. It’s taken quickly and passed up to Bellingham making a run to the left side of the box. He weaves his way into space and sees his cross into the middle blocked.