England vs Ukraine LIVE: Final score and goal updates from Euro 2024 qualifier today
Gareth Southgate is targeting back-to-back wins after England beat Italy on Thursday
England host Ukraine in their next qualifying fixture for Euro 2024 as Gareth Southgate’s men try to make it tow wins from two following their historic victory over Italy last week.
A first win in Italy since 1961 gave Southgate’s team the perfect start to Group C, although the manager was happier with his side’s first half performance rather than the second as they held on for a 2-1 victory with 10 men. “We showed two sides without a doubt,” said the Three Lions boss.
Harry Kane broke the all-time goalscoring record in that outing with a first-half penalty. Calmly despatched by the England captain, it was Kane’s first international match since he missed a second penalty in the quarter-final defeat to France at the World Cup.
Ahead of tonight’s qualifier, more than 1,000 Ukrainians have been invited to Wembley as guests of the FA following Russia’s invasion of the country, with England also planning a display of solidarity before kick off.
Follow all the action as England host Ukraine in the Euro 2024 qualifiers:
England 2-0 Ukraine
63 mins: Triple substitution for Ukraine as Eduard Sobol, Vitaly Buyalskiy and Victor Tsygankov come on for Myhailo Mudryk,Oleksandr Karavaev and Vitaly Mykolenko.
England 2-0 Ukraine
60 mins: An hour played at Wembley. It’s been a cautious quarter of an hour for Ukraine with England controlling the match without needing to exert too much energy.
They’re very solid defensively and are being helped by the slow, static nature of Ukraine’s build-up play.
England 2-0 Ukraine
57 mins: Close! England work the ball wonderfully across the pitch and create an extra man through Kyle Walker’s forward run. That leaves Bukayo Saka with space on the right side of the box and his low cross comes over to Jude Bellingham.
The pass is slightly in front of him and Bellingham’s guided touch can only poke the ball wide of the target.
England 2-0 Ukraine
54 mins: There’s not many signs of pressure from Ukraine. At present they seem content to keep England at bay whilst trying to win the ball back in midfield.
England 2-0 Ukraine
51 mins: England’s next corner comes out to Jordan Hendersonw who rolls it across to Ben Chilwell. Chilwell then slips a pass into the feet of James Maddison who goes for goal and blasts a shot high and wide.
Decent chance but poor execution.
England 2-0 Ukraine
48 mins: Jude Bellingham dribbles his way into space through the midfield and releases the ball over to Bukayo Saka.
Taras Stepanenko gets back to help out Vitaly Mykolenko but the ball is deflected behind for an England corner. James Maddison whips in the set piece and aims for Harry Maguire.
Oleksandr Zinchenko gets up with him and nods the ball behind.
Second half: England 2-0 Ukraine
Can England pick up where they left off? The Three Lions ended the first half in fantastic fashion and look on course to win their second European qualifier.
Ukraine get the match back underway at Wembley.
HT England 2-0 Ukraine
Bukayo Saka has been directly involved in 23 goals in his last 34 appearances for Arsenal and England, scoring 16 goals while providing 7 assists.
HT England 2-0 Ukraine
Half-time: England 2-0 Ukraine
After a slow start, that couldn’t have ended much better for England. Two fine goals, especially the second by Bukayo Saka, and they are heading for another victory at the start of this qualifying campaign. Still 45 minutes to go of course, and we saw in midweek how England struggled to keep control of a game, but at Wembley this one should be different.
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