England vs Scotland as it happened: Gareth Southgate's side extend lead in the group with 3-0 win
Re-cap the action from England's win over historic rivals Scotland
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Your support makes all the difference.England take on Scotland in a competitive international for the first time in 17 years at Wembley on Friday night. Gareth Southgate's side go into this World Cup qualifier on top of Group F with seven points from three games, while Gordon Strachan's men sit 4th on four points. The two teams use the occasion to mark Armistice Day by wearing poppies on black armbands, in defiance of Fifa rules which prohibit political, religious or personal statements.
- Gareth Southgate encouraging confidence, not arrogance, ahead of his date with destiny
- 'Freer' Wayne Rooney to be restored to Southgate's starting line-up
- Why Jack Wilshere and Rooney have to start at Wembley, according to Ray Wilkins
- Fifa says it has not banned poppies and any claims that it has are a 'distortion of the truth'
- England players called his agent at Euro 2016 to 'get me out of this'
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Past three-meetings…
Scotland 1 (Robertson) England 3 (Oxlade-Chamberlain, Rooney 2)
Friendly, November 2014
England 3 (Walcott, Welbeck, Lambert) Scotland 2 (Morrison, Miller)
Friendly, August 2013
England 0 Scotland 1 (Hutchison)
Euro 2000 play-off, November 1999
Prediction
Form guide…
England: WDLWWD
Scotland: WLLWDL
Vital information…
Kick-off time: 7:45pm, Friday November 11
So, to re-cap on those teams, Wayne Rooney returns to England's starting line-up.
With Harry Kane lacking some sharpness after his time out nursing an ankle injury, Daniel Sturridge starts up front.
Scotland's players ran out for their warm-up a few minutes ago and were greeted by some thunderous boos.
We'll put that down to the absence of the several thousand Tartan Army members who are still drinking on the concourse.
"We wait for England games and then two come along at once," says our Pollyannaish master of ceremonies.
I think most of us wait for England games like we wait for a coronary.
Remember the last time Scotland came down for a competitive match at Wembley?
Of course, you do. It was the Euro 2000 play-offs, Don Hutchinson scored, but thanks to a 2-0 win at Hampden on the previous Saturday, England progressed.
And here's a pointless fact about that 2-0 win - it came on Arab Strap's 'big weekend'.
Predictions, then?
I have to say, I think Scotland's chances of a result are being slightly underrated.
This England has hardly put in a convincing performance recently, and while Gordon Strachan's troubles are manifest, the sheer history of this rivalry could act as something of a leveller.
A much better-equipped Scotland ran England close a few years ago in a friendly here. The chances of them snatching a point can't be too remote.
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