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England vs Malta live: Daniel Sturridge and Dele Alli give Gareth Southgate a winning start

Follow the latest from Wembley Stadium as England begin life under Gareth Southgate

Samuel Lovett
Saturday 08 October 2016 13:49 BST
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Theo Walcott in action during the early stages of England's World Cup qualifier against Malta
Theo Walcott in action during the early stages of England's World Cup qualifier against Malta (Getty)

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England began life under caretaker manager Gareth Southgate with a 2-0 victory over Malta Wembley in their second 2018 World Cup qualifier, having seen former manager Sam Allardyce resign following the investigation into corruption in football. Re-lkive the action here here.

Teams:

England: Hart; Walker, Cahill, Stones, Bertrand; Henderson, Rooney, Alli, Walcott, Sturridge, Lingard.

Subs: Smalling, Forster, Rose, Dier, Keane, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Antonio, Vardy, Rashford, Townsend, Heaton.

Malta: Hogg; Zach Muscat, Agius, Camilleri; Borg, Kristensen, Sciberras, Fenech, Alex Muscat; Schembri, Effiong.

Subs: Zerafa, Failla, Mifsud, Muscat, Pisani, Bonello, Farrugia, Scerri, Scicluna.

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England currently sit joint-top of Group F alongside Scotland on three points

With the action set to get underway at 17:00, we'll bring you all the coverage you need to fill the next three hours - including the confirmed teams as soon as we get them.

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