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Your support makes all the difference.Hello and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of England vs Netherlands at Wembley Stadium in tonight's high-profile friendly.
- The match kicked off at 8pm
- England wear their controversial new shirt - which has drawn much criticism
- Theo Walcott misses the game with a dead leg
- Dutch coach Blind has hailed counterpart Hodgson
- James Milner is the England captain for first time
- Fans give Johan Cruyff minute's applause in the 14th minute
- Follow all of the latest below:
Ahead of the match, England manager Roy Hodgson has admitted there is an "element of risk" in selecting Daniel Sturridge and Danny Welbeck for the Euros this summer and has urged the injury-plagued strikers to prove their fitness over the remainder of the campaign.
Welbeck has made an impressive return from a long-term knee problem for Arsenal, scoring three goals in five league appearances, while Liverpool's Sturridge, with four goals in six games, has had his season disrupted with several injuries.
"There's an element of risk taking any players who have a history of injury. I can't deny that. I can't deny either that we have to put all factors into the equation when making a final decision," Hodgson told reporters on Monday.
"But I don't see any reason at the moment to doubt the pair (Welbeck and Sturridge) of them... But the next few weeks are important for those two, because I'd like to see them get a bit more match play and fitness under their belts."
Sturridge is set to play his first international game for 18 months against Netherlands on Tuesday while Welbeck featured in Saturday's 3-2 victory over World Champions Germany.
So the big news is Leicester's Danny Drinkwater making his debut for England. England manager Roy Hodgson has made a total of eight changes from the team who beat Germany 3-2 in such thrilling fashion on Saturday night.
40 minutes until kick off. In the 14th minute there will be a minute's applause for Johan Cruyff. Will anyone try a Cruyff turn in tribute?
Injured captain Wayne Rooney is currently on punditry duty for ITV, and says he is only thing about leading England out in the summer, despite the recent competition for places.
England captain Wayne Rooney on competition for places in the current squad https://t.co/Z5KWXHprYz
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Rooney says that England the quality to put 3 or 4 teams out - would he currently get into any?
A minute's silence will also be observed for the terrible events from Brussels and Lahore
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