England record memorable victory over Spain after Marcus Rashford and Raheem Sterling strike

Spain v England: Nations League match preview

England ran riot by scoring three first-half goals to stun Spain and earn a 3-2 away win in the Nations League on Monday as they moved back into contention in League A Group 4 with their first victory on Spanish soil for 31 years.

Raheem Sterling gave England the lead against the run of play in the 16th minute by finishing off a swift counter-attack and Marcus Rashford fired into the top corner for the second on the half-hour after a superb pass from captain Harry Kane.

Sterling, who had not got an England goal for three years, struck again from another Kane assist to give Gareth Southgate's side a big halftime lead against Spain, who had scored 12 goals in their last three games and beat England 2-1 last month.

Spain hit back with a header by substitute Paco Alcacer just before the hour and were almost gifted another goal after an error from Jordan Pickford although the keeper managed to tackle Rodrigo Moreno, sparking fierce penalty appeals from the hosts.

Captain Sergio Ramos got a second for Spain with a diving header in the eighth minute of added time with the last action of the match, leaving his side tasting their first defeat over 90 minutes since they were beaten 2-0 by Italy in Euro 2016.

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What time does it start?

Spain vs England kicks off at 7:45pm (BST)

Where can I watch it?

The match will be shown live on Sky Sports’ Main Event channel from 7pm. Highlights will be shown on the Sky Sports Football channel at midnight.

It’s a big game for…

Jordan Henderson – The latest crisis to form a cloud over the England football team concerns the lack of a quality passers, and with opposite numbers such as Isco and Saul so fluid on the ball that criticism has only intensified. However, while the likes of James Maddison have been called up to attempt to address that problem, it will be up to the more experienced heads, such as Liverpool’s Henderson, to guide the younger stars as England look to rebuild their midfield.

Remember when…

England’s last visit to Spain will not serve as any inspiration to Gareth Southgate, but nonetheless it took two special strikes from current Villarreal players to defeat the Three Lions. Mario Gaspar acrobatically diverted a lofted Sergio Busquets pass into the top corner, before Santi Cazorla, an Arsenal player at the time, deceived Joe Hart to beat him at his near post and secure victory in Alicante. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Qkr3Sz8qk

Player to watch…

Paco Alcacer – The Spaniard ended his Barcelona exile by joining Borussia Dortmund on loan in the summer and the forward has not looked back since. His double against Wales took his tally to nine goals in five games in all competitions, and therefore England’s defence will have to be aware of the former Valencia forward.

Past three-meetings…

England 1 (Rashford) Spain 2 (Saul, Rodrigo), UEFA Nations League, September 2018

England 2 (Lallana pen, Vardy) Spain 2 (Aspas, Isco), International Friendly, November 2016

Spain 2 (Gaspar, Cazorla) England 0, International Friendly, November 2015

Form guide…

Spain: WDLWWW

England: WWLLLW

Odds…

Spain to win: 4/5

England to win: 17/5

Draw: 5/2

(Odds provided by 888 Sport)

[15 October 2018 21:41 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

GOAL! SPAIN 2-3 ENGLAND (Ramos, 90 + 7 minutes)

With the final touch of the game Sergio Ramos heads home diving forward, but Spain do not even have time to take the kick-off, much to their chagrin.

[15 October 2018 21:41 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

FULL TIME

A famous victory for England in Seville. 

[15 October 2018 22:00 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

That's all from us here tonight. Make sure you stay tuned to The Independent for all the reaction, fallout and analysis from tonight's game in Seville.

I've been Harry Latham-Coyle - thank you for joining me.