England vs San Marino: Live blog of the Euro 2016 qualifier where England have won 5-0

Follow the latest news from tonight's game

Tom Sheen
Friday 10 October 2014 14:09 BST
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Follow all tonight's action, including every goal, the best tweets and pictures from Wembley throughout the match.

  • The match kicked off at 7.45pm
  • England lead 2-0 at half-time
  • Match finished England 5 San Marino 0
  • England top Group E

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PAST THREE MEETINGS…

England 5 (Rooney 2, Welbeck 2, Oxlade-Chamberlain) San Marino 0, World Cup qualifying, October 2012

San Marino 1 (Gualtieri) England 7 (Wright 4, Ince 2, Ferdinand), World Cup qualifying, November 1993.

England 6 (Platt 4, Palmer, Ferdinand) San Marino 0, World Cup qualifying, February 1993.

STATS…

San Marino have only ever won one match – a 1-0 victory against Lichtenstein in 2004.

Davide Gualtieri’s goal against England in 1993 was the only goal the hosts have ever scored against England. It is still the fastest goal in World Cup qualifying history – 8.3 seconds into the game.

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