Poland v Scotland LIVE: Nations League result as Andy Robertson dramatically rescues Scots from relegation
Poland 1-2 Scotland: The captain’s last-minute header saved the Scots from automatic relegation, with a play-off to come to stay in League A
Andy Robertson’s last-minute goal saved Scotland from automatic Nations League relegation as the captain’s dramatic header earned Steve Clarke’s side a famous 2-1 win against Poland in Warsaw.
Scotland had to win to avoid finishing bottom of League A1, but turned their run of late misfortunate on its head when Robertson arrived at the back post to thump a powerful header into the net.
Having lost their first three matches of the campaign and drawing 0-0 with Portugal, Scotland ended their winless run with a late win over Croatia on Friday before earning back-to-back wins with victory against Poland.
Scotland made the perfect start when John McGinn converted a chance inside just three minutes but Poland’s Kamil Piątkowski arrowed a stunning strike into the top to equalise on 60 minutes.
At one stage, with Portugal beating Croatia in Zagreb, another goal would have lifted Scotland to second place - enough to progress to the quarter-finals and claim a seeded place in World Cup qualifying.
But it finished as a draw in Zagreb, which means Scotland will play a relegation play-off against one of the runners-up from League B in March in a bid to retain their top-tier status.
Poland 0-1 Scotland
9 mins
A few exchanges of possession in the Scotland half but it comes to nothing as Gordon collects a ball into the box.
Poland attack again and it’s better worked, though it ends with Kaminski coming inside and firing right at Gordon.
Poland 0-1 Scotland
7 mins
Both sides are struggling to keep possession in the early exchanges, though it’s certainly Scotland who are looking the more comfortable.
They come forward again, and they work half a chance as McTominay feeds the ball to Doak, who skins Zalewski on the wing before seeing his cross cut out and cleared for a throw.
Poland 0-1 Scotland
5 mins
Neither side had really been able to settle before the goal, but Scotland took advantage of that fact and find themselves 1-0 up!
Poland attack but it’s not clicking, with Ralston there to intercept.
GOAL! Poland 0-1 Scotland
3 mins
GOAL!
Scotland make their first foray forward and it ends up in the back of the net!
It’s very well-worked too. They work it forward patiently on the right-hand edge of the box, before a pass is slipped through to Doak. He looks up and picks out McGinn with a perfect cutback, and the Villa man side-foots into the far corner for 1-0!
Poland 0-0 Scotland
1 min
Scotland are opened up almost immediately after a clipped ball over the top is latched onto by Szymański, but Robertson was alert to recover.
KICK-OFF! Poland 0-0 Scotland
The home side get us started in the Polish capital.
Poland v Scotland LIVE
Both sides are emerging from the tunnel in Warsaw, and we’re around five minutes from kick-off.
Form guide
Poland - LDLLW
Poland have had a similarly mixed time since the end of the Euros, winning just one of their Nations league matches so far – that was the reverse of today’s fixture, when they needed a last-minute penalty to win 3-2.
In between, they earned a 3-3 draw at home to Croatia, but they lost both matches against Poland and their away match in Croatia.
Form guide
Scotland - WDLLL
Steve Clarke’s side have had mixed results of late, but during this Nations League campaign they’ve played far better than the scorelines suggest.
Their win against Croatia last time out was their first of the group stage, and that followed a well-fought draw against Portugal at Hampden Park in October.
Before that, they’d lost three matches in a row, to each of their group opponents – 3-2 to Poland, and 2-1 to both Portugal and Croatia away.
Is Poland v Scotland on TV?
With around 25 minutes until kick-off in Warsaw, here’s a reminder of how you can watch tonight’s game.
When is Poland vs Scotland?
The match takes place on Monday 18 November with kick-off set for 7.45pm GMT at the Kazimierz Górski National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland.
Where can I watch the match?
Viaplay holds the rights to all of Scotland’s competitive home and away matches until 2028. They made a last minute deal with ITV to show the Nations League matches against Poland and Portugal but the last two outings have been aired on YouTube channels run by Viaplay and the Scottish Football Association.
Unless another late deal is done the match will only be available online via YouTube, on the Viaplay International channel.
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