England 3 - 0 Wales: Finished | 2020-10-08 | International Friendlies

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Nick Pope	0	0	2

Forwards	G	A	SHO	FC	FS
Danny Ings 63'	1	0	2	2	2
Jack Grealish 76'	0	1	0	0	5
Dominic Calvert-Lewin 58' 26'	1	0	1	1	1

Midfielders	A	SHO	FC	FS
Kalvin Phillips	0	0	2	0
Bukayo Saka 76'	0	1	0	1
Harry Winks 76'	0	0	1	2
Kieran Trippier 58'	1	0	4	1

Defenders	G	SHO	FC
Michael Keane	0	0	1
Conor Coady 53'	1	2	0
Joseph Gomez 58'	0	0	1

Substitutes	A	SHO	FC	FS
Mason Mount 58'(Dominic Calvert-Lewin)	0	0	0	1
Reece James 58'(Kieran Trippier)	0	0	0	0
Tyrone Mings 58'(Joseph Gomez)	1	0	0	1
Harvey Barnes 76'(Jack Grealish)	0	0	1	1
James Ward-Prowse 76'(Harry Winks)	0	1	0	0
Ainsley Maitland-Niles 76'(Bukayo Saka)	0	0	1	1
Declan Rice	0	0	0	0
Marcus Rashford	0	0	0	0
Trent Alexander-Arnold	0	0	0	0
Harry Maguire	0	0	0	0
Dean Henderson	0	0	-	-
Jordan Pickford	0	0	-	-

Goalkeepers	G	GC	SAV
Wayne Hennessey	0	3	3

Forwards	G	A	SHO	FC	FS
Kieffer Moore 39'	0	0	2	0	1

Midfielders	SHO	FC	FS
Tyler Roberts	2	0	3
Rabbi Matondo	0	3	1
Jonathan Williams 73'	0	0	4
Ethan Ampadu 62'	0	4	1
Joe Morrell 45'	0	1	0

Defenders	SHO	FC	FS
Ben Davies	0	1	0
Chris Mepham	1	2	0
Connor Roberts 73'	0	1	0
Joe Rodon 45'	0	0	1

Substitutes	SHO	FC	FS
Neco Williams 39'(Kieffer Moore)	0	1	1
Ben Cabango 45'(Joe Rodon)	0	0	0
Dylan Levitt 45'(Joe Morrell)	0	2	0
Will Vaulks 62'(Ethan Ampadu)	1	1	0
Chris Gunter 73'(Connor Roberts)	0	0	1
Matt Smith 73'(Jonathan Williams)	0	0	0
Daniel James	0	0	0
Ben Woodburn	0	0	0
Rhys Norrington-Davies	0	0	0
Brennan Johnson	0	0	0
Adam Davies	0	-	-
Danny Ward	0	-	-

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That is all for today's live text coverage. Thanks for joining, goodbye!

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Southgate's side, now unbeaten in six without conceding, host Belgium in a Nations League clash at Wembley on Sunday. As for Wales, they travel to Republic of Ireland in the same competition for their next outing in three days' time.

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England beat Wales 3-0 in an international friendly at Wembley. Calvert-Lewin scored on his debut to get the ball rolling, before Coady and Ings scored first international goals of their own in the second half. After a bright start, the visitors faded and failed to truly test opposition keeper Pope all game.

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FULL-TIME: ENGLAND 3-0 WALES

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NEARLY A FOURTH! Ward-Prowse puts his foot through the ball from range. It swerves, possibly with the help of a deflection, and Hennessey does well to keep it out and then get on top of the loose ball.

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After some nice link-up play in the final third, England have to settle for a corner. Ward-Prowse delivers and Neco Williams gets to it first.

90'

Mepham is back on the pitch, surprisingly, as the referee adds on a further two minutes. I think it is probably safe to assume England have the victory in the bag.

89'

The priority for Giggs now is to get Mepham and Moore back to fitness in time for the Republic of Ireland and Bulgaria games. Wales win a corner with a minute of normal time to play, work it short to Smith and Pope easily gathers.

88'

Mepham has gone down and stayed down with what appears to be a knee injury sustained in a challenge with Ings. A difficult day for Giggs could be about to get even worse.

87'

Maitland-Niles puts his fresh legs to good use by charging down the England left. Credit to Neco Williams, though, as he sticks with his opponent and wins back the ball following a slip from Maitland-Niles in the box.

85'

Mings gets to Ward-Prowse's corner first but is unable to do much with it. England look far more likely to score the game's fourth goal than their opponents do.

84'

SAVE! Barnes slips in Maitland-Niles. The youngster is determined to go it along but soon runs into a sea of bodies. From the next attack, Ings quickly gets the ball out of his feet and the deflected shot is helped over by Hennessey.

82'

This friendly is petering out now. England are content with their 3-0 lead and Wales lack the quality to seriously trouble the hosts' defence.

80'

Mings gets his head to the ball under pressure from Tyler Roberts. The makeshift Wales striker refuses to give up on it and wins back possession, only to pass it straight to an opposition player.

78'

Matondo is desperately trying to make something happen down the left, but he is not really managing to wriggle clear of his markers. Giggs could do with a late goal for his side just to rebuild a bit of confidence.

76'

Grealish, England's best player today, is taken off with around 15 minutes to go. On comes Barnes.

76'

Saka, who improved after a disappointing first half, makes way for club-mate Maitland-Niles.

76'

Southgate makes another batch of substitutions. Ward-Prowse is on for Winks in the first of the changes.

75'

Wales have failed to muster a single attempt on target in the second period. Giggs will be concerned after losing Moore to injury just three days before travelling to Republic of Ireland in the Nations League.

73'

Jonny Williams has lasted 73 minutes before being withdrawn. Promising youngster Smith is given a late run out.

73'

Gunter is brought on for his 97th Wales cap. Connor Roberts is the player to make way.

72'

James sticks to Matondo and gets a foot to the ball on the edge of the box. It falls nicely for Vaulks to hit but he blasts it high over the crossbar.

70'

GOOD SAVE! Grealish charges at the Wales defence and offloads to Mount, who in turn slides in Saka to his left. The versatile Arsenal wideman gets a shot on target and Hennessey produces a very good save to keep it at 3-0.

68'

It is now three shots on target for England and three goals, all scored by a player who previously had not netted for their country. Wales could do with the full-time whistle.

66'

SAVE! Grealish is having a stormer. He fires the ball across the face of goal but Ings does not gamble and the chance goes begging. Replays show Hennessey got a touch to the ball - it may have been going in.

65'

This is the first time three players (Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Conor Coady and Danny Ings) have all scored their first England goals in the same game since June 1963 v Switzerland (Tony Kay, Johnny Byrne and Jimmy Melia).

63'

Mings made sure he got his head to the corner first and Ings decided to try an audacious attempt from six yards out. Not a bad way to get off the mark for yout country!

63'

GOOOOAAAALLL!!! ENGLAND 3-0 WALES!!! Ings scores a brilliant third for England! Mings wonders away from his marker, heads the ball down and Ings sends an overhead kick past Hennessey.

62'

Vaulks is on for Ampadu in holding midfield as Giggs makes another change.

62'

The onus is very much on Wales now to start creating chances. They have offered very little in attacking sense today, particularly since Moore went off.

61'

Levitt slides in on Winks and catches the Tottenham midfielder on the calf. It is another poor challenge that is met with a yellow card.

59'

Conor Coady is the first Wolves player to score for England since Steve Bull in June 1990. It is his first goal for club and country in 111 games.

58'

Opening goalscorer Calvert-Lewin is replaced by Mount in the first of England's changes.

58'

James makes his debut for England at right wing-back, with Trippier being given a breather.

58'

Mings takes over from Gomez at centre-back in a like-for-like swap.

57'

Ampadu is finally booked by referee Bobby Madden. It is the third time he has taken out Grealish in this second half and was never going to escape the referee's attention this time.

55'

Matondo is slipped in down the left and hits the post with his curled effort, but the offside flag had gone up just before he pulled the trigger.

53'

Trippier's free-kick really was delightful. Cabango and Mepham got nowhere near it and Coady made the most of the slack defending.

53'

Grealish, not for the first time in his career, is the most fouled player on the pitch. Ampadu barges into him again and really should be in the referee's book.

53'

GOOOOOAAAAALLL!!! ENGLAND 2-0 WALES!! Trippier's free-kick is crying out to be attacked and Coady does exactly that. The defender watches it all the way and half-volleys it in at the back post.

52'

England have changed shape slightly for the second half, with Ings now playing pretty much in a four-man midfield in front of the back five. This game could do with a flashpoint to spark it into life.

50'

Ampadu catches Grealish late and is fortunate to avoid picking up a yellow card. Incidentally, the referee in charge of today's game - Bobby Madden - is Scottish.

49'

Tyler Roberts gets the better of Coady by winning an aerial ball, chasing it down and getting a shot away. The effort is pretty poor, though.

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Coady came closest to scoring the second goal of the half when firing narrowly over after Wales failed to deal with a corner. The visitors lost Moore to a foot injury in the first half and will play the rest of this game without a recognised striker. As for England, Southgate may be tempted to make a change of his own at the interval.

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England lead Wales 1-0 at half-time in this international friendly through Calvert-Lewin's debut goal, set up by a good cross from Grealish out wide. The visitors have had more of the ball but have only had one opportunity, with Moore blasting wide from a good position.

47'

Phillips hands over possession straight back to Wales. Southgate's youngsters have really struggled to keep their foot on the ball today.

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HALF-TIME: ENGLAND 1-0 WALES

46'

Manchester United youngster Levitt is on for Morrell in holding midfield for the start of the second half.

46'

RESTART! England, leading 1-0 through Calvert-Lewin's goal after 26 minutes, get us back under way in the English capital. Will those half-time subs for the visitors make any difference?

46'

Cabango replaces Rodon at the back in the third of Wales' changes.

45'+1'

Neco Williams sends in a great cross from the right. Tyler Roberts is unable to adjust his body and rather lets it hit his forehead. That has to go down as a half-decent opportunity for Wales.

45'

Two minutes have been added on at the end of the first half at Wembley.

44'

There has not really been any change to the flow of the game since Moore's departure. England are still allowing Wales to see more of the ball, without looking under too much danger.

42'

Connor Roberts catches Saka on the shin with a poor challenge and is rightly shown a yellow card.

41'

It will be interesting to see how Wales shape up following the loss of target-man Moore, who has been sensational for Giggs' men since entering the international scene last year. Tyler Roberts appears to be playing through the middle.

39'

Moore is unable to continue after sustaining an injury a little earlier, seemingly when colliding with Pope. With no back-up strikers on the bench, Neco Williams is brought on in his place.

38'

IT SHOULD BE 2-0! England may be second best in terms of possession but they boast a one-goal lead and look more threatening than the visitors when they do get forward. Saka is unable to shoot when a corner drops to his feet but it comes back in and Coady, leaning back, sends a shot spinning over the bar.

36'

Wales striker Moore is back on the pitch but Giggs will certainly not take any risks with that one. The visitors are back to dominating possession but are doing little with it as Moore heads into Pope's hands.

34'

In fact, Moore appears to have sustained an injury. He is still down and the Wales physios have now been brought on. This could be a real blow for Giggs with a couple of Nations League games to come.

32'

Tyler Roberts has a great chance to get a cross into the box but Moore is nowhere to be seen. The tall sriker is on the halfway line doing up his laces!

31'

Another simple ball over the top catches out England's centre-backs, who are not on the same wavelength at the moment. Giggs will be frustrated that his side are not making the most of their opponents' hesitancy.

29'

NEARLY! Mepham meets Williams' right-sided corner and his header is on target, but it is a fairly routine stop for Pope to make down the middle.

27'

Calvert-Lewin now has 10 goals in seven appearances for England and Everton this season.

26'

Grealish, barely involved up to this point, sent in a good cross and Calvert-Lewin was never going to miss from a few yards out. Poor defending from Wales, mind!

26'

GOOOOOAAAAALLL!!! ENGLAND 1-0 WALES!!! Calvert-Lewin has a debut goal! Grealish is played into space down the right, works a yard for himself and sends a good delivery into the six-yard box, where Calvert-Lewin is given plenty of room to head in.

24'

Tyler Roberts floats a ball in from deep and Moore is the obvious man to aim for. England keeper Pope does well to come off his line and grab the ball with both hands.

22'

CHANCE FOR MOORE! "Shooting range" was perhaps a bit optimistic - the free-kick is a good 40 yards out. Davies chips it into the box and, after England deal with the initial ball, Saka gets his clearance all wrong by heading straight to Moore. The striker's first-time shot is off target.

21'

Ings presses incredibly high and a nervous Hennessey just about manages to get the ball out to Davies. Wales get forward quickly and Tyler Roberts is clipped by Leeds United team-mate Phillips, meaning a free-kick in shooting range.

19'

Wales have had 64 per cent of the ball so far and look a lot more composed in possession. England have had the only real chance so far, though, with Calvert-Lewin nearly scoring a debut goal.

17'

Tyler Roberts is played in over the top down the right. Moore flicks it on and Matondo takes over but he neither shoots nor picks out a team-mate and England win back the ball.

15'

Matondo has the ball at his feet to the left of the box and has plenty of options. He plays in Davies on the overlap but England eventually deal with the danger.

13'

CHANCE! Calvert-Lewin times his run perfectly to get on the end of Ings' pass. He rounds Hennessey but has nobody for support and is unable to squeeze the ball in from a tight angle.

12'

Wales are controlling the tempo of the game. Gaps are appearing in the opposition half but the likes of Tyler Roberts, Williams and Matondo are not making the most of the space.

11'

England's starting XI for today's game against Wales has a combined 54 appearances between them - the fewest in a game since May 1980 v Australia (46).

9'

Keane gets his head to the corner but is unable to divert it on target. Had the Everton defender left it, club-mate Calvert-Lewin would have got on the end of it - and probably would have scored, given his current form.

8'

The hosts finally put together an attacking move, which culminates in Ings trying to cut inside from the right. He is prevented from doing so by Rodon but the ball goes behind off the Wales man and it is a corner-kick.

7'

England have been pretty much camped inside their own half of the pitch in the first seven minutes. Southgate was criticised for using this formation last month and it is not working early on here, either.

5'

SHOT! Moore drifts out to the left and pulls the ball back for Matondo. The Schalke winger decides against shooting and instead lays it off to Tyler Roberts, whose effort deflects behind for a corner.

4'

It has been an assured start from the visitors, who are seeing a fair bit of the ball. For all their early possession, however, they are not really getting it into the final third of the pitch.

2'

Wales targetman Moore collects the ball out wide on the right - not where Ryan Giggs will want to see him - and his low cross hits the side netting.

1'

KICK-OFF! Wales get this derby clash against an experimental England under way at an empty Wembley. Supporters may be absent from the ground today, but this is a game both sides will be desperate to win.

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Both sets of players are making their way onto the field and kick-off is now less than five minutes away. But first it is time for the anthems...

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England have won their last five matches against Wales, including a late 2-1 victory when the sides last met in the Euro 2016 group stage. They last enjoyed a longer winning run against their neighbouring nation between March 1908 and March 1914 - a seven-game winning streak.

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Wales have made five changes from their 1-0 win over Bulgaria, with Tyler Roberts, Williams and Matondo coming into the side to provide support for lone striker Moore. Versatile Ampadu moves into holding midfield alongside Morrell to accommodate Mempham's return. Key trio Gareth Bale, Aaron Ramsey and Joe Allen are not involved today.

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As expected, Southgate has made mass changes to England's starting line-up on the back of their Danish stalemate last month. However, he has stuck with the same back-five formation, which today includes debutant Saka. Calvert-Lewin is also handed his first cap after starring for Everton, while Pope retains his place in goal.

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Subs: Adam Davies, Matthew Smith, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Neco Williams, Will Vaulks, Ben Woodburn, Daniel James, Danny Ward, Brennan Johnson, Ben Cabango, Dylan Levitt, Chris Gunter.

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WALES XI (4-2-3-1): Wayne Hennessey; Connor Roberts, Joe Rodon, Chris Mepham, Ben Davies (c); Joe Morrell, Ethan Ampadu; Rabbi Matondo, Jonathan Williams, Tyler Roberts; Kieffer Moore.

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Subs: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Harvey Barnes, Harry Maguire, Tyrone Mings, Jordan Pickford, Mason Mount, Marcus Rashford, Dean Henderson, James Ward-Prowse, Declan Rice, Reece James.

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ENGLAND XI (3-4-1-2): Nick Pope; Joe Gomez, Conor Coady, Michael Keane; Kieran Trippier (c), Harry Winks, Kalvin Phillips, Bukayo Saka; Jack Grealish; Danny Ings, Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

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Wales also enter this match in impressive form, having gone eight games without defeat in a run stretching back to June 2019. That includes a four-game winning streak without conceding, most recently beating Finland and Bulgaria by the same 1-0 scoreline in last month's Nations League fixtures.

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England were held to a disappointing 0-0 draw by Denmark in their most recent outing, following on from a four-match winning streak without conceding. Not since October 2006 have Gareth Southgate's side kept six clean sheets in a row.

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