England v Ukraine as it happened: Kane and Saka secure Three Lions win
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90+4' The match has just finished.
90+3' Jordan Henderson (England) gets on the ball and beats an opponent, but his run is stopped by the referee Serdar Gozubuyuk who sees an offensive foul.
90+3' Jordan Henderson (England) decides to speed play up with a short corner kick.
90+2' Jack Grealish (England) receives a low pass just outside the box and unleashes a fine strike towards the bottom right corner. Anatolii Trubin pulls off a reflexive save to block his effort. Nice goalkeeping skill, indeed. Corner kick. England will have an opportunity.
90+1' A dangerous towering header by Harry Maguire (England) from around the penalty spot goes just over the bar. This corner kick didn't change the score.
90' There will be a minimum of 3 min. of added time.
90+1' Substitution. Evgen Konoplyanka (Ukraine) has come on for Taras Stepanenko.
90' The defence is alert as they clear a dangerous cross from Kyle Walker (England). It will be a corner kick for England.
90' Some great controlled play and passing in the middle of the pitch from England.
88' Harry Maguire (England) peeled away from his marker and got on the end of the resulting corner, but he sends his header straight at the goalkeeper.
87' The referee points to the corner flag and England will take a corner.
87' Conor Gallagher (England) was close to scoring a goal after unleashing a first-time effort from inside the six-yard box. The ball was aimed towards the left post, but the goalkeeper read it well and pulled off a brilliant save to thwart the attempt.
85' Gareth Southgate has decided to make a change. Conor Gallagher (England) replaces Jude Bellingham.
85' Substitution. James Maddison leaves the pitch and is replaced by Jack Grealish (England).
85' Ben Chilwell (England) sends a cross into the box, but the opposition's defence quickly intercepts the ball.
83' Ivan Toney (England) commits a foul during an attacking move.
82' The attendance is 83,947.
81' Substitution. Ivan Toney (England) on for Harry Kane.
81' Oleksandr Svatok (Ukraine) makes a reckless foul in order to win the ball from his opponent. Serdar Gozubuyuk has a clear sight of it and blows his whistle.
77' Total attempts – 12:2.
75' Ruslan Malinovsky (Ukraine) overhits the corner kick and none of his teammates can their head on it.
74' The manager has decided to make a substitution and Roman Yaremchuk walks off the pitch to be replaced by Artem Dovbyk (Ukraine).
74' A fine lofted pass into the box, sent by Eduard Sobol (Ukraine), is intercepted by the opposition's defence. Ukraine get a corner.
73' Jude Bellingham (England) tries to send a pass but it's blocked.
72' Serdar Gozubuyuk blows his whistle and it's Harry Kane (England) who is penalised for an offensive foul. Good decision by the referee.
71' Bukayo Saka (England) connects with the resulting free kick on the edge of the box, but can't find the target as his effort goes well wide of the left post.
69' Ruslan Malinovsky (Ukraine) is booked by the referee.
68' Harry Maguire (England) sends a long ball forward to Ben Chilwell, but he put too much power and the chance is gone. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Ukraine.
68' Referee Serdar Gozubuyuk sees the trip by Oleksandr Svatok (Ukraine) and doesn't hesitate to blow his whistle.
67' Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) finds himself behind the opposition's defence, but the game is stopped for offside.
66' James Maddison (England) attempted to pick out a free teammate inside the box, but Anatolii Trubin comes off the line to clear the ball away.
65' Ukraine hold the ball and are exchanging some long passes.
61' The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Vitali Mykolenko departs the field of play to be replaced by Eduard Sobol (Ukraine).
61' Ruslan Rotan has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Viktor Tsygankov (Ukraine) replacing Mykhailo Mudryk.
61' It's time for a substitution. That's the last involvement from Oleksandr Karavaev as he is replaced by Vitaliy Buyalskyy (Ukraine).
61' Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine) gives away a foul during an attacking move and the referee blows his whistle.
59' Jordan Henderson (England) commits a foul and Serdar Gozubuyuk immediately signals a free kick.
59' Bukayo Saka (England) tries to find Jude Bellingham, but he puts too much power on the pass.
57' Georgiy Sudakov (Ukraine) tries to send the ball in front of the goal, but the opposition's defence averts the threat.
56' The England players are exchanging some short passes.
53' Taras Stepanenko (Ukraine) robs an opponent of the ball and explodes in anger when Serdar Gozubuyuk blows for a foul.
51' A clever short pass gives James Maddison (England) a clear goal-scoring opportunity, but he fluffs his lines and rifles the ball well wide of the right post. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Ukraine.
51' The resulting corner from Ben Chilwell (England) is cleared.
50' Jude Bellingham (England) tries to create a chance, but puts too much weight on his pass.
49' Ben Chilwell (England) lifts the ball into the box from the corner, but one of the defending players gets there first to head it clear.
49' James Maddison (England) puts a dangerous cross into the box, but the corner is cleared by the first man.
48' James Maddison (England) steps up to take the corner. He launches the ball into the penalty area, but it only finds the head of an opposing player who clears the danger. England will have a chance to score from a corner kick.
48' Harry Kane (England) goes on a solo run, but he fails to create a chance as an opposition player blocks him. The referee and one of his assistants signal for a corner kick to England.
47' Taras Stepanenko (Ukraine) and Mykhailo Mudryk attempt to exchange short two-yard passes, but the opposition's defence intercepts the ball.
46' The second half is underway.
45+4' The first half of today's match has just finished.
45+2' Taras Stepanenko (Ukraine) was trying to get to the ball but clattered into the legs of the opponent as well. Serdar Gozubuyuk blows his whistle for an infringement.
45+2' Ben Chilwell (England) looks to break free, but his touch lets him down and he loses the ball.
45' 3 min. of stoppage-time to be played.
44' Jordan Henderson (England) sends a sweet pass into the penalty area, but one of the defenders averts the danger. The ball is behind the touchline and England will take a throw-in.
43' Mykhailo Mudryk (Ukraine) makes a yard for himself and goes for goal from long range. It never troubles the goalkeeper as it flies well wide of the left post. The ball goes out of play and England will have a goal kick.
42' Harry Kane (England) receives a slide-rule pass inside the box and has just the keeper to beat. His shot low towards the middle of the goal lacks power and Anatolii Trubin easily makes the save.
40' 2 - 0 GOAL! Bukayo Saka (England) gets a shot away from the edge of the box and scores into the top left corner. Jordan Henderson provided an assist for the goal.
37' 1 - 0 GOAL! Bukayo Saka plays a terrific cross over to Harry Kane (England), who finds some space inside the box and puts the ball into the back of the net.
36' Bukayo Saka (England) collects a pass on the edge of the box and unleashes a shot which is brilliantly blocked by a defender.
35' The foul by James Maddison (England) was seen by Serdar Gozubuyuk who didn't hesitate to blow the whistle.
33' Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) makes his forward run a little too early and is caught in an offside position after his teammate tries to play a pass to him.
31' Harry Kane (England) times his run too early and the linesman raises his flag for offside.
30' Vitali Mykolenko (Ukraine) should know this behaviour is beyond the rules. He was too careless with his challenge and left Serdar Gozubuyuk no option but to blow his whistle.
29' 1:0 – this is the current number of shots on target.
27' James Maddison (England) takes the free kick but it is cleared by the first defender.
26' Poor challenge! Vitali Mykolenko (Ukraine) is penalised for tripping and Serdar Gozubuyuk blows his whistle. England are awarded a free kick.
25' Jordan Henderson (England) clips a neat ball into the box in the direction of Harry Kane, but he can't get on the end of the pass.
24' England seem to be finding their feet as they enjoy some possession. They are waiting for the right moment to create new attacking opportunities.
23' Ruslan Malinovsky (Ukraine) goes on a great individual run, arrives at the edge of the box and pulls the trigger. It was a promising effort which would have most likely gone past the goalkeeper if it hadn't been deflected by another offensive player.
22' The free kick from Ben Chilwell (England) failed to provide any scoring opportunity, as one of the defenders did a good job and knocked it out.
21' Serdar Gozubuyuk blows the whistle, Oleksandr Svatok (Ukraine) is penalised for a foul. England win a free kick. It's a promising situation for a direct shot.
21' A decent save by Anatolii Trubin. Harry Kane (England) finds some space near the penalty spot to meet a cross and head it down to the middle of the goal, but the effort is saved by the goalkeeper.
20' Ben Chilwell (England) whips in the corner, but one of the defending players gets a head on it and intercepts.
20' Jordan Henderson (England) swings in a cross, but the ball is cleared to safety by one of the defending players. The ball is out of play. England will have a chance to score from a corner.
18' Anatolii Trubin (Ukraine) is able to continue to play.
17' The game is interrupted now, Anatolii Trubin (Ukraine) picks up a knock and the physio has to come on.
17' James Maddison (England) is penalised for a foul. Serdar Gozubuyuk had a clear view and blows his whistle.
16' The game is interrupted now, Anatolii Trubin (Ukraine) picks up a knock and the physio has to come on.
16' Ben Chilwell (England) tries to slide the ball through to a teammate but it's well blocked by a defender.
15' Roman Yaremchuk (Ukraine) is caught offside!
13' The ball is cleared after Jude Bellingham (England) attempted to dribble past an opposing player.
12' The cross into the penalty area from Ben Chilwell (England) needed to be more accurate in order to create a goal-scoring opportunity for his team. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Ukraine.
11' James Maddison (England) puts a cross into the box from the free kick, but the defender gets there first.
11' Georgiy Sudakov (Ukraine) makes a rough challenge and Serdar Gozubuyuk blows his whistle for a foul. Another situation results in a direct free kick for England.
9' Harry Kane (England) goes down under a challenge in the box, but the ref immediately waves away the appeals from all players.
8' Bukayo Saka (England) did his best to latch on to a crossfield pass, but it was too long and it goes out of play. The referee and the linesman both signal a throw-in for Ukraine.
6' Harry Kane (England) is caught offside, but it was a really close call.
5' Georgiy Sudakov (Ukraine) reacts well to get to the rebound and takes a shot from the edge of the box, but he fails to get the ball through the players standing between him and the goal.
5' Georgiy Sudakov (Ukraine) slides a pass forward, but one of the defenders cuts it out.
3' Ruslan Malinovsky (Ukraine) is moving okay again after that injury scare.
2' Ruslan Malinovsky (Ukraine) is down injured and the referee stops play so that he can receive medical treatment.
1' The first half has just begun.
The players are out and the match is about to start. England will have the kick-off.
Serdar Gozubuyuk will referee today's game.
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Match preview
An early goal from Declan Rice and perhaps even the result itself was overshadowed by Harry Kane’s 44th-minute penalty which took him to the top of the England goalscoring charts, surpassing the legendary Wayne Rooney.
A difficult second half saw the Italians halve the deficit and the late sending off of defender Luke Shaw has given coach Gareth Southgate a selection headache for this game.
The clock is ticking on Southgate’s chance to end his England reign with some silverware, but first they must earn a fourth straight qualification to the European Championships.
Standing in their way this time around is Ukraine, a side England have lost to only once (W5, D2, L1), and that’s a record they’ll hope to improve on after averaging 5.25 goals per game at home in the previous qualification cycle when they won all four games.
A trip to Wembley will provide Ukraine’s only competitive action in this break after warming up with a 2-0 win against Brentford’s second team last time out.
This will be their first competitive game since Scotland painfully pipped them to UEFA Nations League qualification, and this means caretaker boss Ruslan Rotan will be hoping for a ‘new manager bounce’ in his competitive bow.
Much like England, Ukraine are competing for their fourth straight Euro qualification and if they’re to achieve that, they’ll likely need to rely on strong travelling form once again.
The Ukrainians were the only side in their group to avoid defeat in all of their away games in the previous cycle (W2, D2), including both games entered as outsiders in Serbia and Portugal!
Players to watch: Ivan Toney is in line to make his long-awaited England debut here after his incredible 17-goal haul for Brentford this season - four of his last five served as team openers.
Some fine early-season club form earned Mykhailo Mudryk a €100 million (£88 million) move to Chelsea but he’s yet to score since his move to England, so this would be the ideal game for him to score his first senior goal for Ukraine!
Hot stat: England have led 1-0 at half-time in four of the previous eight H2H encounters.
