Ukraine v England as it happened: Three Lions held to frustrating draw
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19:34 BST - Speaking after the game, Gareth Southgate felt his players didn't quite click today:
"Very tough place to come. You could feel the atmosphere, a unique occasion.
"We controlled the game, we pacified a lot of that atmosphere by controlling the game. We didn't create enough chances. If that is the case you have to make sure you don't lose the game, so to come back from behind and get the point in terms of qualification very important.
"When you have that much of the ball you want to create more chances but the attacking play didn't click today.
"Once you go behind you have a bit of a mountain to climb away from home but you have to remain calm. After we scored we controlled the game and I thought if anyone would win it it would be us, but we didn't create enough chances to do that."
"The pitch was a little bit slow today, without giving us an out, but when you want to zip balls through it was a little bobbly and dry but we also know offensively our play can be better.
"Qualification is eight games. We had probably the toughest qualifying groups around. We have taken four points from the tough away games."
19:31 BST - England goalscorer Kyle Walker was happy with the point and happy for his opponents on the night: "It is a point away from home. We are in a good position in the group. It was always going to be tough coming here.
"Sometimes you have these nights. We had a lot of possession, we should have created a few more opportunities but this is a good Ukraine side. You take a point and we move on Tuesday now.
"It is fantastic for Ukraine after all they have gone through."
19:26 BST - Ukraine boss Serhiy Rebrov said after the game: "The players did a very good celebration for the people. There is a very good atmosphere inside the stadium. No one wants to go home because it is not just about the result, it is about the game.
"England changed our tactics. We tried to attack but in the first half, England were strong. They controlled the ball but in football controlling the ball is not enough. England did not create many chances because we defended very well.
"I am happy, you see all the people happy. We have to respect the opponent but we also have to think about ourselves and I think the players did that.
"If you see the faces of the players they are very tired. It is very hard to play against England. They don't have emotions now because they are very tired.
"We showed character which is very important. The players have the wish to improve.
19:24 BST - Speaking to Channel 4 after the game, Arsenal's Oleksandr Zinchenko described how much the draw meant for his nation:
"An amazing result for us. England are one of the best teams in the world. We knew it was going to be hard and we would have to defend a lot. In general we did well. Of course, we could do better but it is tough against this England side.
"Massive thanks for all the support for the people here with us today and those who were watching at home. I really hope very soon we can play at home."
18:51 BST - It's full-time and the game finishes 1-1.
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18:47 BST - There are four minutes of added time.
18:43 BST - Conor Gallagher comes on for Bukayo Saka.
18:40 BST - Ukraine are remaining resolute and frustrating England, can they find another goal in the last 10 minutes?
The Ukrainian fans in the stadium are doing everything they can to keep their side going.
18:23 BST - A couple of subs for England: Phil Foden is on for James Maddison and Marcus Rashford is on for Jude Bellingham.
18:21 BST - A shout for a penalty as Saka's shot hits the arms of a falling Ukraine defender, but VAR decides there's nothing in it.
18:15 BST - Bukayo Saka has a shot sensationally turned onto the bar by the keeper to keep it 1-1.
18:01 BST - The second half has begun.
17:48 BST - It's half-time and England will be breathing a huge sigh of relief to at least be all square at the break after the shock of going behind.
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17:42 BST - Goal! Harry Kane drops deep and picks out a sublime ball to find Kyle Walker, who controls well and knocks it into the back of the net for his first international goal. VAR checks for offside but the goal stands. It's 1-1.
17:31 BST - England have had 74% possession in the first half hour but find themselves trailing. They're looking for a response.
17:27 BST - Goal! Ukraine have been creeping their way into the game and their first proper attack sees Oleksandr Zinchenko finish off a nice bit of patient build-up play to send the stadium into raptures. Ukraine lead 1-0!
17:16 BST - England are dominating possession in the early stages and are basically camped in the Ukraine half. No big chances to speak of just yet, though.
17:01 BST - The match is underway!
16:54 BST - Here are the starting line-ups for the match - England boss Gareth Southgate has opted for Harry Maguire and Marc Guehi at the back, while James Maddison also starts in midfield.
16:52 BST - England are looking to maintain their 100 per cent record and all but secure their spot at next summer's European Championships.
They're facing a Ukraine side who'll have plenty of support in Poland though, their home away from home.
Match preview
The good news for the Blue and Yellow heading into their clash against England in the Polish city of Wrocław is that they haven’t lost any of their last 13 matches as the designated hosts (W5, D8), a run stretching back to October 2020.
However, their record against the Three Lions is poor, with just a single H2H win back in October 2009 (D2, L6). Indeed, Ukraine have only scored in three of their nine previous meetings with the Euro 2020 runners-up, failing to net on each of the last three occasions.
That said, the Eastern Europeans have already shown significant steel since Rebrov took over in June, coming from behind against both Germany (3-3) and North Macedonia (W3-2).
England, meanwhile, have 12 points from 12 at the halfway stage of their ECQ campaign, and despite the withdrawals of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jack Grealish due to injury, Gareth Southgate’s squad still looks extremely strong, with an exciting mix of youth and experience.
There have been more than 300 minutes of football played since the team last conceded a goal, scoring 13 times without reply in three subsequent qualifiers.
It will be interesting though to see what England are like if they fall behind, given that they have failed to win their last six matches when this has happened (D2, L4), including two losses to Hungary and a 2022 FIFA World Cup exit at the hands of France.
If it’s goals you’re after, England are definitely worth tuning in for, with their 27 ECQs since a goalless draw against Montenegro in October 2010 featuring a mammoth 107 of them - 3.96 per game!
Players to watch: Victor Tsyhankov has scored four and assisted once in Ukraine’s last three games, as well as kicking off the La Liga campaign with an assist for Girona. It’s hard to look past Harry Kane in an England shirt, given that he has netted in each of his last six internationals, as well as scoring three times and assisting once in his opening three starts for Bayern Munich.
Hot stat: Just two of the nine previous meetings between Ukraine and England have seen both teams score.
