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13 Oct 2023

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Updated: 21:37, 13 Oct 2023

ENGLAND are back in action tonight as they take on Australia in a friendly clash under the lights at Wembley Stadium.

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Gareth Southgate's Three Lions will be without Bukayo Saka tonight but Jack Grealish and James Maddison are in the starting XI.

Kick-off time: 7.45pm BST Stream/TV: Channel 4/My 4 England XI: Johnstone, Alexander-Arnold, Colwill, Dunk, Tomori, Gallagher, Henderson, Maddison, Bowen, Watkins, Grealish Australia XI: Ryan, Strain, Souttar, Burgess, Rowles, Baccus, Irvine, Metcalfe, Boyle, Duke, Goodwin

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England 1-0 Australia

90. Australia come forward looking to get a sight of the England goal.

The cross is disappointing as it is adjudged to have gone out of play.

We are going to have three additional minutes added.

England 1-0 Australia

88. We are entering the final stages of the game now.

Australia are still looking to find that equaliser.

England seem content running the clock down now.

England 1-0 Australia

86. The Socceroos force another corner.

Dunk did well to cover to prevent the visitors having a shot at goal.

The referee seems to be having a chat with Kalvin Phillips, presumably about those corn rows.

England 1-0 Australia

84. Foden swings in a corner for England.

Australia manage to clear their lines with a solid header.

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They have been quite dominant in the air this evening.

England 1-0 Australia

82. Nketiah is penalised for a foul in the England half.

It will give Australia the chance to pump the ball into the box.

Bos flicks it on but it runs harmlessly out for a goal kick.

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England 1-0 Australia

80. What a chance for the visitors.

As the corner is swung in, Metcalfe meets it and has a free header.

His effort strikes the outside of the post.

Somehow, an offside is given which seems somewhat impossible given his header was the first time the ball was touched from the corner.

England 1-0 Australia

78. Irvine isn't happy with a decision and tells referee just that.

Not a fan of the language used, he is shown a yellow card.

Australia are starting to get a little frustrated now.

England 1-0 Australia

74. Nketiah will be hoping to mark his debut with a goal.

He is England's record goalscorer at U21 level.

Meanwhile, it is Australia who are knocking on the door at the moment.

England 1-0 Australia

72. England finally make their changes.

Maddison and Watkins are the players to make way.

This will be an England debut for Eddie Nketiah.

England 1-0 Australia

70. Australia come forward and look to get the ball into the box.

Johnstone calmly claims the ball.

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England seem in no rush to get forward now as Trippier tells them to slow it down.

England 1-0 Australia

68. The Socceroos are looking to bring some fresh legs on.

Meanwhile, Southgate is looking to bring Foden and Nketiah on.

Time to give some players an outing in this game.

England 1-0 Australia

66. England win a corner after Alexander-Arnold's shot is deflected wide.

The Socceroos are ready to make some changes themselves.

They know they have to chase the game now if they want any sort of result from this game.

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England 1-0 Australia

64. It shows the depth of quality England have with these changes.

Debatably, they have a far better eleven players on the bench.

What a wealth of riches Southgate has at his disposal.

Still never won anything as a manager though.

England 1-0 Australia

62. Trippier slots into the right-back role, allowing Alexander-Arnold to move up into midfield.

Rashford will look to run at the Australian right back, who is already on a yellow card.

Jordan Henderson was seemingly booed as he came off.

England 1-0 Australia

60. Trippier, Stones, Rashford and Phillips come on for England.

It is nice to see Gareth Southgate's favourite midfielder get a run out.

Grealish, Henderson, Gallagher and Tomori make way.

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England 1-0 Australia

58. We finally have the first goal of the game.

Alexander-Arnold crosses the ball, finding Grealish who flashes a shot across goal.

Watkins slides in at the back post to convert.

Goal - Ollie Watkins (England)

England 0-0 Australia

56. England have a free kick in a wide position.

Maddison clips the ball into the box, headed clear by Souttar.

Australia have not managed to fully clear it as England have possession back.

England 0-0 Australia

54. Surely it won't be much longer before we seem some changes.

England are trying to create chances but Australia are defending well.

This game is starting to make people miss The Ashes cricket for intensity and drama.

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England 0-0 Australia

52. England are knocking the ball around, trying to make Australia chase the ball.

When it breaks down, the visitors are much more direct.

They seem to have the impetus to try and get a goal.

England 0-0 Australia

50. First real action of the second half.

Bowen and Maddison combine and the Tottenham midfielder drills the ball across goal.

Souttar gets to it but deflects it over his own crossbar.

England 0-0 Australia

48. Conor Gallagher is lucky to still be on the field in this half.

As replays showed at half-time he should have received two yellow cards for sure.

He was just lucky that the referee deemed the worst of the two to be a foul on the Chelsea man.

Who says diving like a gymnast doesn't get you anything in football.

England 0-0 Australia

46. Just when you think things cannot get worse in this stalemate, the trumpeter starts playing.

It is a drab atmosphere at Wembley currently.

Like waiting for a food festival to start.

Kick-off: England 0-0 Australia

We are back underway at Wembley.

Australia get the second half started.

Neither side seem to have made any changes at all.

HT: England 0-0 Australia

It remains to be seen if Gareth Southgate changes anything at the break with the Italy game coming up.

Resident house-pet Kalvin Phillips may be wanting a run-out.

For the fans sake, it would be nice if Jude Bellingham or Harry Kane were introduced into the fold.

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