11 October 2020

As it happened: England 2-1 Belgium

Follow live updates as England face off against the No.1 ranked team in the world Belgium at Wembley Stadium.

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England 1-1 Belgium

53 min: Henderson with a cross-field ball and as it’s headed back across goal Calvert-Lewin goes down but that one is not a penalty.

England 1-1 Belgium

51 min: The tempo of the game is being dictated by Belgium again now. England have dropped into their defensive block and we are in danger of seeing the same poor performance here. Southgate needs to change something and fast.

England 1-1 Belgium

49 min: Rashford sprints clear and then holds it up for Calvert-Lewin. The Everton striker has an effort from 25 yards but it’s miles over the top. Not better.

England 1-1 Belgium

47 min: No changes at half-time by the way. Pretty baffling. Maybe Southgate is giving this team one last go for ten minutes or so to see if they can up their performance.

England 1-1 Belgium

46 min: Here we are then for the second half. A lot of improvement from England please…

England 1-1 Belgium

I’m sure Gareth Soutgate will make changes at half-time, especially with the five substitutions rule. Grealish? Kane? Ings?

England 1-1 Belgium

HALF-TIME: That’s all she wrote for the first half. Belgium have been dominant but it’s two penalties which have been the talking points. One from Rashford. One from Lukaku. All square.

England 1-1 Belgium

45 min: England will be pleased after this 45 minutes that they are level because they have created absolutely nothing aside from the penalty.

Belgium could have had three or four and that back five simply is not working for Gareht Soutgate’s men,

England 1-1 Belgium

43 min: CHANCE! Oh dear. Lukaku slides Carrasco in with an audacious flick but the Atletico Madrid man skews his shot horribly wide of Pickford’s goal. Belgium should be back in front.

England 1-1 Belgium

40 min: That was a gift from Belgium, who looked in cruise control. England’s first shot on target is a goal.

Does not change what a poor half it has been for England but at least they’re not losing.

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