Ireland finally win a corner and Duffy heads the set-piece over the crossbar. England are a little switched-off as this game winds down.
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Just the two added minutes to come at Wembley.
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Maguire pushes James' latest corner wide of the mark at the far post, but only by a few inches The makeshift skipper hasn't really been challenged at the back, but he'll take a performance like this - one that will do his confidence a world of good.
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Foden outmuscles O'Shea at the far post as Ireland hook a rare cross over the 18-yard area. The Manchester City man been a solid presence since he came on.
82'
Bellingham gets caught out on the centre-circle but chases after the ball with a tenacious hunger. It may be an empty stadium, but he'll still remember this one for a long time.
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Henderson gets a bit more action now as an Ireland break ends with Curtis stinging his palms through a low shot. The keeper lets it bounce and sweeps in to collect.
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Gareth Southgate will be under no illusion that this hasn't necessarily been the workout he will have wanted, given Ireland's limited impact up front, but he surely will have to be pleased. It has been a dynamic game.
73'
J. Bellingham enters the game and replaces M. Mount.
It's fresh history for England now; Jude Bellingham becomes the third-youngest senior player in Three Lions history as he replaces Mount, who has had a fine game today.
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R. Curtis enters the game and replaces A. Idah.
J. Molumby enters the game and replaces C. Hourihane.
Stephen Kenny also replaces Idah with Ronan Curtis.
A double change for Ireland now as Hourihane makes way for Jayson Molumby.
That being said, Browne draws a save from Henderson now with one of Ireland's first shots of the game. The visitors would love a consolation but they've not shown much to suggest they will get one.
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Remember the England team that set-pieced their way an extra-time loss away from a World Cup final? They look to be alive and kicking in 2020. The hosts are just looking dangerous whenever they have a chance around the box from such an occasion - though you have to wonder if they wouldn't be doing so well against better opposition.
68'
Abraham almost gets a deflected touch off a Keane kick inside a cluttered box, and it just squirts away from the goal-mouth.
66'
Maguire! Almost two for the England skipper as he looks to wrap onto the end of a free-kick curled in by Saka. The Manchester United man does manage to score himself, as he hits the back of the net, but the ball skitters away untouched for a goal kick.
65'
Maitland-Niles is already roaring up and down the pitch, putting himself into the thick of things. He must have had four times as many touches as Dean Henderson, who is leading a lonely life at the back since his arrival.
63'
T. Abraham enters the game and replaces D. Calvert-Lewin.
A moment later, England make another swap up front with Tammy Abraham - arguably in this squad thanks to Danny Ings' injury - on for Calvert-Lewin.
61'
K. Long enters the game and replaces C. Christie.
P. Foden enters the game and replaces J. Grealish.
A. Maitland-Niles enters the game and replaces T. Mings.
Ireland also introduce Kevin Long for Christie.
Stephen Kenny also throws on James McClean for O'Dowda.
Gareth Southgate also brings on Ainsley Maitland-Niles in place of Mings.
England make a pair of changes too, with Foden on for Grealish. Many will hope that an early finish for the latter is to conserve him for the Belgium game.
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R. Brady enters the game and replaces D. Horgan.
J. McClean enters the game and replaces C. O'Dowda.
Ireland will make their second change of the game now as Horgan makes way for Robbie Brady.
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It wouldn't be an England game without a penalty these days, would it? This Three Lions side - many of whom are all under 25 still - have been filled with a sparky, hustling interplay tonight. They've looked the part.
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Penalty goal scored by D. Calvert-Lewin for England!
GOAL! DOMINIC CALVERT-LEWIN MAKES IT THREE FOR ENGLAND! 3-0! The Everton man has absolutely cracked that one in, smashing it into the top-left corner with an explosive shot. Randolph goes the wrong way but it would have been hard to stop even if he hadn't. Three for the Three Lions.
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Penalty to England! Christie dangles a foot in as he tries to dislodge Saka of the ball on the left edge and the wing-back goes down. Dominic Calvert-Lewin will be the man to take the spot kick.
54'
Ireland threaten a half-break from inside their own half and Grealish - is there anywhere Jack Grealish is not today? - is there to break it up with a sturdy steal on the halfway line. The Aston Villa man is leaving his mark on this match.
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Phil Foden - back in the England fold after he missed last month to atone for his off-field conduct in Iceland in September - is warming up on the sidelines. The Manchester City man could be the next new face on.
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Mings releases Saka around the box with a backheel following a Grealish pass and the centre-back just tucks it into the side netting. England pressing for a third in these early exchanges.
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Little has been made of it so far, but Ireland weren't meant to be here of course. England had booked a friendly with New Zealand instead - only for the coronavirus to scupper such travel plans. Stephen Kenny's side have gamely stepped into the breech and for that, the Three Lions owe them their appreciation.
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Grealish wastes no time in chancing his arm in the opening exchanges, bouncing around the left edge of the box and hooking a shot around the far post.
46'
D. Henderson enters the game and replaces N. Pope.
There's just the one change at the break but it's a momentous one - Dean Henderson is on for his England debut in place of Nick Pope. The Manchester United man had an excellent season at Sheffield United last term and has been solid on his rare appearances for the Red Devils this term.
We're back underway for the second half at Wembley Stadium. Will England rack up a few more goals from here on out or can Ireland stem the tide and turn this one around?
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HALF-TIME: ENGLAND 2-0 REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
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Oh, that should have been three! Grealish, who has been gloriously unselfish so far, should have probably pulled the trigger following a run into the box, but instead lays it back for a supporting player who never meets it. Ireland again clear poorly and Mings brushes a shot around the wrong side of the left post.
45'
There will be two added minutes before both sides head into the sheds.
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Could we see some changes after the break then? So much has been made of this condensed international schedule, and the effect it has on players. England aren't short of talent to hand a run-out too - and nor, for that matter, are Ireland.
42'
Ireland see off the latest set-piece, but they're looking relatively soft there. That's the ninth corner they've conceded today.
40'
Down the far end, Pope takes a neat save as an Irish cross loops in and Grealish then combines with Mount to win a corner for England down the other end. Fast-moving stuff from England.
38'
Sancho canters into the Ireland box and sees Christie get across his shot, to deflect it away. England are looking very comfortable in the driving seat right now.
37'
Jack Grealish has adapted very smartly so far to this match, delivering ball after ball with unfussy elan. Saka and Mount behind him are combining well to help oil that English wing.
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Gareth Southgate surely has to be chuffed with his side's performance so far. They have been smart at the back on the rare occasion Ireland have encroached into that final third and their attack is looking lively, with sharp supply from Winks and Mount through the middle.
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J. Sancho has scored a goal for England! Assist by J. Grealish.
It's a neat little chop-on by Grealish, who could have arguably chanced his luck from distance there. Sancho - who bags his first England goal for a year - threaded the needle perfectly. Stephen Kenny has some work to do.
GOAL! JADON SANCHO DOUBLES ENGLAND'S LEAD! 2-0! It's a soft clearance from Ireland again, and Grealish helps work it down to his fellow forward on the left of the box. The Borussia Dortmund man takes two steps back inside and rifles a low finish past two defenders and Randolph into the far corner. The Three Lions are enjoying themselves.
30'
Calvert-Lewin robs Duffy blind in the Ireland box and wins the hosts yet another corner now. That was the sort of steal they write great con movies about, to be frank.
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Yet another corner comes England's way after Grealish sees a cross blocked and Hendrick turns this one back to the halfway line with some quick work. Ireland have blocked well there to stop a second from the hosts.
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Maguire! This time, Randolph saves the arguably better header from the England skipper and tips it over the crossbar. Hourihane heads this one away and then the visitors concede another corner.
26'
Duffy makes another sharp block to deny Calvert-Lewin, looking to latch onto a James cut-back at the right post. Corner to England.
24'
O'Shea gets some solid touches in as he builds his way into the game now. England are perhaps not exerting as much weigh in midfield as they could, though the nature of their set-up right now can leave them stretched in the middle third.
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The wind are in the Three Lions' sails now, as Mount cracks an effort in, cleared away by a Duffy deflection. If England prove clinical today, they could have a few in their column by the end of play. Ireland are looking a little more frustrated now; losing Egan has hurt their balance.
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H. Maguire has scored a goal for England! Assist by H. Winks.
It's smart work from Maguire, who simply bides his time in that position, knowing that a second delivery will come his way. Winks is pinpoint there too. England have their lead.
GOAL! HARRY MAGUIRE OPENS THE SCORING FOR ENGLAND! 1-0! A captain's goal for the newly minted Three Lions skipper! The corner is cleared only as far as Winks out on the right corner of the box and he simply lofts a smart ball back in for the centre-back to bury past Randolph at the left post with a powerful header. Textbook stuff to put the hosts in front.
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Saka! Mount sets up a lovely breakaway move, which culminates with a fast cross turned in towards Grealish at the left post. Randolph gets a fist to it and Saka tries to rattle in the follow-up, only for the shotstopper to deflect it away.
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D. O'Shea enters the game and replaces J. Egan.
This is a bitter pill for John Egan to swallow, as that blow to the head has proven to be worse than feared. He's off for an early change, and Dara O'Shea is on in his place.
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That England midfield is looking a little loose all of a sudden though and Hendrick is allowed to cut around Winks and get downfield. A free-kick comes the way of the visitors, which Hourihane whips into the box for Pope to punch away; the Three Lions get a free-kick due to an offside attacker.
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That's a bit of dangerous invention from Ireland now however, as Horgan latches onto a looped delivery on the right edge of the England box and cuts back an excellent ball, albeit to no-one in the end.
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It's been all one-way pressure so far from the hosts, but Ireland have weathered well so far. They'll likely look to try and snap up their chances on the counter if they can.
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Saka pings a lovely curling ball in towards the six-yard area, which Egan clubs away for a corner - and the defender takes a knock to the head from his teammate Hourihane's elbow as he jostles for the delivery.
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Grealish now cuts into the Ireland box, and sees Calvert-Lewin pull the step-over on his throughball as it skitters towards Sancho. Egan intercepts and Ireland clear it methodically through a neat, if toothless counter-attack.
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The hosts - in their change strip of all blue today - are playing right to left in this first half, and make some steady incursions down the left wing, with Saka and Grealish particularly spirited.
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We are underway in this international friendly between England and the Republic of Ireland!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the November international break, as England resume old hostilities with the Republic of Ireland in a friendly under the lights at Wembley Stadium ahead of their Nations League crunch clashes.
It's only been a handful of weeks since the Three Lions last took to the turf under the arch in north-west London, but Gareth Southgate's side will be bracing themselves for an unfamiliar opponent. It's been five years - and two England managers - since The Boys in Green last clapped eyes on their neighbours in the British Isles; for both parties, this is more than a mere friendly today.
Indeed, differing fortunes followed these rivals in October. England saw the high of a win over world number one Belgium tempered by defeat to Denmark, taking Southgate's win ratio below that of Roy Hodgson - while for Stephen Kenny, still winless in his first five games in charge, the missed chance of reaching Euro 2020 following a play-off loss to Slovakia stings his nation.
But now comes this opportunity for both managers to throw down a gauntlet to their squads. Southgate has made no bones that his Euro 2020 squad is far from finalised, and victory against their visitors could cement further chances for key performers. For Ireland, victory is needed to simply kick-start Kenny's reign into life - but also, arguably, to honour a man much-loved on either side of the Irish Sea.
England and Ireland were left in mourning in July upon the sad passing of Jack Charlton, aged 85. The one-club Leeds United centre-back remains a legendary figure for the Three Lions - as a World Cup-winning star in 1996 - but also for their rivals, who adopted the nickname Jack's Army following his decade-long spell in charge of the national team, who he guided to three major tournaments, including a last-eight appearance at Italia 90. This match is a chance for both to honour him.
So Jack Grealish makes the cut to face his former youth nation. Both the Birmingham-born playmaker and fellow England man Declan Rice represented the Boys in Green as youngsters - the latter actually won three senior caps in 2018 before he made the switch - but it will just be the former guarenteed a reunion in the off. Southgate has faced something of a minor media storm over his allegiance to Chelsea's arguably more workmanlike Mount than the Villa star - but perhaps this game could prove that both can coexist in a future side.
In other England news, Manchester United skipper Harry Maguire takes the armband of the Three Lions for the first time. The former Leicester man was the bedrock of his nation's charge to the semi-finals in Russia four years ago, but has endured a difficult start to the new campaign after his brush with the law in Mykonos; his manager however remains steadfast in his support.
The teams are out at Wembley, and with the national anthems, there will be a moment of applause in honour of the recently departed Nobby Stiles, as well as fellow England men Tony Walters and Albert Quixall.
It has been a long time since England last won against Ireland, though it has been three decades since Jack Charlton took the visitors to a victory too, in Euro 1988. Since then, both sides have always shared the spoils.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin's second half penalty put the final gloss on a Three Lions attacking performance to be proud of, as England record a first win over the Republic of Ireland since 1985. Harry Maguire, makeshift captain for the night, impressed with the opener, while Jadon Sancho ended a year-long wait for an international goal too - and Jack Grealish, once again, offered a potent reminder of his capabilities, as he and Mason Mount combined smartly throughout, alongside debuts for Dean Henderson and the history-making Jude Bellingham. It's been a fine night for Gareth Southgate, less so for Stepehn Kenny; at full-time at Wembley, it finishes England 3-0 Republic of Ireland.
Let's start with the visitors, shall we? Ireland are missing a few faces right now, but Stephen Kenny will be disappointed that his side never really fired on national spirit against their old rivals. Their attack looked anonymous for long stretches and their defence - while robust enough - still didn't have all the answers that was needed. The former Dundalk man has to work out how to maximise his talents. The wait for a maiden win goes on.
But Gareth Southgate will have a bit to chew on ahead of Belgium and Iceland. Jack Grealish and Mason Mount arguably enjoyed their best match together as a pair, with the Aston Villa man working that left wing with the Chelsea midfielder to great success. Much ballyhoo has been made of Southgate's steadfast appreciation of Mount, often at the expense of Grealish. But with no Raheem Sterling or Marcus Rashford in the squad today, the latter has made another case for why he should be firmly figuring in the plans for Euro 2020 next year.
Both sides then now luck to Sunday and the Nations League. For Ireland, their B4 clash with Wales allows them to stay one step ahead of bottom-placed Bulgaria, their fate still in their own hands. But England know that a win in A2 is the only way they'll reach the finals - and given that they have turned over world number ones Belgium once, they will have their fingers crossed that they can do it again. Until then however, thank you for joining us - and have a great week!
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