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- Harry Kane and Jack Grealish missed Thursday's defeat to Greece through minor injuries, but could return to the squad here.
- Bukayo Saka limped off during the second half at Wembley, and will be a doubt to play in this one.
- Lee Carsley could revert to a more familiar set-up following the disappointing display against Greece.
- LIVE Text Commentary90+5'The referee blows for the end of today's match.90+3'Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland) decides to strike the ball towards goal, but his effort fails to threaten the goalkeeper after being well blocked by one of the defenders.90+1'Jack Grealish (England) produces a poor pass. He attempts to get the ball into the box but it's hacked away.90There will be a minimum of 4 min. of added time.88'Noni Madueke (England) goes on a mazy run, gets into the box and from around the penalty spot he misses the target. What a chance that was!87'Arttu Hoskonen (Finland) outjumps the defence inside the six-yard box to meet the corner and scores with a great header into the top left corner. The goalkeeper had no chance to react. The score is now 1:3.87'Leo Walta (Finland) will deliver the corner kick.87'The ball is cleared after Teemu Pukki (Finland) attempted to dribble past an opposing player. The referee signals a corner kick to Finland.85'Lee Carsley has decided to make a change. Conor Gallagher (England) replaces Declan Rice.84'Goal! Ollie Watkins tees up Declan Rice (England) inside the box, and he keeps his cool to find the bottom right corner. 0:3.82'That will be all from Nikolai Alho who is being replaced by the fresh legs of Oliver Antman (Finland).82'Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) decides to take a short corner instead of crossing into the box.82'Phil Foden (England) sends a short pass into the box, Ollie Watkins takes a touch to control the ball, but one of the defenders robs him of it and clears to safety. England have been awarded a corner kick.80'Lee Carsley prepares a substitution. Angel Gomes is replaced by Rico Lewis (England).80'Substitution. Phil Foden (England) replaces Jude Bellingham.79'Leo Walta (Finland) receives a reproachful look from Glen Kamara. He latches on to his pass, but the effort from the edge of the box sails well wide of the left post.79'Kyle Walker (England) wins a header inside the box after a cross and steers it goalwards, but Lukas Hradecky produces a wonderful reflex save.77'Jude Bellingham (England) unleashes a decent effort from just outside the box which goes narrowly wide of the left post. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Finland.76'Leo Walta (Finland) takes the corner but fails to find any of his teammates. The ball is easily cleared out of danger.75'Teemu Pukki (Finland) blasts the ball from just outside the box, but his attempt is blocked by the defender.75'Here's the change. Fredrik Jensen leaves the pitch and Robin Lod (Finland) comes on as a substitute.75'Here is a change. Topi Keskinen is going off and Markku Kanerva gives the last tactical orders to Teemu Pukki (Finland).74'Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) scores from a free kick after smashing the ball over the defensive wall and into the top left corner of the goal!73'Poor challenge! Leo Walta (Finland) is penalised for tripping and Giorgi Kruashvili blows his whistle. England earn a free kick which could lead to a goal-scoring opportunity.72'A pass by Noni Madueke (England) ends up in no man's land, and the attacking effort comes to an end.70'Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) launches a powerful cross from the corner into the box, but the ball is intercepted by the defender.70'Jack Grealish (England) tries to send the ball in front of the goal, but the opposition's defence averts the threat. The ball goes out for a corner. England can continue in their attacking effort.69'Lee Carsley has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Ollie Watkins (England) replacing Harry Kane.69'Substitution. Cole Palmer is replaced by Noni Madueke (England).68'Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) attempts to feed Jude Bellingham with a chip pass, but Lukas Hradecky reacts well and comes off his line to intercept.65'Fredrik Jensen (Finland) goes on a solo run, but he fails to create a chance as an opposition player blocks him. The ball is out of play. England will take a throw-in.63'Markku Kanerva decides to make a substitution. Benjamin Kallman will be replaced by Joel Pohjanpalo (Finland).63'The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Rasmus Schuller leaves the pitch and Leo Walta (Finland) comes on.63'Angel Gomes (England) gets the ball and drives a shot high over the bar from the edge of the area. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Finland.59'Declan Rice (England) shoots from the edge of the penalty area. The ball travels towards the right side of the target, but Lukas Hradecky easily deals with the threat.58'Half-chance! Jude Bellingham (England) plays a pass into the box, but Lukas Hradecky reacts well to snuff out the attack.57'Topi Keskinen plays a lovely pass into Fredrik Jensen (Finland), but he can't find the target. His strike from inside the box goes narrowly over the crossbar. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for England.55'Wonderful movement by England. The players are holding possession, mostly exchanging one-touch passes. They control the pace of the game now.51'The ball rebounds outside of the penalty area and falls to the feet of Cole Palmer (England), who directs his shot to the bottom left corner, but the keeper is there to block the effort.50'Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) gets into a good scoring position. He creates some space for himself and tries his luck from distance. His decent effort towards the bottom left corner is, however, superbly saved by Lukas Hradecky!49'Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) fails to pick a body out in the box with an over-hit chip pass. The ball goes out of play and Finland will have a goal kick.47'Jude Bellingham (England) times his run too early and the linesman raises his flag for offside.46'The whistle blows and Giorgi Kruashvili starts the second half.45+3'The referee blows his whistle for half-time, bringing to a close the first 45 minutes of the match.45The fourth official shows 2 min. of added time.45'Dean Henderson pulls off a great save to deny Benjamin Kallman (Finland), who makes himself some space inside the box and unleashes a quick low drive to the bottom right corner.43'Jude Bellingham (England) connects with a pass but sees his shot from the edge of the box blocked.40'A fine move culminates with a precision cross onto the head of Benjamin Kallman (Finland) in the centre of the box. It's a good attempt but goes just over the bar.38'Great chance! Fredrik Jensen (Finland) controls a rebound inside the box. He only has the keeper to beat, but his shot flies just over the bar. The ball goes out of play and England will have a goal kick.36'Marc Guehi (England) connects with the corner kick around the penalty spot, but steers his header just wide of the left post. The ball goes out of play and Finland will have a goal kick.35'Cole Palmer (England) takes the corner.35'What a great touch by Declan Rice (England) as he controls a fine pass into the box and takes a shot to the right side of the goal, but an opposing player makes a clearance. Great defending. The referee points to the corner flag and England will take a corner.33'Topi Keskinen (Finland) wasted a huge opportunity! The fans already began to celebrate as he produced a shot from the edge of the box after a brilliant solo effort. The ball went towards the left side of the goal, but Dean Henderson made an astonishing save!30'A dangerous looking corner kick from Nikolai Alho (Finland) is cleared to safety by the defence.29'Topi Keskinen (Finland) finds himself free inside the box and pulls the trigger, but his effort is brilliantly stopped by one of the defending players. Finland earn a corner.29'That's unlucky! Fredrik Jensen (Finland) beautifully controls a pass and from the edge of the box drills a shot in on goal, but it's inadvertently blocked by a defender and cleared.27'Fredrik Jensen (Finland) looks to break free, but an opposing player clears the ball away. The ball is out of play. Finland will have a throw-in.25'Good movement by Topi Keskinen (Finland), but he can't find any of his teammates as the cross is poor.24'England are showing great team chemistry. They are passing it around beautifully. Excellent team work.20'Jere Uronen (Finland) sends over a poor, overhit cross from the corner kick and the ball goes out of play. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for England.19'Fredrik Jensen (Finland) whips the ball in, but it fails to reach any of his teammates as the opposition's defence averts the threat. The ball is out of play. Finland will have a chance to score from a corner.18'Goal! Angel Gomes shows great vision to find Jack Grealish (England) with a cheeky pass inside the box, and his first-time shot is precise and sails into the bottom right corner. 0:1.16'Dangerous play by Angel Gomes (England). Giorgi Kruashvili blows his whistle for a foul.15'England slow the tempo of the game down by exchanging a combination of one or two touch passes. The opposition's players are finding it very difficult at the moment, very physically demanding to run without the ball.11'Trent Alexander-Arnold (England) 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.11'Cole Palmer (England) swings in the corner, but fails to find any of his teammates. One of the defenders reacts superbly to get it clear.10'The resulting corner from Cole Palmer (England) comes to nothing. England will take a corner kick.10'A great run by Jude Bellingham (England) gets him into the box, but his powerful shot is bravely blocked by a defender. England win a corner.9'Giorgi Kruashvili couldn't ignore the rough tackle by Nikolai Alho (Finland) and blew his whistle.7'Topi Keskinen (Finland) latches onto a rebound in the box and fires a shot a whisker wide of the left post. That was a promising chance and maybe he should have done better! The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for England.5'Finland spell of possession comes to an end after a mistake.5'The referee blows his whistle after Jude Bellingham (England) does a good impression of a basketball player and handles the ball.4'Declan Rice (England) tries to latch onto a through ball, but it's too long. The ball goes out of play and Finland will have a goal kick.2'Jude Bellingham (England) sends a teasing cross into the area, but Lukas Hradecky intercepts the ball.1'Here we go, today's match is starting right now.The players are out and the match is about to start. England will have the kick-off.Giorgi Kruashvili was nominated as the referee for this game.Hello to all football fans, we are here to bring you a live commentary of the following match, describing all the most interesting and important moments. We'll make sure you won't miss a thing, so just sit back and have fun.