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England

Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold and Chelsea's Cole Palmer miss out on Thomas Tuchel's first England squad through injury.
While Tuchel has favoured a three-man backline, he is expected to go with a four-man defence for Friday's game.
Myles Lewis-Skelly may debut at left-back, while Kyle Walker looks set to start at right-back.
Morgan Rogers may feature down the right, but Tuchel isn't short of options down the flank.
Dan Burn and Ezri Konsa are rumoured to be starting at centre-back tonight.
Albania

Albania boss Sylvinho will likely continue in a settled 4-3-3 formation here, with the likes of Rey Manaj, Thomas Strakosha and Rangers' Nedim Bajrami set to feature for the visitors.
Chelsea loanee Armando Broja has struggled for fitness at Everton thus far, but is a part of the Albania squad for their games against England and Andorra this month.
LIVE Text Commentary
90+6'

Nothing more will happen in this game as the referee blows for full time.
90+4'

Flag goes up against Jude Bellingham (England) and the referee blows his whistle for offside.
90

5 min. of stoppage-time to be played.
90'

The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Reece James (England) replaces Myles Lewis-Skelly.
90'

Ylber Ramadani (Albania) trips an opposition player and Alejandro Hernandez signals a foul.
89'

Jarrod Bowen (England) delivers a long ball, but it lacks enough power to reach his teammates and is intercepted by one of the defenders.
88'

77:23 – the ratio of ball possession.
85'

Anthony Gordon (England) tries to latch onto a through ball, but it's too long.
82'

Substitution. Jordan Henderson (England) on for Declan Rice.
82'

Elhan Kastrati comes onto the pitch because Thomas Strakosha (Albania) simply cannot continue any longer after picking up an injury.
79'

The injury to Thomas Strakosha (Albania) looks like it might have ended his involvement in this match.
78'

Sylvinho prepares a substitution. Qazim Laci is replaced by Adrion Pajaziti (Albania).
78'

The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Jasir Asani departs the field of play to be replaced by Arber Hoxha (Albania).
77'

Harry Kane (England) meets a perfect cross from Declan Rice deep inside the box, and he produces an accurate strike which goes into the bottom right corner. He makes it 2:0.
77'

The defence is alert as they clear a dangerous cross from Jude Bellingham (England).
75'

The resulting corner, taken by Declan Rice (England), comes to nothing.
75'

Thomas Strakosha (Albania) requires medical treatment, so the referee stops play and signals for the physio to come onto the pitch.
74'

Substitution. Curtis Jones makes his way off the pitch and Morgan Rogers (England) comes on as his replacement.
74'

Here comes a substitution. Phil Foden is given a rest as he is replaced by Jarrod Bowen (England).
74'

Thomas Tuchel decides to make a substitution. Marcus Rashford will be replaced by Anthony Gordon (England).
74'

Harry Kane (England) is picked out by one of his teammates with a brilliant long-range cross, but he doesn't control the ball well and the defence eliminates the danger without any problem. The referee points to the corner flag and England will take a corner.
73'

Jude Bellingham (England) gets on the end of a pass on the edge of the box but his shot is blocked.
72'

Jude Bellingham (England) sends a quick through ball into space for his teammate who is lurking close to the offside line, but one of the defenders intercepts and clears the danger.
70'

Curtis Jones (England) unleashes a powerful shot towards goal, but it is bravely blocked by a self-sacrificing defender.
68'

Jude Bellingham (England) is offside and the linesman raises his flag.
68'

The current number of shots on target for both teams is 8:3.
66'

Armando Broja (Albania) looks to break free, but an opposing player clears the ball away.
63'

Here's the change. Nedim Bajrami leaves the pitch and Armando Broja (Albania) comes on as a substitute.
63'

One of the defenders reacts at the last minute to brilliantly block a pass from Myles Lewis-Skelly (England).
61'

Some great controlled play and passing in the middle of the pitch from England.
59'

Harry Kane (England) receives a lofted pass in the goal area and unleashes a dangerous header which sails narrowly wide of the right post!
57'

Alejandro Hernandez blows his whistle and signals a foul after Marcus Rashford (England) brought his opponent down.
55'

Kyle Walker (England) manages to beat his opponent to the ball, but he commits a foul in the process.
52'

The free kick from long range, taken by England, is intercepted by one of the defenders.
51'

Ylber Ramadani (Albania) gives away a foul for a clumsy challenge. Referee Alejandro Hernandez saw the whole situation.
49'

A pass by Phil Foden (England) ends up in no man's land, and the attacking effort comes to an end.
49'

Nedim Bajrami (Albania) delivers a fine lofted cross into the penalty area, but it's cleared by an opposing player.
48'

A cross from a mid-range free kick, taken by Albania, is intercepted by one of the defenders.
48'

Dangerous play by Dan Burn (England). Alejandro Hernandez blows his whistle for a foul.
46'

The linesman raises his flag as one of the players from Albania was in an offside position.
46'

The players are back out on the pitch following the half-time break and the second half is about to start.
45+1'

Alejandro Hernandez has ended the first half by blowing the whistle.
45'

Jasir Asani (Albania) attempts to surprise the keeper with a shot from distance, but it lacks accuracy and goes high over the crossbar.
43'

Declan Rice (England) puts a dangerous cross into the box, but the corner is cleared by the first man.
43'

Dan Burn (England) latches on to a perfectly taken corner kick deep into the box and attempts to head home. His bullet header heads straight towards the roof of the net, but it's deflected onto the crossbar by the goalkeeper. A wonderful effort. The referee points to the corner flag. It's a corner to England.
42'

The referee blows his whistle, England are awarded a corner kick.
42'

Declan Rice (England) takes the corner and sends it into the penalty area, but the opposition's defence is ready and makes a good clearance.
41'

Jude Bellingham (England) escapes his marker to meet a cross and heads to the middle of the goal, but the keeper pulls off an excellent reflex save to deny him. Harry Kane (England) is the first to arrive to a rebound inside the penalty area and unleashes a quick strike towards the middle of the target that beats the keeper. One of the defenders, however, makes a goal-line clearance. England have been awarded a corner kick.
39'

Albania are bossing possession at the moment by exchanging some precise passes from player to player.
36'

Phil Foden (England) goes on a solo run, but he fails to create a chance as an opposition player blocks him.
35'

Jude Bellingham (England) runs onto a loose pass inside the box and releases a tremendous shot low towards the middle of the goal. However, Thomas Strakosha anticipates the shot and makes an easy save.
32'

The referee gives a yellow card to Berat Djimsiti (Albania) for talking back. He must be careful for the remainder of the match.
32'

Arlind Ajeti (Albania) attempts to find the head of one of his teammates with a promising cross into the box, but a defender outjumps the attackers and averts the threat.
30'

Phil Foden (England) fails to find a teammate across the pitch with a long ball.
29'

Myrto Uzuni (Albania) commits a rough foul. Alejandro Hernandez stops the game and makes a call.
29'

Myrto Uzuni (Albania) finds himself beyond the last defender, but the game is stopped by the referee after the linesman signals for offside.
28'

Dan Burn (England) appears to handle the ball in the box, but the ref turns down the penalty appeals and waves play on!
28'

Kristjan Asllani (Albania) takes the corner which is cleared by the opposition's defence.
28'

Qazim Laci (Albania) fails to find any of his teammates inside the box as his pass is blocked. Albania earn a corner.
27'

Thomas Strakosha displays his ability to read the game and clears the danger after Marcus Rashford (England) threatened to latch onto a through ball from just outside the box.
24'

England players are exchanging short passes with one another, waiting for the right moment to beat the opposition's defence.
23'

Marcus Rashford (England) gets on the ball and beats an opponent, but his run is stopped by the referee Alejandro Hernandez who sees an offensive foul.
20'

It's in the back of the net! Jude Bellingham slips the ball through to Myles Lewis-Skelly (England), and he darts into the box to unleash a magnificent low shot into the back of the net. He makes it 1:0.
19'

Jordan Pickford (England) sends a long ball forward to Phil Foden, but he put too much power and the chance is gone.
17'

Harry Kane (England) dribbles into the box, but Thomas Strakosha is quick enough to come off his line and stop him.
16'

Phil Foden (England) attempts to send over a cross in order to find one of his teammates, but an opposition defender averts the danger by intercepting the effort.
14'

Curtis Jones (England) tries to pass the ball into the penalty area but it's blocked.
11'

Marcus Rashford (England) attempts to find some of his teammates with a dangerous pass from the edge of the box. The opponent's defence, however, intercepts the effort and clears the ball to safety.
10'

Jasir Asani (Albania) fouls an opponent. At least that's what referee Alejandro Hernandez signals.
9'

Here's the current ball possession statistics for both teams – 63:37.
7'

Kyle Walker (England) makes a driving run into the box but he cannot work any space for a shot.
5'

A long cross from the side is directed to the well-positioned Jude Bellingham (England), but the defence gets it clear.
2'

The England players are exchanging some short passes to try and open up the opposition’s defence and hit them swiftly on the break.
1'

Here we go, today's match is starting right now.
0'

The players are out and the match is about to start. Albania will have the kick-off.

Alejandro Hernandez got the nomination for today's game and will try his best to be a fair judge and not make any mistakes.

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