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- Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold and Chelsea's Cole Palmer miss out on Thomas Tuchel's first England squad through injury.
- Newcastle winger Anthony Gordon has returned to his club after picking up an injury.
- After the 2-0 win over Albania on Friday, Tuchel could make a number of changes here, as he looks to get a good look at his squad in action.
- A refreshed back four could include the likes of Reece James, Marc Guehi and Levi Colwill.
- The returning Jordan Henderson may come into midfield alongside Declan Rice, while Morgan Rogers and Jarrod Bowen could be in line to start on the wings.
- LIVE Text Commentary90+4'Nothing more will happen in this game as the referee blows for full time.90+3'Harry Kane (England) decided to shoot after receiving a sweet pass. The ball would have probably ended inside the right post, if Krisjanis Zviedris hadn't made a superb save.90+2'England enjoy a period of possession as they are exchanging some passes and waiting for an opportunity to strike.90We will have 3 min. of added time.90'Harry Kane (England) commits a foul and Orel Grinfeld immediately signals a free kick.90'The ball is out of play and the linesman points at the corner flag. Corner to England.90'Phil Foden (England) tries to slide the ball through to a teammate but it's well blocked by a defender.90'Phil Foden (England) works the corner short instead of sending the ball into the penalty area.89'Morgan Rogers (England) slaloms his way past challenges, but an opposing player does well to get the ball away. The ball is out of play. England win a corner kick.89'The foul by Dario Sits (Latvia) is worthy of a card and a yellow is duly shown by Orel Grinfeld.86'What a wasted chance that was! An inch-perfect cross into the box finds Marc Guehi (England) who sends his header well wide of the right post.85'Deniss Melniks (Latvia) is booked after bringing down an opponent. Orel Grinfeld had an easy-decision to make.85'Krisjanis Zviedris comes off his line to intercept the corner from Phil Foden (England).85'Eberechi Eze (England) unleashes a bullet of a shot that is blocked by a defender. England have been awarded a corner kick.84'Ezri Konsa (England) has a great opportunity but fails to score. The ball from the corner falls to him and he unleashes a shot goalwards, but the goalkeeper pulls off a great save to deny him.83'Here is a change. Daniels Balodis is going off and Paolo Nicolato gives the last tactical orders to Niks Sliede (Latvia).83'Today's match ends for Janis Ikaunieks who will be replaced by Deniss Melniks (Latvia).83'The referee and one of his assistants signal for a corner kick to England.82'Krisjanis Zviedris makes a brilliant save! Morgan Rogers (England) easily weaves through the defence and unleashes a shot from just outside of the box. His effort goes straight under the crossbar but is saved by the keeper! The referee and one of his assistants signal for a corner kick to England.79'Thomas Tuchel has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Kyle Walker (England) replacing Myles Lewis-Skelly.79'Declan Rice will be replaced by Jordan Henderson (England).79'The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Curtis Jones (England) comes onto the pitch for Marcus Rashford.77'CLOSE! Morgan Rogers (England) shows off his amazing skills with a solo run to the edge of the box before fashioning a shot that goes inches wide of the left post!76'It's a goal! Eberechi Eze (England) displays superb quick feet and dribbling as he jinks his way through multiple challenges and takes a shot from inside the box, which is deflected and goes past stranded Krisjanis Zviedris. 3:0.75'Alvis Jaunzems (Latvia) is penalised for a foul. Orel Grinfeld had a clear view and blows his whistle.74'Harry Kane (England) unleashes a bullet of a shot that is blocked by a defender.73'Aleksejs Saveljevs (Latvia) launches an inaccurate corner kick into the penalty area.68'Goal! Declan Rice tees up Harry Kane (England) inside the box, and he keeps his cool to score low into the middle of the goal. 2:0.67'Here's the change. Jude Bellingham leaves the pitch and Phil Foden (England) comes on as a substitute.66'Harry Kane (England) and Morgan Rogers try to prise open the opposition with a series of short passes, but one of the defenders steps in and puts an end to the move.64'Harry Kane (England) receives a precise pass on the edge of the box and bends his effort inches wide of the left post.62'A fantastic block by a defender means that the corner from England comes to nothing.61'The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Vladislavs Gutkovskis trots off the pitch and is replaced by Dario Sits (Latvia).61'Paolo Nicolato decides to make a substitution. Raivis Jurkovskis will be replaced by Eduards Daskevics (Latvia).61'The referee allows time for a substitution. Jarrod Bowen will be replaced by Eberechi Eze (England).59'Marcus Rashford (England) swings a cross into the box, but it's far too close to Krisjanis Zviedris, who smothers the ball.58'Myles Lewis-Skelly (England) skips past his man but can't keep the ball in play.57'Orel Grinfeld blows his whistle for a foul after Jude Bellingham (England) hacks down one of his opponents.55'Jarrod Bowen (England) fizzes over a cross which doesn't cause any problems.55'The resulting corner from Declan Rice (England) is cleared by the opposition's defence.54'Roberts Savalnieks is being substituted because of an injury. Paolo Nicolato sends Vitalijs Jagodinskis (Latvia) on the pitch.54'Marcus Rashford (England) sends a lofted cross into the penalty area. Unfortunately for him, the opponent's defence deals with his cross comfortably and intercepts it. The ball goes out of play. England are awarded a corner kick.51'Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia) is lying on the ground after being tackled and the physio comes onto the pitch to give him medical treatment.49'Declan Rice (England) fouls an opponent. At least that's what referee Orel Grinfeld signals.48'Reece James (England) swings in a cross, but the ball is cleared to safety by one of the defending players.46'Orel Grinfeld blows his whistle and the second half starts.45+4'The first half of today's match has just finished.45+4'Krisjanis Zviedris was forced into action to thwart Morgan Rogers (England). He found himself some space after latching on to a pass and unleashed a shot to the right post but couldn't beat the keeper.45+3'Flag up against Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia). He had space to move into behind the defence, but he went too soon.45+2'A pass from Marcus Rashford (England) is intercepted by Krisjanis Zviedris and the move breaks down.45+1'Reece James (England) is having a really tough time right now. We are about to find out how serious his injury is.452 additional min. will be played.45'Reece James (England) sends the ball into the box from the side of the pitch, but his cross is blocked.44'Alvis Jaunzems (Latvia) shoots from the edge of the penalty area. The ball travels towards the middle of the target, but Jordan Pickford easily deals with the threat.42'Orel Grinfeld shows a yellow card to Jude Bellingham (England) for a tough tackle.42'Orel Grinfeld blows his whistle and it's Jude Bellingham (England) who is penalised for an offensive foul. Good decision by the referee.41'Good movement by Marcus Rashford (England), but he can't find any of his teammates as the cross is poor.38'Reece James (England) scores a beautiful goal from the resulting free kick. He bends the ball into the top right corner. A technically stunning goal.38'England win a free kick. It's a promising situation for a direct shot.37'Jude Bellingham (England) picks up the ball and goes on a great solo run. He decides to shoot from mid-range but his attempt is comfortably blocked by a defender.36'Marcus Rashford (England) looks to break free, but an opposing player clears the ball away.35'Jude Bellingham (England) gets in a header from the resulting free kick. It lacks accuracy, however, to bother the keeper and the ball goes a few metres over the bar.35'England win a free kick and will be able to apply some pressure on the opposition goal.35'Andrejs Ciganiks (Latvia) tackles a bit over-zealously and Orel Grinfeld blows for a foul.34'Jude Bellingham (England) controls the ball after receiving a cross, but he slices his shot well wide of the left post.32'Orel Grinfeld blows his whistle as Janis Ikaunieks (Latvia) used excessive force in the tackle during an attack.31'Declan Rice (England) sends in the corner, but the keeper steps in and makes a save.30'Marcus Rashford (England) fails to send a pass into the box as his effort is cut out. England have been awarded a corner kick. The referee and one of his assistants both point at the corner flag.30'England take the corner, but their hopes of scoring a goal end with a nice clearance by the defence.29'After the VAR review the referee signals NO PENALTY, play can continue.28'Referee Orel Grinfeld makes the VAR signal and is going to check whether it’s a penalty. Let’s see what happens!28'The ball breaks to Morgan Rogers (England) after a scramble in the box, but his first-time effort is immediately blocked.28'Jarrod Bowen (England) goes down in the box after a challenge from the defender. Possibly unsighted, the referee just waves play on.27'Neat passing move from England in order to create new attacking opportunities.24'Harry Kane (England) jumps highest to meet an accurate cross and heads the ball towards the net. His fine header whistles just inches over the crossbar.23'Jude Bellingham (England) outjumps his marker and heads the resulting corner high over the bar.23'England force a corner. They send men into the box.23'Ezri Konsa (England) attempts to turn the rebound in from close range. Nevertheless, the goalkeeper pulls off a stunning save and stops the ball from hitting the net. Great goalkeeping.23'Jude Bellingham (England) gets his head on the corner, but he sees his header blocked.21'Good work from England as they win a corner.21'Morgan Rogers (England) produces a quality cross into the box, but the opposition's defence intercepts the ball and spanks it away.20'PENALTY APPEAL after Marcus Rashford (England) goes down under a challenge from the defender. All players chase the referee but he's not interested in the penalty claim. Play continues.19'Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) latches onto a loose ball inside the box but slams it just wide of the right post.18'Jarrod Bowen (England) unleashes a first-time shot goalwards, but it goes narrowly wide of the right post.18'Morgan Rogers (England) unleashes a bullet of a shot that is blocked by a defender.15'Jarrod Bowen (England) controls the ball after receiving a cross, but he slices his shot well wide of the right post.14'Jarrod Bowen (England) sends a teasing cross into the area, but Krisjanis Zviedris intercepts the ball.13'Marcus Rashford (England) produces a lovely ball into the penalty area but the defender manages to intercept and comfortably averts the danger.12'The foul by Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) was seen by Orel Grinfeld who didn't hesitate to blow the whistle.12'The resulting corner from Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia) is cleared.11'Jude Bellingham (England) finds himself in a promising position after receiving a precise pass. He pulls the trigger but only hits one of the opposition, who gets in the way of his effort.9'A lofted cross from Marcus Rashford (England) is unsuccessful as the opponent's defence quickly clears the ball out of the penalty area.5'Marcus Rashford (England) gets on the ball and beats an opponent, but his run is stopped by the referee Orel Grinfeld who sees an offensive foul.3'Marcus Rashford (England) tries to find Jude Bellingham, but he puts too much power on the through ball.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'The first half of this match is about to start.England will kick-off.Orel Grinfeld will officiate today.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.