Hello, good evening and welcome to Czech Republic v England! On the one hand, this match doesn’t mean much – both sides are into the knockouts – but on the other hand it means plenty, given the varying quality of potential opponents. Except no one knows who they might be, a defeat might work out better than a victory, and you never know how good a draw is until you’ve made your way through it, so maybe we were right to begin with. Not really! Both sides could use a performance, both sides are repping for their families, and that’ll be more than enough to see us right.

Euro 2024 / Group Stage

Wembley / 22.06.2021

Czechia

Completed

England

R. Sterling(12')

Live

Live Updates

ByTim Hobbs

Updated 22/06/2021 at 20:53 GMT

46'

A change apiece: Czech Republic bring on Sevcik for Jankto and England bring on Henderson for Rice.

46'

We go again...

20:47

England controlled most of the game and look likely to score at least one more, but Czech Republic are no mugs and are a goal-threat themselves.

20:46

Half-time: England 1-0 Czech Republic

45'

Coufal introduces studs to Grealish's calves.

44'

43'

Oh! Calum McGregor has equalised for Scotland against Croatia! Follow along with that one here:

Croatia - Scotland live - 22 June 2021 - Eurosport

43'

Kane nabs a yard on the left of the box and swivels into a shot, but it's straight at Vaclik, who parries. Then the flag goes up.

41'

Pickford has no short option on so picks out Kane's chest with a fine pass. It's such an advantage being able to do that, and this time it beings a move that ends with Walker winning a corner.

39'

We've not seen much of Rice so far, but here he is now, powering forward and sliding a pass in front of Saka, who jinks, steps over, and looks to a far post dink. But Celustka is there ahead of Kane, heading clear easily enough.

38'

Shaw's corner is goodun, but Maguire, pulling away towards the penalty spot, can't control it.

37'

England look so much sharper tonight and Saka again carries the ball; it ends up with Shaw, whose cross is blocked behind.

35'

Darida goes down the left and crosses well ... Jankto is there too, and flings himself at a volley right as Shaw flings his head at it. That's a brilliant, potentially goal-saving challenge, but the ball drops to Soucek, and he flashes a drive only just wide. That was a very, very good chance.

35'

Every time I watch England, I think the same thing: where can they get a number 6 to control the tempo of the game?

33'

The corner comes to nowt.

32'

But here come England, Saka charging down the right and seeing Sterling over on the far side. As it goes, the ball is a cut-back to Kane because there are too many men between him and where he wants the cross to go, but he tries it anyway, winning a corner.

32'

The Czechs are coming into this. England are allowing their defenders possession and it's giving their midfielders decent ball.

31'

Maguire is making a huge difference to England. They're building play with much more speed and conviction, and presumably more generally confident with him there.

29'

...the corner is a good one, Kalas beating Kane to the flick-on, and Soucek is up ... but numerous defenders are up with him, blocking the header and subsequent follow-up scuff.

28'

The resultant corner yileds another...

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