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Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of England's second World Cup qualifier with Albania from Tirana. England could not have had an easier start to their qualification campaign for Qatar 2022 against San Marino on Thursday night, but now the tests present themselves, with Albania the next challenge to overcome.

World Cup Qualification UEFA / Matchday 2
Air Albania Stadium / 28.03.2021
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    Marcus Foley

    Updated 28/03/2021 at 17:50 GMT


    16:58
    Fun on the road for England. The Three Lions have lost just two of their last 29 away matches in World Cup qualifying campaigns (W19 D8), losing to Northern Ireland in September 2005 and Ukraine in October 2009. They are firm favourites to better that record this evening. We are minutes away!
    16:50
    Correct.
    16:46
    Will we see more protests from England tonight?
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    16:41
    Hope for the hosts? Albania have won their last four international matches, their best run since August 2010. They have never won five consecutive matches in their entire international football history.
    16:32
    HEAD TO HEAD: England have won all four of their previous matches against Albania, with all games coming in World Cup qualifiers for the 1990 and 2002 editions. On the day of this game, it will be exactly 20 years since England last played away at Albania, winning 3-1 in Tirana in March 2001 with goals from Michael Owen, Paul Scholes and Andrew Cole.
    16:27
    So much talent makes this a difficult discussion.
    16:16
    SHAW BACK, KANE REPLACES DCL: Six changes in all from the rout of San Marino, with Luke Shaw back in an England shirt for the first time since September 2018. Declan Rice and Phil Foden replace James Ward-Prowse and Jesse Lingard in the midfield, while Harry Kane comes in for Dominic Calvert-Lewin to lead the England attack. Harry Maguire and Kyle Walker also return to join Shaw in the England four-man defence alongside John Stones, who, along with goalkeeper Nick Pope, retains his place in the starting line-up.
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    16:15
    TEAM NEWS - ALBANIA: Berisha, Hysaj, Ismajli, Djimsiti, Veseli, Laci, Bare, Memolla, Uzuni, Cikalleshi, Broja. Subs: Selmani, Strakosha, Lenjani, Gjasula, Memushaj, Manaj, Ajeti, Hoxhallari, Doka, Ramadani, Kallaku, Kamberi. /// ENGLAND: Pope, Walker, Stones, Maguire, Shaw, Rice, Phillips, Foden, Mount, Sterling, Kane.... Subs: Henderson, Johnstone, Trippier, Lingard, Coady, James, Ward-Prowse, Calvert-Lewin, Mings, Chilwell, Watkins, Bellingham.
    16:12
    The teams are in...