well this is the kind of match every football fan looks forward to a lot on the line
and the likelihood of attention-packed occasion
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hello and a warm welcome to wembley stadium here in london
my name is derek ray with me in the commentary boxes arsenal legend lee dixon and what we've
got coming up for you is group stage action from the cup it's england and they take on scotland
yeah derek thanks you can't really go on and win tournaments unless you're consistent in
the group stages very important you don't drop points looking forward to this one
and this is how the hosts will begin the game today jordan pickford begins in goal
ben chilwell starts with kyle walker as full backs
phil foden plays with raheem sterling out wide and the focal point in attack today harry kane
and so the match is underway
mount and here is mings foden
and he takes it away
john fleck well you get the feeling when you watch harry kane that he dedicates himself
daily to being the best player he can be lee what do you expect to see from him in this match
well if i'm a teammate of this lad i want to get the ball to him as often as i can because he's
a safe pair of hands giving the ball normally something happens the link will play between
the different departments of the team is second to none tremendously strong in the tackle jay adams
he's protecting it effectively
well they've lost possession of the ball henderson harry kane
scott mctominay it's with john fleck
well strong play here
scott mctominay
foden well he's lost it
useful looking position you've got to say well clattered away
calvin phillips and mount
foden mount philips well they must exercise caution standing off as they are
got to easily the keeper
good defending to prevent the chance
andrew robertson well doesn't get away with it free kick given
fleck
scott mctominay
jay adams has the strength to hang on to it
effective challenge it has gone over the touchline for what will be a throw in
well they might be on to something and he could cash in
and there it is the breakthrough that will do nicely
well here's the replay and it's a lovely quick counter attack that sets up the chance
and he chooses to use power in the finish not much chance for the keeper when he's hit that hard
so the match has restarted one nil here and stuffing out the danger
the hosts are struggling in terms of possession but when they've had the ball they keep delivering
the sucker punch a great advert for low possession counter-attacking football it's really working
mctominay making use of his physical strength to hang on to it takes the shot
no mistake from the keeper acting decisively
henderson sterling has it
and they are on the move again mount sterling
armstrong a chance then for the respective managers to address the charges
it is half time here i think most fans would be pretty happy with this man's display so far well
derek he certainly was a good 45 minutes from the land obviously got the goal to give him the lead
the teams are ready to have a go at each other again as the second half commences
so a throw in here
sterling
walker he's in here
not a header that was frankly miles off target well technically that was um awful
o'donnell
it's with john fleck
o'donnell
committed challenge and a throw in forthcoming and he was in the right place to intercept
walker
kane
oh he's gone for goal oh tremendous block
stuart armstrong
it's with john fleck oh nice ball over the top to chase can they get in behind them
well it was a foul but good use of advantage by the referee
well they might well be scoped for them to counter attack here will they profit from this situation
in with a chance and with the goalkeeper
and he read it well intercepting it
okay
calvin phillips here's mount tremendous block
andrew robertson
they decided that now is the time to go to the bench
cluttered away
henderson well it could be on for him here can he convert and there it is the goal they wanted for
security they lead by two now they can breathe that bit more easily
well here's the replay and it's a lovely quick counter attack that sets up the chance
and then threw on goal do you go for placement or do you go for power well he certainly wasn't
messing around was he absolutely smashes it past the keeper it's a really lovely finish
it's going their way two-nil inside the last quarter of an hour
the visitors have totally controlled possession but it's just whether they can convert that
possession into clear-cut chances you sense they need to pick up the pace a little start utilizing
the wide areas more the back lines doing a decent job hopefully the forwards can do that as well
cody and here is mings well you can absolutely sense the frustration
growing in the opposition camp they can't get near the ball
harry kane and the keeper not really taxed by that long range shot
no mistake from the keeper will it be punished and a goal to settle the issue once and for all
well we're going to see the replay the goalkeeper won't want to see this again
he gives the ball away still a bit to do to be fair but it's his fault
well let's take another look at that girl shall we
it's a massive lead and it's very hard to imagine them losing it now
and it's a case of just five minutes left
armstrong
mckenna
beautiful pass robertson
and a decent delivery cleared away
what about the stoppage time situation two minutes the word getting forward
not the best challenge free kick he's been admonished by the referee he's now got to
walk something of a tightrope yeah he knows exactly where he stands look at the referee
how he's told him off there no yellow card but certainly knows what the referee is thinking
and that's it for tonight's full time and an encouraging start for them three points from
the initial fixture lee well it's everything you want from the start of match one good
strong start that result will give everybody confidence especially the players well done
as usual harry kane difficult to defend against lee what did you make of what he actually did
out there on the pitch well he played well scored a goal what a good performance from him