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England face Belgium at Wembley tonight as Gareth Southgate’s side look to get back to winning ways following defeat to Brazil on Saturday. The Three Lions lost their unbeaten run as a result of Endrick’s late winner, while the injury crisis face Southgate’s team has worsened as England continue their Euro 2024 preparations.
Southgate is dealing with an “incredible number” of absent players, with captain Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka joined on the sidelines by Harry Maguire and Kyle Walker, who pulled out of the England squad following the 1-0 defeat to Brazil.
But it has led to opportunities for others to impress Southgate, with tonight’s match England’s final fixture before the squad for the Euros is announced in May. Kobbie Mainoo makes his full England debut after winning his first cap off the bench at the weekend, while Ivan Toney also starts for the Three Lions for the first time.
Follow live updates from England vs Belgium in tonight’s live blog, while you can get the latest odds and tips on the match, here:
England vs Belgium: Latest updates from Wembley
- England face Belgium in Wembley friendly, live on Channel 4
- Gareth Southgate’s side in action for final time before Euro squad announced
- 38’ GOAL! Tielemans scores again after Dunk slip and Lukaku cross (ENG 1-2 BEL)
- 28’ NO GOAL! Jarrod Bowen header ruled out due to tight offside (ENG 1-1 BEL)
- 17’ GOAL! Ivan Toney cooly converts penalty for first England goal (ENG 1-1 BEL)
- 11’ GOAL! Pickford gives ball away and is caught as Tielemans fires in (ENG 0-1 BEL)
- England without several first-choice names as injury crisis continues
- Kobbie Mainoo, Ivan Toney and Ezri Konsa make full England debuts
- Declan Rice captains England as midfielder wins 50th cap
- England XI: Pickford; Konsa, Stones, Dunk, Chilwell; Mainoo, Rice, Bellingham; Bowen, Toney, Foden.
- Belgium XI: Sels; Castagne, Debast, Vertonghen, Theate; Mangala, Onana, Tielemans; Trossard, Lukaku, Trossard.
England 1-2 Belgium
74 mins: Kobbie Mainoo gets an ovation as he bows out of his full England debut. James Maddison enters the fray.
Will Castle26 March 2024 21:18
England 1-2 Belgium
70 mins: Double change for Belgium. Arthur Theate and Youri Tielemens off, Aster Vranckx and Thomas Meunier on.
Will Castle26 March 2024 21:16
England 1-2 Belgium
67 mins: Joe Gomez goes into the book after one too many offences. First yellow of the game.
Will Castle26 March 2024 21:12
England 1-2 Belgium
66 mins: CLOSE! That would’ve been some moment for Kobbie Mainoo.
Phil Foden drives into the box before being tackled - fairly according to VAR - and after Jude Bellingham puts it back into the danger area, Mainoo fires towards the Belgium goal only to be denied by Matz Sels.
Will Castle26 March 2024 21:12
England 1-2 Belgium
65 mins: Romelu Lukaku mistimes an effort and skies over the bar, to the enjoyment of the Wembley faithful.
Will Castle26 March 2024 21:10
England 1-2 Belgium
62 mins: CLOSE! Lovely play for England as Phil Foden, Joe Gomez and Jarred Bowen link up.
Bowen’s effort from the centre of the box is hard and low but not far enough in the corner, allowing Matz Sels to get down to make a good stop.
England are having the chances, they just need to find the net.
Will Castle26 March 2024 21:09
England 1-2 Belgium
60 mins: First change of the game as Belgium’s Dodi Lukebakio comes on for Leandro Trossard.
Will Castle26 March 2024 21:06
England 1-2 Belgium
59 mins: Belgium are beginning to threaten down the left-hand side, with a Jeremy Doku cross fired agonisingly across the six-yard box with no recipients.
There’s an interesting one-on-one battle going on between Doku and Joe Gomez.
Will Castle26 March 2024 21:05
England 1-2 Belgium
54 mins: CLOSE! Lovely weighted cross from Joe Gomez finds the head of Jude Bellingham, who mistimes his header and nods wide.
Final product not quite there for the Real Madrid man tonight.
Will Castle26 March 2024 20:59
England 1-2 Belgium
52 mins: CLOSE! Ivan Toney drives an effort towards the bottom corner, with Sels tipping it into the side-netting.
Some in the stadium thought that was in, but alas not.
Will Castle26 March 2024 20:57